Trauma Focused Therapists in Eugene, OR

As difficult and painful as they may seem at times, our struggles can offer us opportunities to discover more about ourselves and our potential. Utilizing a unique blend of mental health counseling, whole person life coaching, and mindfulness tools, I can support you in breaking free from your limitations, allowing you to move forward with conviction and confidence toward new opportunities. Through this process, you can learn to trust your intuition and act with personal integrity. The value you place upon yourself may grow and you may discover that you are capable of achieving far more than you once thought possible.

Accepting new Telehealth clients in OR, NM & OH. I mostly work with adults with a history of trauma, grief & loss, or anxiety. I can help you learn to increase compassion for yourself, reduce symptoms of anxiety or depression, resolve the effects of trauma, transform past hurts & change patterns that no longer serve you. I admire the courage it takes to take the first step into healing & integrating, & it is an honor to be with someone on their journey. Together we will walk side-by-side as you learn to embrace life circumstances, navigate challenging times, & deepen the relationship you have with yourself & your loved ones.

I specialize in guiding and assisting you during major life transitions using a holistic mind-body approach. The goal being to achieve increased clarity enabling you to make the best decisions for your personal journey. I understand that life is full of transitions that often come with many challenges that can bring up feelings of anxiety, self-doubt, and a lowering of self-esteem. These feelings can leave you stuck in a world of worry where it is impossible to even visualize a desired future. My holistic mind-body approach allows you to internally integrate the changes you desire to create in your life.

I work with clients who experienced childhood trauma, relational trauma, developmental trauma; clients who have been victims of narcissists, clients who experience grief, clients who have PTSD, clients who had pregnancy loss (miscarriage/stillbirth), transgenerational trauma, clients with anxiety, depression, low self-esteem. I am a certified trauma professional, grief informed. I am polyvagal informed and do inner child work using somatic treatments with various modalities that match my clients' needs. LGBTQA+ friendly. I also offer affordable sessions of group counseling for trauma healing. Contact me for more information.

Would you like to bring more awareness, clarity, and peace of mind to your life? Do you want to live more authentically, with more ease and confidence in your relationship with your self and the difference you make, but feel stuck? You know you can do more and are not giving up, but right may not see how to move forward. You want to live a more fulfilling life and achieve closeness with others. You can make meaningful progress, achieve closeness with others, and experience increased joy and success.

4/2024: Waitlist: kids/teens/adults. Our mission is to match you with one of our highly skilled therapists with expertise and specialized training in the area you seek support. Charissa Schmidt, LPC serves child through adult clients. Kelton Monroe, LCSW provides care for adults navigating various life transitions. Christine Guza, LPC, specialties include adults experiencing chronic pain, medical conditions, and trauma. Dr. Corrina Falkenstein, PhD supports clients ages 10 and up experiencing ADHD, depression and anxiety. Janell Hunt, LMFT, specializes in play therapy with clients ages 3 - 9.

I know firsthand that life can feel unfair and that some obstacles appear too much to overcome. These obstacles can become our climbing blocks as we walk towards healing. ​ I find value in and employ a variety of healing tools to guide you along the way on your healing journey. Yet, some of my favorites remain Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Visualization Expansion, Sand Tray Therapy, Art Therapy and Psychodynamic Therapy. I am trained in Play Therapy and Sand Tray Therapy, employing a variety of tools as needed along the healing path.

A wonderful image of where good therapy can lead is of a knitter transforming a pile of chaotic threads and snarled knots into something beautiful, intentional, and nurturing. The internal elements that create your experience of life can truly learn new stories to live in and be safely released from stories of fear, shame, and contraction. As your therapist, I will help you hold your commitment and courage by guiding your relationship with yourself at a pace that is sustainable yet brave, using tools that will help you lovingly meet and free your lifeforce from old survival strategies and step into a much more creative existence.

Navigating transitions such as divorce, becoming a new parent, initiating a new relationship, adjusting at school or beginning a new career can be challenging. If things are feeling overwhelming in this new chapter, I'd love to help you get back to feeling like yourself!

