Therapists in Polk County, OR
Are you being challenged by life trials? Do you feel stuck and can't figure out a way out of your situation? Dealing with depression and anxiety? Are you dealing with behavioral issues and mental health of your kiddo? Or dealing with your childhood trauma which triggers you day to day? Having mood swings and anger outbursts?
Are you being challenged by life trials? Do you feel stuck and can't figure out a way out of your situation? Dealing with depression and anxiety? Are you dealing with behavioral issues and mental health of your kiddo? Or dealing with your childhood trauma which triggers you day to day? Having mood swings and anger outbursts?
Rita L Kokkoris
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMHC, MBTCOU, CADAII
Verified Verified
Dallas, OR 97338
Currently Not Accepting New Clients - I counsel individuals to assist them in working through life's challenges, whether it be anxiety, depression, trauma or relational and communication concerns. My modalities of treatment include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Person Centered Therapy. These are evidenced based treatments that teach clients mindfulness, regulate emotions, build distress tolerance and interpersonal skills.
Currently Not Accepting New Clients - I counsel individuals to assist them in working through life's challenges, whether it be anxiety, depression, trauma or relational and communication concerns. My modalities of treatment include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Person Centered Therapy. These are evidenced based treatments that teach clients mindfulness, regulate emotions, build distress tolerance and interpersonal skills.
Over 30 years experience as a licensed counselor. Are you looking for a positive change in your life? I can help you. I believe that growth is an essential ingredient for a fulfilling life. I specialize in treating children, adolescents, adults and families. My training and experience is extensive. It includes being certified as a DEH@ practitioner, individual, couple, family therapy, Play/Sand/Art Therapy, hypnosis, and Spiritual Direction/life path exploration. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Oregon, trained in Spiritual direction, and certified in delivery of Tele Mental Health services.
Over 30 years experience as a licensed counselor. Are you looking for a positive change in your life? I can help you. I believe that growth is an essential ingredient for a fulfilling life. I specialize in treating children, adolescents, adults and families. My training and experience is extensive. It includes being certified as a DEH@ practitioner, individual, couple, family therapy, Play/Sand/Art Therapy, hypnosis, and Spiritual Direction/life path exploration. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Oregon, trained in Spiritual direction, and certified in delivery of Tele Mental Health services.
My clinical focus is couples, families, and individuals who want to thrive despite hardship. I specialize in trauma healing and integration, first responders, system-impacted children & families, eating disorders, and people in addiction recovery. We heal in relationships; be they family, friends, animals, nature, or with a higher power. Exploring those relationships, their impact on you, and how to navigate change will be part of our work together. Our relationship matters as well. I promise to be a direct, kind, humorous, and trustworthy companion who pays close attention to your physical and emotional health.
My clinical focus is couples, families, and individuals who want to thrive despite hardship. I specialize in trauma healing and integration, first responders, system-impacted children & families, eating disorders, and people in addiction recovery. We heal in relationships; be they family, friends, animals, nature, or with a higher power. Exploring those relationships, their impact on you, and how to navigate change will be part of our work together. Our relationship matters as well. I promise to be a direct, kind, humorous, and trustworthy companion who pays close attention to your physical and emotional health.
Navigating teen years and early adulthood is challenging for many people. I work with young people ages 14-25 who are trying to gain independence while navigating the symptoms of Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Neurodiversity. Becoming an adult can be overwhelming and scary for some and I work with clients to learn personal and interpersonal skills to manage these fears and move step by step into the life they want to live.
Navigating teen years and early adulthood is challenging for many people. I work with young people ages 14-25 who are trying to gain independence while navigating the symptoms of Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Neurodiversity. Becoming an adult can be overwhelming and scary for some and I work with clients to learn personal and interpersonal skills to manage these fears and move step by step into the life they want to live.
Melanie O'Neill-Galan
Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern, MS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Salem, OR 97304
Maybe you've been to therapy before, learned the coping skills, and gained insight into your issues, but something still feels stuck. You're having a hard time moving forward, managing your emotions, or even just sitting with them. You’re looking for something deeper from therapy, perhaps to learn how to reach the next level. Maybe you've managed life without therapy up until now, but your negative experiences are adding up, making it harder to cope. Maybe you’re seeking the type of support you haven't been able to find elsewhere.
