Therapists in Sunnyside, Portland, OR

I offer a space for you to find, voice, and consider your most honest feelings. Connecting to your true self can help with a wide variety of issues, including difficulty in relationships, conflicts with others, or simply the feeling that your life isn't going the direction you want. I will help you take a clear look at the issues, the feelings you're having, and how you want to respond. My style is straightforward, active, and warm, and I encourage our thinking creatively together about your situation. I will openly share my thoughts and ideas with you, and I will focus on making sure our collaboration is working for you.

My passion is working with men’s issues, LGBTQ folk, people living cross-cultural lives, creatives, and trauma, especially Religious Trauma. In healing my own childhood trauma, in my training, and guiding others, I know well the remarkable power of mind/body integration. I will be with you every step of the way as you emerge into a loving, connected and free self. My holistic approach is down-to-earth and gentle, centering in mindful awareness of the present moment and how your past is shaping it. I work with anxiety, depression, and trauma. Our work is collaborative to help you reconnect with innate strengths, resources and wisdom.

Therapy for the apocalypse: specializing in anxieties, existential overwhelm, improving relationships and boundaries, exploration of identities (including: gender, sexuality, ability, race and ethnicity, career, and class), and I prioritize Queer/TGNC individuals and those impacted by systemic racism, misogyny, and socio-political issues. I work with people who consider themselves perfectionists, overthinkers, people-pleasers; loners, weirdos; people told they are "too difficult," "too sensitive," "too much;" those who want to connect with others but feel unable to due to past hurt or current negative narratives about themselves.

The clients I work with are individuals who come from varying cultural backgrounds, with unique life experiences and personal stories. They are dedicated to exploring themselves openly and authentically while seeking to engage in a collaborative, therapeutic journey towards deeper self-awareness, greater self-confidence, and personal healing.

Here you are, browsing for therapists, making a choice not only to find a therapist that is the right fit for you but also making the choice to prioritize something that maybe you have neglected. I am here to hold that space for you to bring as much of your humanness as you are willing to bring into the room with me, no matter how dark it gets, and to be a witness without judgment or expectations so that you can heal wounds. All of my approaches in therapy are inspired by attachment theory, trauma-informed care, Internal Family Systems theory (IFS), Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), and narrative therapies.

Are you having difficulty overcoming a problem, mood or behavior? If an issue is not relatively easy to change, then chances are, there is a block of some sort preventing the progression and flow of positive thoughts, feelings and behaviors. It is frustrating, discouraging and painful as an intelligent and competent person to work on a goal and not get the results you hope for.

I am a professional counselor associate in the state of Oregon dedicated to helping clients process and access inner healing. I consider my role to be helping you understand yourself more deeply so that you can make informed decisions about your life.

Are you looking for a therapist skilled at brainspotting and tactile or creative approaches to replace or add to talk therapy? Are you working to address trauma in your life ? Are you looking for help processing relationships, sexuality, adjustments to disability, adjusting to life post-incarceration, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, or life transitions? I have a strong background in working with individuals who experience powerlessness due to systemic barriers, trauma, substance use treatment, adjustment to disability, returning to the community post incarceration, and pornography addiction/sexual preoccupation.

I use an experiential approach in counseling, where we follow the thoughts, feelings, emotions, and sensations that are occurring in the present moment as the window to explore deeper held beliefs. Together, we explore what is at the core of these beliefs and find new ways of understanding and holding the experiences you have had, to bring forward an updated perspective that leads from your most authentic, empowered self. Most of my work draws from my training in The Hakomi Method of Mindful, Somatic Psychotherapy as well as psychodynamic theory, attachment theory, person-centered psychotherapy, depth psychology, and dreamwork.

I support my clients as they navigate through life transitions and uncertainty to reawaken their inner strength, reconnect to what matters most, and journey back to wholeness. I believe that therapy facilitates transformation through relationship, and that people heal with a deep sense of human connection. Through our work together we will create a safe space for you to explore and discover what health and wellness looks like for you. I provide the tools & compassionate presence for you to move through transitions, interrupt negative patterns and beliefs, to realign with your most authentic and empowered selves.