Therapists in Mount Tabor, Portland, OR

You’re looking for a therapist who is approachable, attentive, and actively engaged—someone who can celebrate and see you, hang in the hard times, who can challenge your comfort zone, shift your perspective, and facilitate new insights. Welcome! I offer holistic, somatic, depth psychotherapy for a range of issues. Whether you are struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, self-esteem, self-expression, lack of purpose, relationship difficulties—or perhaps just want to understand yourself, the world, and your path more deeply—you don't have to do it alone. Together, we can move you past stuckness and into a new chapter of life.

My clients are people who want more enjoyment and intimate connection in their lives. Many of my clients struggle to maintain relationships, or in feeling close to those they love. They may have a history of abuse or neglect (emotional, physical, sexual, or spiritual), or were raised in homes where boundaries, roles, and expectations were confusing or even frightening. As a result they find themselves "on the outside," feeling unseen, anxious, resentful, and isolated, even with people they love. Experiencing the safety of being deeply known and deeply loved is their greatest longing, and my greatest joy to help them attain.

Managing anxiety and depression can be exhausting without the tools you need. Discovering new directions for your life and relationships is a path to better support you in being the person you have always wanted to be. Regardless of why you're searching for a therapist, this is a great way to start your journey in being supportable & living a life well lived on your terms.

I am committed and interested in helping my clients strengthen their connections to others while simultaneously developing the tools to create personal feelings of confidence, strength, and fulfullment within themselves. Although I cater to each client specifically, my general plan of action consists of the immediate alleviation of symptoms, in concert with an in-depth look at related patterns established throughout the client's lifetime. In other words, first we can tend to the flower's blossom, but then let us tend to its roots.

I work with clients seeking meaningful change. To recover authenticity, connection, and purpose back into life's experience. We work together to manage the impact of past events. More importantly, we find ways to transcend them in the present, building on character strengths to find life balance. Since working with my first client, my clinical approach has evolved to focus more on the mind-body connection. This dual approach is known as Somatic (experiential) therapy, and can often be more engaging than traditional talk therapy alone. Your recovery should be a highly individualized experience. Please visit my website for details!

My work is centered around empowering womxn and gender diverse folx, especially those who have experienced interpersonal or cultural trauma. I have special interest and training in working with the adolescent/young adult population, those who have experienced religious trauma, survivors of narcissistic abuse, and those interested in psychedelic integration work. I help others develop more secure relationships with themselves and those around them, and work with your inner critic to unburden the parts of self that have developed as a response to trauma. I also offer ADHD evaluations in a limited capacity.

The world is filled with stress and trauma that continuously impacts our growth and our well being. Understanding how trauma affects you is essential to our work. We will work together to find out what you need in order to feel well in your life and in your relationships. We will focus on your strengths and your possibilities for positive change. With more advanced therapy, we can go further in understanding the deep internalized beliefs and attitudes that shape us in an unconscious way. I take a mindfulness, somatic, and relationship based approach with 27 years in the field.

I work with adults who want to improve their lives through talk therapy and by making small changes over time. I counsel individuals who are worried, down, stressed out at work, frazzled or eager to get support for a change. I like working with folks who have difficulty concentrating, are in recovery or who have a dual-diagnosis. I also enjoy working with mothers, healthcare workers, and women seeking support for separation/divorce.

As a certified mental performance consultant with an MA in Sport Psychology, I work with athletes and performers who want to conquer their performance anxiety, strengthen their confidence, and renegotiate their relationship with making mistakes. Often, my clients feel like they: get stuck in their own heads; have trouble letting go of mistakes; struggle with perfectionism; are self-critical and getting in their own way; have to perform under pressure; are not communicating well with a coach or teammate; have lost confidence in skills that used to be second nature; and/or are struggling with the demands of being a student-athlete.

My approach to clinical practice is highly interactive, relational, practical and humorous. I provide you with support,compassion and insight to encourage change and growth.

There are so many experiences in life that can leave people feeling wounded or even traumatized. Enter therapy-a place to learn about, feel into, get healing, and get resourced about how competent you actually are. Like, you wouldn’t even be here now if you didn’t have skills that helped you survive. And sometimes the ways we learned to survive and get by-become the behaviors that now cost us today. I can help. I am trained in trauma sensitive approaches to mindfulness and accessing what underlies the behaviors that may have you stuck and/or stumped.

By addressing troubling thoughts and feelings, self-sabotaging behaviors, and traumas, life can be made more manageable, productive, and fulfilling. Feelings such as grief, shame, anxiety, sadness, and anger often signal that something needs to change. Listening to and working with these feelings—some that consume us and others that gently nudge us—can move us forward. Through this, we sometimes discover that our everyday dilemmas are part of larger patterns waiting to be resolved as a whole.

I am a Certified Jungian Analyst and a member of the Pacific NW Society of Jungian Analysts (pnsja.org). I specialize in working with dreams, creativity, life transitions, anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. Many of my clients are in mid-life and struggling with relationships, career, aging, illness, and loss. I have experience working with sexual minority clients. My style is interactive and collaborative, and I believe that therapy should provide a safe and supportive environment, with no thought, feeling, or imagining that cannot be shared. My task as therapist is to accompany you on a unique journey to your authentic self.

Sometimes you find yourself in a dark place, lost and disoriented. At times like these, having a kind companion can make a big difference: someone who can shine a light on your situation, help you unsnarl yourself, and find your way forward. If you're going through a difficult transition, struggling with anxiety, depression, anger or unresolved trauma, I can help. I am accepting new clients. I offer in-person as well as video/zoom sessions.

‍‍I really am a child at heart. This is why I love creating connections with children and teens. I see individuals as part of a larger system, via family, community and culture. I believe that the therapeutic alliance I make with my clients is really the heart of therapy and I have seen positive outcomes for my clients when they live confident, happy and healthy lives. In addition to my work with children and teens, much of my practice concentrates on counseling women who have recently separated from their partners, empowering women of all ages to be the best version of themselves. I strive to be the kindest human I can be.

I use my background as a 20+ year Naturopathic Doctor to help guide patients and give them a different perspective on mental health. Oftentimes, the root cause of mental health issues like anxiety, depression, and mood disorders are deeply interrelated to gut biome health and nutrient deficiencies. I help you clients use advanced testing to give real data on whats going on in their body. I then help guide you as you address the underlying health issues with diet and lifestyle changes, as well as supplements.