Couples Counseling Therapists in Oak Grove, OR
My career has focused on working with couples and individual adults.
As a result of working as a psychotherapist for many years and the life experience that accompanies those years, I now specialize in issues of aging and the challenges we all experience.
My career has focused on working with couples and individual adults.
As a result of working as a psychotherapist for many years and the life experience that accompanies those years, I now specialize in issues of aging and the challenges we all experience.
Life, without any major disruptions, is stressful enough; however almost everyone experiences times that are especially difficult. Oftentimes, people find themselves getting lost, anxious, or frustrated during these times, and can develop problematic ways of coping because they don't know what else to do. This is understandable. When a person is in emotional pain, it is hard to be rational and think of a good solution. I'd like to help.
Through therapy, you can get caring support and new solutions to problems that will help you build the fulfilling life you deserve- where a sense of peace is possible.
Life, without any major disruptions, is stressful enough; however almost everyone experiences times that are especially difficult. Oftentimes, people find themselves getting lost, anxious, or frustrated during these times, and can develop problematic ways of coping because they don't know what else to do. This is understandable. When a person is in emotional pain, it is hard to be rational and think of a good solution. I'd like to help.
Through therapy, you can get caring support and new solutions to problems that will help you build the fulfilling life you deserve- where a sense of peace is possible.
I work with LGBTQIA2S+ adults ( couples, families, and individuals) navigating trauma, identity, neurodivergence, recovery, or major life transitions—especially folks impacted by systems like foster care, housing instability, or healthcare.
I offer trauma-informed, relational therapy for LGBTQIA2S+ folx navigating identity, neurodivergence, recovery, and life transitions. I use Motivational Interviewing, CBT, somatic and mindfulness tools within a harm-reduction lens. My approach is collaborative and culturally responsive, centering choice, safety, and self-understanding at your own pace.
I work with LGBTQIA2S+ adults ( couples, families, and individuals) navigating trauma, identity, neurodivergence, recovery, or major life transitions—especially folks impacted by systems like foster care, housing instability, or healthcare.
I offer trauma-informed, relational therapy for LGBTQIA2S+ folx navigating identity, neurodivergence, recovery, and life transitions. I use Motivational Interviewing, CBT, somatic and mindfulness tools within a harm-reduction lens. My approach is collaborative and culturally responsive, centering choice, safety, and self-understanding at your own pace.
It can serve to alleviate anxiety and depression as well as help individuals to feel less conflicted and better able to reach their potential in work and relationships.
Over the course of my practice, I have worked with individuals of various ages, race, socio-economic and religious backgrounds. I enjoy working with adults in individual psychotherapy as well as couples in conjoint therapy. My areas of specialty include men's mental health, fathering issues, anxiety and depression, relational problems, and life transitions.
It can serve to alleviate anxiety and depression as well as help individuals to feel less conflicted and better able to reach their potential in work and relationships.
Over the course of my practice, I have worked with individuals of various ages, race, socio-economic and religious backgrounds. I enjoy working with adults in individual psychotherapy as well as couples in conjoint therapy. My areas of specialty include men's mental health, fathering issues, anxiety and depression, relational problems, and life transitions.
I treat trauma, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, and emotional pressures.
It is my belief that even though people seem to differ in their inborn ability to handle life's stresses, their resiliency and sense of mastery can be cultivated. My therapeutic approach is to help my clients live a more hopeful and meaningful life. Being the oldest child of a Dutch family of Holocaust survivors, I "learned" how trauma and resiliency gets transmitted from one generation to the next. My fascination of learning how the body keeps the score, my interest in helping people be securely attached and engaged with each other all brought me to this exciting calling.
I treat trauma, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, and emotional pressures.
It is my belief that even though people seem to differ in their inborn ability to handle life's stresses, their resiliency and sense of mastery can be cultivated. My therapeutic approach is to help my clients live a more hopeful and meaningful life. Being the oldest child of a Dutch family of Holocaust survivors, I "learned" how trauma and resiliency gets transmitted from one generation to the next. My fascination of learning how the body keeps the score, my interest in helping people be securely attached and engaged with each other all brought me to this exciting calling.
I enjoy working with adult, teens, couples, and families.
I believe that it is important to find a therapist that is a good fit for you. There are many wonderful therapists, but it is important for you to feel that you are understood, supported, and sometimes gently challenged by your therapist.
I will ask you to identify what you want help with or what you are feeling distress around and then will actively work with you toward your goals.
I enjoy working with adult, teens, couples, and families.
I believe that it is important to find a therapist that is a good fit for you. There are many wonderful therapists, but it is important for you to feel that you are understood, supported, and sometimes gently challenged by your therapist.
I will ask you to identify what you want help with or what you are feeling distress around and then will actively work with you toward your goals.