Maybe you've been to therapy before, learned the coping skills, and gained insight into your issues, but something still feels stuck. You're having a hard time moving forward, managing your emotions, or even just sitting with them. You’re looking for something deeper from therapy, perhaps to learn how to reach the next level. Maybe you've managed life without therapy up until now, but your negative experiences are adding up, making it harder to cope. Maybe you’re seeking the type of support you haven't been able to find elsewhere.
Emilee Kerper
Pre-Licensed Professional, CSWA
Verified Verified
Salem, OR 97304
Not accepting new clients
I am passionate about working with individuals who want to better understand their struggles and what holds them back. I encourage self-responsibility, while understanding and calling attention to the impacts of the systems we live in. I aim to explore with clients where patterns have become challenges and how to reroute old habits. I center an emotion-focused, body-inclusive approach, helping to bring attention to our interconnected self. I enjoy working with people motivated to heal, reinvent themselves and break old conditioning.
I am passionate about working with individuals who want to better understand their struggles and what holds them back. I encourage self-responsibility, while understanding and calling attention to the impacts of the systems we live in. I aim to explore with clients where patterns have become challenges and how to reroute old habits. I center an emotion-focused, body-inclusive approach, helping to bring attention to our interconnected self. I enjoy working with people motivated to heal, reinvent themselves and break old conditioning.
Hello! My name is Lizzie. Through collaboration, I provide my clients with humanistic, person-centered, and feminist-based therapy tailored to their individual needs. Anti-oppression, feminist-focused clinical work focuses on recognizing the impact of systemic oppression, power dynamics, and social context on an individual's experience of trauma. My approach emphasizes empowerment, validation, and autonomy, centering on your lived experience.
Together, we can create a genuine, open, honest, mutually respectful relationship built on trust where you can grow freely and focus on deep healing.
Hello! My name is Lizzie. Through collaboration, I provide my clients with humanistic, person-centered, and feminist-based therapy tailored to their individual needs. Anti-oppression, feminist-focused clinical work focuses on recognizing the impact of systemic oppression, power dynamics, and social context on an individual's experience of trauma. My approach emphasizes empowerment, validation, and autonomy, centering on your lived experience.
Together, we can create a genuine, open, honest, mutually respectful relationship built on trust where you can grow freely and focus on deep healing.
Life has challenges for everyone. Whether you are an individual trying to find direction for your life, relationships, career, or a couple who has found themselves on opposite ends of the couch or compromise, or are a family who is trying to adjust to changes in the family or ongoing challenges. It takes strength and bravery to ask for help; to sit in vulnerability and worry about judgement, acknowledge the shame and guilt, and fear it could only get worse.
Life has challenges for everyone. Whether you are an individual trying to find direction for your life, relationships, career, or a couple who has found themselves on opposite ends of the couch or compromise, or are a family who is trying to adjust to changes in the family or ongoing challenges. It takes strength and bravery to ask for help; to sit in vulnerability and worry about judgement, acknowledge the shame and guilt, and fear it could only get worse.
Immediate openings for children and adolescents! I have recently transitioned to outpatient practice after years of working in pediatric medical hospitals. I am well versed in chronic medical conditions, anxiety, depression, behavior problems, treating neurodivergent youth, parenting strategies, functional symptoms (physical body's expression of emotions - stomach aches, headaches, psychogenic nonepileptic spells, etc), and diverse identity development.
Immediate openings for children and adolescents! I have recently transitioned to outpatient practice after years of working in pediatric medical hospitals. I am well versed in chronic medical conditions, anxiety, depression, behavior problems, treating neurodivergent youth, parenting strategies, functional symptoms (physical body's expression of emotions - stomach aches, headaches, psychogenic nonepileptic spells, etc), and diverse identity development.
Christine Esparza Estrada
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Salem, OR 97304
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Oregon and I have more than 15 years of clinical experience. The majority of my clinical work was for the Oregon State Hospital and the Department of Corrections. I believe that each individual has the potential to change and move toward a healthy and satisfying lifestyle. In therapy, I draw on client strengths and provide opportunities to explore client thoughts, feelings and behaviors to assist with client insight and awareness. I utilize a variety of therapeutic approaches and I am committed to providing the best practice clinical services to my clients.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Oregon and I have more than 15 years of clinical experience. The majority of my clinical work was for the Oregon State Hospital and the Department of Corrections. I believe that each individual has the potential to change and move toward a healthy and satisfying lifestyle. In therapy, I draw on client strengths and provide opportunities to explore client thoughts, feelings and behaviors to assist with client insight and awareness. I utilize a variety of therapeutic approaches and I am committed to providing the best practice clinical services to my clients.
