Therapists in Southwest, Portland, OR

Hello there, welcome! Being human is not for the faint of heart. Life throws challenges, traumas, and difficulties our way. I see the courage and strength it takes to manage life. I have enormous compassion for people and it’s a privilege to work with those who are seeking support.  I’ve supported adults navigating grief and loss, trauma, toxic or difficult relationships, and life transitions.

I believe all people have within themselves the ability to move towards positive change. By creating a safe and trusting relationship and environment, I begin to facilitate my clients' abilities to accept personal responsibility for their behavior, develop autonomy, and make positive and constructive choices in their lives. I hope to empower my clients to successfully overcome traumatic and/or stressful life events and to find positive solutions to problems they may face currently or in the future.

Life is too short to feel so stuck. I believe that anyone can make change in life when they are ready. I have extensive experience as a therapist and my clients often report feeling better after just a few sessions. I believe that through approaching change in a holistic manner, addressing both mind and body in an atmosphere of trust and collaboration healing can occur. It takes courage to seek counseling and ask for help. I am active, engaged, and supportive in my work with clients.

If you are looking for confidential, professional and respectful counseling, you have come to the right place. If you have experienced trauma, depression, anxiety, relationship or family struggles... our group of qualified therapists will work with you on improving areas of your life so you gain control. Our goal is to help you uncover your true potential and lead a life that is worth celebrating. We will work with you to better understand and resolve challenges in your life and help you discover what may be holding you back from experiencing a fulfilling and meaningful life.

We all deserve to heal, to find meaning in our lives, and to have healthy, fulfilling relationships with ourselves, others, and the world around us. Clients I work with are often in therapy because they are overwhelmed by worry, stress, and sadness. I am honored to join my clients on their path to healing, as they bring courage, insight, and determination to our work together. While my clients may be children, teens, or adults, come from diverse backgrounds, and have different needs and goals, we all seek well-being and connection. I welcome clients of all gender identities, sexual orientations, backgrounds, beliefs, and cultures.

As a therapist, my goal is for each person I meet to feel accepted and valued. My counseling style is warm, engaging and supportive. My approach is positive and draws on my client's strengths and resources. My counseling is a blend of insight oriented therapy and practical interventions and is informed by psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral and mindfulness-based theories. I support a holistic model of health and can coordinate care with other wellness providers as desired.

Identifying how one's environment, thoughts, behaviors, and experiences influence each other and understanding the role that they play in our lives, is key to making changes and adopting a healthy perspective. I provide tailored and objective support to help navigate through life events that have created conflict or caused unrest. My education and professional experience (domestic and international) offer expertise to work with adult individuals who are dealing with personal obstacles.

I am a POC therapist using somatic & talk therapy to help you work through barriers to connecting to your authentic self. I provide adults who struggle with problematic substance use, disordered eating, trauma and other mental health concerns with the education and integrative clinical care to support their goals in creating and sustaining change. Our work will be a collaborative partnership centered around your own values,

I work with adult individuals and relationships. Many of my clients are focused on healing from trauma, disrupting harmful patterns like people pleasing and codependency, and creating healthy relationships. I am committed to equity and inclusion, both personally and professionally and my goal is always that my clients feel seen and supported in all aspects of their identity. I am LGBTQIA+, and gender affirming, sex/kink positive and welcome all relationship configurations including CNM/Polyamory. I recognize and value all types of diversity including ethnicity, race, size, gender, sexual orientation, class, religion, and abilities.

I believe that developing a deeper understanding about our current and historical experiences within the context of a supportive, secure therapeutic relationship can lead to the development of more meaningful and satisfying lives and relationships. I provide psychoanalytic psychotherapy and psychoanalysis, where the focus is not just on alleviating symptoms, but on understanding and working through beliefs, feelings, fears, and patterns that operate out of awareness and impact current difficulties. I also provide supervision and consultation for licensees and licensed mental health professionals.

I’m a compassionate believer in the power of individual stories. As a professional counselor intern based in Oregon, I provide a non-judgmental space where individuals can openly share their experiences and work collaboratively towards shaping their present circumstances and future aspirations.

I believe the tools you need to grow and thrive are already within you, and that you deserve a therapeutic experience that feels authentic in order to discover and refine those tools. My work is rooted in compassionate curiosity, and I strive to tailor your experience by offering a wide range of healing tools and modalities based on your needs. Whether you are encountering a major transition, want to set firmer boundaries, develop more self compassion, learn to manage anxiety, or process trauma, I can provide insight, reflection, and a compassionate and supportive space to explore your inner landscape and begin your healing journey.

I provide therapy to adults experiencing a wide range of strengths and challenges. I integrate expressive arts with Internal Family Systems (IFS) to help you process feelings and experiences, reduce inner conflict, and improve relationships. I use a multi-arts, or intermodal, approach, which means I use visual art, music, movement, writing, and mindfulness as therapeutic tools to initiate healing and change. Since this work is based on the creative process and not the resulting product, no background or training in the arts is required to benefit.

My approach to therapy is rooted in my belief that relationships that are life giving and meaningful are necessary for our well-being. If you are struggling in any of your relationships, especially in your primary one or with self, therapy helps. I offer non-judgmental, warm, compassionate counseling to couples and individuals. If you are seeking help with understanding yourself in relationship, with improving your own sense of identity, or with developing new ways of thinking and being, please reach out. You are not alone.

Hi! I help people pleasers honor their caring nature while also valuing themselves. I am a believer in authentic relating and vulnerability in my work and would love to help you in your own personal and professional goals. I am a mindfulness based and long-term therapist who enjoys walking the journey of learning yourself and how to become more aligned with your values as you move through life. I specialize in people pleasers, religious questioning and deconstruction/ trauma and new therapists. please text or email for faster responses. I am a neurodivergent, LBGTQ member of society and love showing up for others.

I provide mental health and career counseling to individuals and couples dealing with life's challenges. Do you want to understand more about yourself, about your identity, about the way the patterns you've learned in the past might no longer be serving you? Do you deal with the challenges of depression, anxiety, guilt, past trauma, and grief or loss? Come on in and we can explore all of it in a supportive environment.

CJ grew up in the Midwest and moved to Colorado to earn their Master’s degree in Social Work from Colorado State University. They have experience working with children, adolescents and families in school-based mental health services and foster care/adoption settings. CJ uses a compassionate person-centered, mindfulness and strengths-based approach to help you identify what you need in order to move forward. They will meet you where you are in your healing journey and provides a safe space for all identities.

As a therapist, I aim to provide a supportive and non-judgmental space to help promote positive change. I have a collaborative approach to therapy and view you as the expert of your own story. I believe that growth and change happen through your increased awareness and understanding, within the contexts of your relationships with yourself, with others, and with your larger communities. I see therapy as client-led, and I strive to guide the process and stay engaged through offering new perspectives as you discover your emerging goals, while I continuously recognize the power and privileges I hold in my role as a therapist.

I believe therapy begins within a genuine connection where your unique story can truly be heard. My role as a therapist is to provide space and support with attunement, compassion, and sensitivity to your specific needs. I believe that change occurs within the context of a trusting, respectful, and collaborative relationship in which you feel safe to speak freely about anything. My clients are those who may feel isolated, misunderstood or disconnected. Maybe you're living one of life's great ironies (married/partnered but lonely?) Please know you are not alone, some days it may feel that way but just keep moving forward.