More Therapists Nearby
At Mindful Life Services, we understand that life can feel overwhelming especially when relationships are strained, family dynamics are shifting, or emotional stress is showing up in your body.
We’re a team of compassionate therapists, who bring diverse training, lived experience, and heart to this work. We specialize in couples working to rebuild trust and connection, families facing difficult transitions, and individuals who are tired of just “talking about it” and ready to feel a shift. We invite your cultural identity and unique perspectives.
At Mindful Life Services, we understand that life can feel overwhelming especially when relationships are strained, family dynamics are shifting, or emotional stress is showing up in your body.
We’re a team of compassionate therapists, who bring diverse training, lived experience, and heart to this work. We specialize in couples working to rebuild trust and connection, families facing difficult transitions, and individuals who are tired of just “talking about it” and ready to feel a shift. We invite your cultural identity and unique perspectives.
I specialize in neurodiversity (ADHD/Autism), relationships, disability, identity, anxiety, depression, & trauma.
Whether surviving the in-laws or taking midday meds, your goals, values, instincts, barriers, & past successes guide our solutions. Mapping themes empowers you to spot early warning signs & shift gears. While I’m evidence-based, creative, & curious, my style is fueled by your active collaboration. You lead the way & I’ll take the reigns as needed.
I specialize in neurodiversity (ADHD/Autism), relationships, disability, identity, anxiety, depression, & trauma.
Whether surviving the in-laws or taking midday meds, your goals, values, instincts, barriers, & past successes guide our solutions. Mapping themes empowers you to spot early warning signs & shift gears. While I’m evidence-based, creative, & curious, my style is fueled by your active collaboration. You lead the way & I’ll take the reigns as needed.
Alexa Cruz, LPC-Agency has no waiting list!
Professional Counselor Associate, MA
Hillsboro, OR 97006
Are you looking to find a positive sense of self or learn healthier ways to problem solve your day-to-day life? I provide mentoring, support, and skills to people who are struggling with identity, coping skills, behavioral struggles, and trauma. I aspire to empower individual struggles, build on individual strengths, and observe the growth made through the therapy process. I believe every client is different, unique, and have their own way to show motivation for change in treatment. I have a passion for encouragement, support to identify internal strengths, build self-confidence, and identify individual morals and values.
Are you looking to find a positive sense of self or learn healthier ways to problem solve your day-to-day life? I provide mentoring, support, and skills to people who are struggling with identity, coping skills, behavioral struggles, and trauma. I aspire to empower individual struggles, build on individual strengths, and observe the growth made through the therapy process. I believe every client is different, unique, and have their own way to show motivation for change in treatment. I have a passion for encouragement, support to identify internal strengths, build self-confidence, and identify individual morals and values.
Struggle in your interpersonal relationships?
I approach each individual, family, and couple with curiosity and humility, creating a safe space for you to develop the trust to explore your inner self and your relationships. I also have extensive experience adapting therapeutic interventions for children and teens, incorporating art, movement, games, and humor in our sessions as desired.
Struggle in your interpersonal relationships?
I approach each individual, family, and couple with curiosity and humility, creating a safe space for you to develop the trust to explore your inner self and your relationships. I also have extensive experience adapting therapeutic interventions for children and teens, incorporating art, movement, games, and humor in our sessions as desired.
She integrates interventions from the Gottman Method, Narrative Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy to help clients identify patterns, strengthen relationships, and move toward their goals with clarity and confidence.
Kelle believes that personal growth begins with a grounded, realistic understanding of where we are in life and the unique paths that brought us here. She deeply values the resilience people cultivate through their lived experiences and works collaboratively with clients to draw on those strengths as they explore new possibilities and meaningful change. In addition to her Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy, Kelle also holds a Master of Divinity, which informs her understanding of meaning-making, identity, and the complexities of the human experience.
She integrates interventions from the Gottman Method, Narrative Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy to help clients identify patterns, strengthen relationships, and move toward their goals with clarity and confidence.
Kelle believes that personal growth begins with a grounded, realistic understanding of where we are in life and the unique paths that brought us here. She deeply values the resilience people cultivate through their lived experiences and works collaboratively with clients to draw on those strengths as they explore new possibilities and meaningful change. In addition to her Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy, Kelle also holds a Master of Divinity, which informs her understanding of meaning-making, identity, and the complexities of the human experience.
I have provided therapy to women in abusive relationships, homeless populations, LGBTQIA individuals, individuals struggling with substance use disorders, and individuals suffering from chronic medical illness.
My style is quite eclectic. I combine traditional talk therapy with experiential techniques and humor. I believe in human to human interaction: an empathic and non-judgmental approach to therapy. I also provide EMDR therapy and hypnotherapy. My specialty areas: trauma, anxiety, depression, chronic illness, LGBT population challenges, DV, and substance abuse.