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As a dedicated Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapist, I specialize in helping clients connect with and heal the different parts of themselves that may be carrying pain, protection, or burdens from past experiences. IFS provides a compassionate and non-pathologizing approach to understanding the complexities of the mind, and it offers a powerful framework for personal transformation. I am passionate about guiding my clients toward a greater sense of self-awareness, emotional balance, and inner harmony. In my work, I help clients identify their "parts"—whether those parts are wounded, protective, or reactive.
As a dedicated Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapist, I specialize in helping clients connect with and heal the different parts of themselves that may be carrying pain, protection, or burdens from past experiences. IFS provides a compassionate and non-pathologizing approach to understanding the complexities of the mind, and it offers a powerful framework for personal transformation. I am passionate about guiding my clients toward a greater sense of self-awareness, emotional balance, and inner harmony. In my work, I help clients identify their "parts"—whether those parts are wounded, protective, or reactive.
Theresa Ann Dudley
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, CADC
Verified Verified
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
Each individual carries their own unique blend of strengths and struggles as well as fears and successes. As we work together in therapy, you will learn to access your strengths and resolve your struggles, celebrate your successes and stand up to former fears. I will equip you with the tools you need to create a more satisfying way of living, loving and being. At A Peaceful Place, Therapeutic Counseling, I provide genuinely caring, professional insight for individuals, couples and families, toward the discovery of a more peaceful place within themselves.
Each individual carries their own unique blend of strengths and struggles as well as fears and successes. As we work together in therapy, you will learn to access your strengths and resolve your struggles, celebrate your successes and stand up to former fears. I will equip you with the tools you need to create a more satisfying way of living, loving and being. At A Peaceful Place, Therapeutic Counseling, I provide genuinely caring, professional insight for individuals, couples and families, toward the discovery of a more peaceful place within themselves.
My vision is to empower every person who seeks help to achieve balance in their lives by offering the opportunity to access new tools and improve unwanted behaviors. I provide affordable therapeutic interventions to the adult population seeking help with depression, anxiety, trauma/PTSD, burnout (political, professional, social media, etc.) or other emotional disturbances. My experience enables me to offer effective outpatient, individualized, psychological care and provide a neutral ground for individuals and couples who are committed to working toward their goals and values.
My vision is to empower every person who seeks help to achieve balance in their lives by offering the opportunity to access new tools and improve unwanted behaviors. I provide affordable therapeutic interventions to the adult population seeking help with depression, anxiety, trauma/PTSD, burnout (political, professional, social media, etc.) or other emotional disturbances. My experience enables me to offer effective outpatient, individualized, psychological care and provide a neutral ground for individuals and couples who are committed to working toward their goals and values.
Dr. Tom Murray. Your Sex And Relationship Therapist.
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Should I stay or should I go? A huge question that's weighed on you. It keeps you up at night, stressing you out. Life would be so much easier if your relationship wasn't so hard. You wish you could communicate better; feel understood. But, damn, your shit and their shit get in the way. Not to mention the pressures of career, aging parents, or demanding children. It all gets thrown in the mix, leaving you exhausted, distracted, and disenchanted by the status quo. You want things to change (better sex, intimacy, connection); you're finally ready to take charge of your life in a new and meaningful way. You've come to the right place!
Should I stay or should I go? A huge question that's weighed on you. It keeps you up at night, stressing you out. Life would be so much easier if your relationship wasn't so hard. You wish you could communicate better; feel understood. But, damn, your shit and their shit get in the way. Not to mention the pressures of career, aging parents, or demanding children. It all gets thrown in the mix, leaving you exhausted, distracted, and disenchanted by the status quo. You want things to change (better sex, intimacy, connection); you're finally ready to take charge of your life in a new and meaningful way. You've come to the right place!
Genevieve Strange
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Not accepting new clients
The damn is ready to break - the tears are right behind your eyes! What happens if it breaks? You don’t know that you can put it back together let alone rebuild it completely. Nobody understands how hard it is to keep going. Life has just been so hard since it happened. The bad dreams only make it worse, you can’t remember the last time you got a good night's sleep. The constant anxiety and feeling on edge is just a cruel bonus. You’re afraid, embarrassed and stressed. Somehow, you pull yourself together...again. But every time you do you feel even more crushed and drained. As if you, the real you, is eroding.