However you are feeling at this moment, you have deep, natural sources of resilience inside you. My job as a therapist is to help you tap into the resources of your mind, body, and spirit, so that you can take charge of your own healing and growth. Often, the feelings, thoughts, and behaviors causing us the most difficulty right now have their roots in old coping strategies that once helped us to survive and care for ourselves. If you are struggling or stuck now, it may be because you are ready to let go of these old patterns and find new ways of being.

Need an open caring counselor? I serve a wide range challenges and I want to help you accomplish your goals. I especially enjoy working with the LGBTQ+ community. I believe people come to therapy in search of coping and self care skills to help themselves create a life worth living as they see fit.

Have you experienced a traumatic event in your past that is affecting your current life? Are you struggling with anxiety, depression, or grief? My goal is to create a safe space for you to heal from unresolved trauma or loss, establish healthy coping strategies, identify patterns, thoughts, or beliefs that are keeping you stuck, and create new patterns to help you achieve an optimum state of health and well-being in your life. Asking for help can be scary and overwhelming, and I admire your courage in taking this first step. We all need support as we navigate life’s challenges, and I would love to accompany you on your journey.

Easily schedule now by visiting erinhugheslcsw.clientsecure.me. I am a licensed Therapist with a background in Clinical Social Work from Columbia University in Oregon and Utah. My counseling style is pretty laid back. I have been described as supportive, caring, and compassionate, with a pretty good sense of humor. I like to focus on identifying your strengths and helping you to maximize them to overcome your obstacles. I'm here to help you sort through the things that are difficult right now, and offer you a safe place to be open and honest without fear of judgment.

Are you struggling with unresolved trauma that is now affecting you in ways you can’t ignore? You may notice that your past trauma is affecting your current life. You may notice that your personal identity, family system, mood, and traumatic experiences all interact. If you're navigating the ways trauma can interact with addiction, mood, relationships, and the corresponding reckless behavior and identity deconstruction that can arise along the journey, I would love to help. I have extensive experience working with addiction and complex trauma and would love to walk alongside you as we take that first step toward healing together.

I have been an LMFT since 1993. During that time I've had both education and experience with many of the issues we encounter as we pass through our lives. Couples, individuals and teens are the majority of my practice. We work on relationship problems, divorce and co-parenting, anxiety and depression and parent-child problems. I also have training and experience working with clients with sexual concerns and Active Duty Military, families and Veterans. I am currently accepting telephonic and video clients in Oregon. Telehealth has been extensively researched and found to have similar positive results as face-to-face.

You've worked hard to get where you are, navigating anxiety, invisibility, sexism, "otherism." Your inner rebel is ready to kick internalized patriarchial narratives to the dust: "Too much." "Not enough." "Don't rock the boat." You've done therapy, thought you'd dealt with past crap - poor self esteem, toxic family and childhood trauma. But, restlessness, anxiety, and the "what if.s.." are back. It's time to do the deep dive. Get to the roots of fear, and insecurity that's holding you back. Reconnect with your playful inner child. Let's find your voice. And use it.

Are you suffering? I'm here for you! I am an Autism Affirming therapist empowering adults to live their best lives. Although everyone is different, the story usually isn't: “I screwed up! I never get it right! I hate myself and my life!” And why wouldn’t you? That running litany of hate is the voice of your inner critic. It beats you relentlessly in an effort to make you improve. Sadly, it also destroys your self-esteem so completely, that it's a guaranteed formula for failure. You know there is a better way. Whether you are Autistic or not, I'll show you a REAL formula that works.

I work with individuals struggling with issues of trauma, addictions, and life transitions. Oftentimes, we suffer in silence, not recognizing we deserve to feel better, be better. Some us us struggle with low self-esteem and self-doubt. We self-sabotage because we don't believe we deserve anything different. I'm here to help you get your life more balanced.

(*practice currently full) All people want to be at peace in a complex and confusing world. Life throws pain our way and we struggle to understand why we are experiencing it and how to adapt. We all grapple at some point with failures, break-ups, confusing relationships, conflicts, insecurities, fears, losses and an entire host of questions life presses us to answer. We can be confused about something that happened or where we’re headed. There is no text book to make these answers easy. The Earth School is the hardest classroom we will ever sit in and we’re bound to stumble into some situations feeling overwhelmed and unprepared.