I have provided therapy to women in abusive relationships, homeless populations, LGBTQIA individuals, individuals struggling with substance use disorders, and individuals suffering from chronic medical illness.
My style is quite eclectic. I combine traditional talk therapy with experiential techniques and humor. I believe in human to human interaction: an empathic and non-judgmental approach to therapy. I also provide EMDR therapy and hypnotherapy. My specialty areas: trauma, anxiety, depression, chronic illness, LGBT population challenges, DV, and substance abuse.
Anxiety, OCD, relationship challenges, and major life transitions can leave us feeling overwhelmed, isolated, or shut down.
I specialize in trauma-informed therapy for anxiety, OCD, and life transitions, including relationship and perinatal/postpartum mental health. I offer a relational approach that focuses on helping you to feel safe and seen while blending in behavioral modalities like DBT, ERP, and ACT to support you in building skills, distress tolerance, and confidence.
Anxiety, OCD, relationship challenges, and major life transitions can leave us feeling overwhelmed, isolated, or shut down.
I specialize in trauma-informed therapy for anxiety, OCD, and life transitions, including relationship and perinatal/postpartum mental health. I offer a relational approach that focuses on helping you to feel safe and seen while blending in behavioral modalities like DBT, ERP, and ACT to support you in building skills, distress tolerance, and confidence.
You want balance, a relationship where both of you feel heard, valued, and supported.
I use Relational Life Therapy (RLT), Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, and EMDR to help partners break negative cycles and create meaningful change. RLT and IFS help couples build deeper connections. RLT teaches honesty and accountability to break negative patterns, while IFS heals emotional triggers, fostering empathy, clarity, and intimacy.
You want balance, a relationship where both of you feel heard, valued, and supported.
I use Relational Life Therapy (RLT), Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, and EMDR to help partners break negative cycles and create meaningful change. RLT and IFS help couples build deeper connections. RLT teaches honesty and accountability to break negative patterns, while IFS heals emotional triggers, fostering empathy, clarity, and intimacy.
Kelsey Thomas
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
3 Endorsed
Portland, OR 97239
Waitlist for new clients
Hi! I'm Kelsey, a second-gen, Chinese-Canadian, escape room enthusiast, and therapist dedicated to helping clients have the skills to be present for life's joys and sorrows. As an LMFT with over a decade of experience, I specialize in providing trauma-informed, culturally affirming care to adults navigating life's complexities. In our work together, I'll provide the structure and focused support, while you bring the initiative and story and together we'll help you come home to a kinder internal world you can feel proud, that will help you feel equipped to live a life that honors your values.
Hi! I'm Kelsey, a second-gen, Chinese-Canadian, escape room enthusiast, and therapist dedicated to helping clients have the skills to be present for life's joys and sorrows. As an LMFT with over a decade of experience, I specialize in providing trauma-informed, culturally affirming care to adults navigating life's complexities. In our work together, I'll provide the structure and focused support, while you bring the initiative and story and together we'll help you come home to a kinder internal world you can feel proud, that will help you feel equipped to live a life that honors your values.
I strive to provide a safety net in therapy, free from judgment and shame, so that my clients feel safe to explore their relational and erotic desires, practice articulating their needs and boundaries in relationships, and touch on any shadowy parts that need attention and grace.
I have experience working with people from all walks of life, backgrounds, and identities, but there is a special place in my heart for those who have histories of trauma or abuse. Other communities and presenting concerns I love working with are the LGBT+ community, sexual dysfunctions, kink/BDSM, anxiety, self-worth, PTSD/C-PTSD, couples, and individuals.
I strive to provide a safety net in therapy, free from judgment and shame, so that my clients feel safe to explore their relational and erotic desires, practice articulating their needs and boundaries in relationships, and touch on any shadowy parts that need attention and grace.
I have experience working with people from all walks of life, backgrounds, and identities, but there is a special place in my heart for those who have histories of trauma or abuse. Other communities and presenting concerns I love working with are the LGBT+ community, sexual dysfunctions, kink/BDSM, anxiety, self-worth, PTSD/C-PTSD, couples, and individuals.
1) Feeling ready to process and heal from the loss of a relationship; 2) Feeling ready to finally leave an unhealthy or abusive intimate partnership; 3) Finding freedom from symptoms like depression or anxiety that have stolen from you; or 4) Feeling safe in the world and in your own body after experiencing trauma.