The damn is ready to break - the tears are right behind your eyes! What happens if it breaks? You don’t know that you can put it back together let alone rebuild it completely. Nobody understands how hard it is to keep going. Life has just been so hard since it happened. The bad dreams only make it worse, you can’t remember the last time you got a good night's sleep. The constant anxiety and feeling on edge is just a cruel bonus. You’re afraid, embarrassed and stressed. Somehow, you pull yourself together...again. But every time you do you feel even more crushed and drained. As if you, the real you, is eroding.
Currently only taking new clients struggling with sex and intimacy issues, disorders, and dysfunctions or sexual trauma.
I believe that individuals are able to make transformative steps in their life when they are empowered to change and offered an authentic and supportive environment to open up in. My ideal client is ready to take the challenging next steps in working towards their goals and is motivated to change. I work with adolescents 14y and up, women, and a small caseload of couples. As a counselor, I tend to be compassionate, yet direct. I believe people grow when challenged to step out of their comfort zones.
Currently only taking new clients struggling with sex and intimacy issues, disorders, and dysfunctions or sexual trauma.
I believe that individuals are able to make transformative steps in their life when they are empowered to change and offered an authentic and supportive environment to open up in. My ideal client is ready to take the challenging next steps in working towards their goals and is motivated to change. I work with adolescents 14y and up, women, and a small caseload of couples. As a counselor, I tend to be compassionate, yet direct. I believe people grow when challenged to step out of their comfort zones.
Who am I? This timeless question invites an inquiry into one's true nature, marking the beginning of a journey toward greater freedom, connection, and joy. By delving into this question, we open ourselves to the vast expanse of the human experience, embracing every aspect of who we are with compassion and curiosity.
Who am I? This timeless question invites an inquiry into one's true nature, marking the beginning of a journey toward greater freedom, connection, and joy. By delving into this question, we open ourselves to the vast expanse of the human experience, embracing every aspect of who we are with compassion and curiosity.
Jessica Huntley
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW , MSW , JD
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Serves Area
Not accepting new clients
Starting therapy can feel daunting, so take a moment to acknowledge that you have come this far in recognizing therapy may be a helpful approach for you. Therapy requires self-reflection, an open heart, and a curious mind into learning about ourselves and the way in which we interact with the world and those around us. Although it may be daunting, it is incredibly rewarding to unpack and understand what is getting in the way of happiness, growth, and self-compassion.
Starting therapy can feel daunting, so take a moment to acknowledge that you have come this far in recognizing therapy may be a helpful approach for you. Therapy requires self-reflection, an open heart, and a curious mind into learning about ourselves and the way in which we interact with the world and those around us. Although it may be daunting, it is incredibly rewarding to unpack and understand what is getting in the way of happiness, growth, and self-compassion.
I work with you to help identify personal needs, understand conflicts, discover new options, and make informed choices. While we can't change difficult situations of the past, we can work together to better understand and resolve challenges in your life. By applying complementary therapy approaches and techniques, we will work together toward your experiencing a more fulfilling and meaningful life. If you're looking for extra support and guidance through a challenging situation or you're just ready to move in a new direction in your life, I look forward to working with you to achieve your goals.
I work with you to help identify personal needs, understand conflicts, discover new options, and make informed choices. While we can't change difficult situations of the past, we can work together to better understand and resolve challenges in your life. By applying complementary therapy approaches and techniques, we will work together toward your experiencing a more fulfilling and meaningful life. If you're looking for extra support and guidance through a challenging situation or you're just ready to move in a new direction in your life, I look forward to working with you to achieve your goals.
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Number of Therapists in Polk County, OR
90+
Average cost per session
$175
Therapists in Polk County, OR who prioritize treating:
| 90% | Anxiety |
| 82% | Depression |
| 79% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 77% | Stress |
| 73% | Life Transitions |
| 71% | Relationship Issues |
| 66% | Self Esteem |
Average years in practice
12 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
| 68% | Providence |
| 67% | PacificSource |
| 63% | Oregon Health Plan (OHP) |
How Therapists in Polk County, OR see their clients
| 74% | In Person and Online | |
| 26% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
| 83% | Female | |
| 14% | Male | |
| 3% | Non-Binary |