Are you ready to be heard, seen, and valued by those around you? Are you tired of feeling stuck in a life that lacks purpose and no longer feels like "you"? Maybe it's depression or past experiences that leave you feeling down. This change could start right now. As women, I know we carry the historical and patriarchal weight of doing it all, but somehow never feel good enough. And, we have learned to glide through with this extra burden until we realize that we just can't or won't, and we find our defensive armor cracking. Perhaps it is finally time for one or more of the following:
1) Feeling ready to process and heal from the loss of a relationship; 2) Feeling ready to finally leave an unhealthy or abusive intimate partnership; 3) Finding freedom from symptoms like depression or anxiety that have stolen from you; or 4) Feeling safe in the world and in your own body after experiencing trauma.
Are you ready to be heard, seen, and valued by those around you? Are you tired of feeling stuck in a life that lacks purpose and no longer feels like "you"? Maybe it's depression or past experiences that leave you feeling down. This change could start right now. As women, I know we carry the historical and patriarchal weight of doing it all, but somehow never feel good enough. And, we have learned to glide through with this extra burden until we realize that we just can't or won't, and we find our defensive armor cracking. Perhaps it is finally time for one or more of the following:
I can assist you by guiding you through physical and emotional development, family dynamics, school challenges, communication, relationship distress and trauma.
I specialize in children/teens and understand the impact on the entire family unit. I have experience in family reunification and play therapy. I use a combination of EFT, DBT, CBT and play therapy to fit your specific needs. I understand the importance of play throughout lifelong development as our form of play changes as we mature.
I can assist you by guiding you through physical and emotional development, family dynamics, school challenges, communication, relationship distress and trauma.
I specialize in children/teens and understand the impact on the entire family unit. I have experience in family reunification and play therapy. I use a combination of EFT, DBT, CBT and play therapy to fit your specific needs. I understand the importance of play throughout lifelong development as our form of play changes as we mature.
Have you ever wanted to sit down and unpack a traumatic experience that's weighed on your mind, body, and spirit too long? Recognizing trauma's impact and seeking professional help is a bold act of courage, leading to healing and a purposeful life. Life can bring overwhelming events—like accidents, abuse, loss, or violence—leaving deep scars that trigger isolation. Some seek therapy for a specific incident; others for managing PTSD or related issues. Whether recent or longstanding, trauma-informed therapy provenly guides recovery, empowerment, and well-being.
Have you ever wanted to sit down and unpack a traumatic experience that's weighed on your mind, body, and spirit too long? Recognizing trauma's impact and seeking professional help is a bold act of courage, leading to healing and a purposeful life. Life can bring overwhelming events—like accidents, abuse, loss, or violence—leaving deep scars that trigger isolation. Some seek therapy for a specific incident; others for managing PTSD or related issues. Whether recent or longstanding, trauma-informed therapy provenly guides recovery, empowerment, and well-being.
I work with adolescents, adults, couples, families and have facilitated groups within the therapeutic setting.
I have experience working with individuals with diverse backgrounds and needs. Throughout my career, I have worked with adults and adolescents with emotional trauma, anxiety, depression, eating disorders and other challenges. I incorporate tenants of self compassion and solution oriented interventions into my practice with a belief in collaboration.
I work with adolescents, adults, couples, families and have facilitated groups within the therapeutic setting.
I have experience working with individuals with diverse backgrounds and needs. Throughout my career, I have worked with adults and adolescents with emotional trauma, anxiety, depression, eating disorders and other challenges. I incorporate tenants of self compassion and solution oriented interventions into my practice with a belief in collaboration.
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Couples Counseling Therapists
Does couples counseling work?
Research shows that couples counseling is effective; it can reduce relationship distress and improve emotional awareness, communication, empathy, intimacy, and overall relationship satisfaction. For example, emotionally focused therapy was found to be effective for about 75 percent of couples, and those benefits lasted at least two years.
When should a couple seek counseling?
Couples can benefit from counseling if they consistently struggle in their relationship. They may have lost the ability to communicate effectively, become entrenched in harmful patterns, begun to fight more than usual, broken the other’s trust, suffered from a mental or physical illness, or faced any number of other challenges. Many therapists offer free consultations, so if a couple isn’t sure whether therapy is necessary, asking directly can provide clarity.
How can I get my partner to go to couples therapy?
The decision to seek couples therapy is often driven by one partner, who then convinces the other to participate. When discussing the idea, the initiator should be direct and assertive. They can state the problems they see and explain how the relationship would benefit from therapy. In more serious cases, they can also explain how their relationship may suffer without making any changes or seeking professional help.
How does a couple prepare for couples counseling?
The anticipation of beginning couples counseling can be difficult—sometimes more difficult than the first session itself. Taking a few moments to reflect can allay those concerns: What are the current challenges? When and how did they begin? What do they want the relationship to look like in the future? Reflecting on these questions can help individuals or couples articulate their goals. Of course, the therapist will also ask questions and guide couples through the process.