Female Therapists in Woodlawn, Portland, OR
Jessica M Feinsmith
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Online Only
I'm a mature woman with a young vibe.
You have hopes and desires but feel a lack of motivation, energy, purpose or interest. The things that once brought you relief or joy no longer do or have become problematic. The world no longer feels like a safe place. You know that getting support would be helpful but where do you begin and how do you trust a stranger. You long to find support from a caring, compassionate person to help you learn self acceptance, develop resilience and move forward in your life. For there to be world peace, we must each find inner peace. I especially enjoy working with young adults, caregivers, HSPs, "late bloomers" and creative artists.
I'm a mature woman with a young vibe.
You have hopes and desires but feel a lack of motivation, energy, purpose or interest. The things that once brought you relief or joy no longer do or have become problematic. The world no longer feels like a safe place. You know that getting support would be helpful but where do you begin and how do you trust a stranger. You long to find support from a caring, compassionate person to help you learn self acceptance, develop resilience and move forward in your life. For there to be world peace, we must each find inner peace. I especially enjoy working with young adults, caregivers, HSPs, "late bloomers" and creative artists.
Annie Vail
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, CHT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Woodlawn, Portland, OR 97211
I believe in your capacity to find the healing you seek and create the life you envision. Perhaps you are dealing with anxiety or depression, grieving the death of a loved one or a painful breakup, struggle with belonging, or just feel stuck and know that you are ready to do something about it. Do you want more intimacy, connection, and joy in your relationships? Let me help you uncover unconscious patterns and beliefs and heal from old wounds that may be keeping you from living from your best self. Together we can bring more love, capacity, skill, and presence into your relationships.
I believe in your capacity to find the healing you seek and create the life you envision. Perhaps you are dealing with anxiety or depression, grieving the death of a loved one or a painful breakup, struggle with belonging, or just feel stuck and know that you are ready to do something about it. Do you want more intimacy, connection, and joy in your relationships? Let me help you uncover unconscious patterns and beliefs and heal from old wounds that may be keeping you from living from your best self. Together we can bring more love, capacity, skill, and presence into your relationships.
Kimberly Louvin
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LSSW
Verified Verified
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
I work with teens, young adults, families, and other humans navigating the waves of life who need someone in their corner. I help all of us remember that it’s okay to feel, it’s okay to be scared, it’s okay to not know what the next right thing is, and it’s okay to ask for support. I love getting to know clients and helping you integrate your story in a way that helps you regain a sense of control over your emotions, experiences, and future.Sometimes, our stories have chapters we didn’t expect. I help you figure out how to navigate the anxiety, grief, anger, guilt, shame, and sense of overwhelm that can accompany life.
I work with teens, young adults, families, and other humans navigating the waves of life who need someone in their corner. I help all of us remember that it’s okay to feel, it’s okay to be scared, it’s okay to not know what the next right thing is, and it’s okay to ask for support. I love getting to know clients and helping you integrate your story in a way that helps you regain a sense of control over your emotions, experiences, and future.Sometimes, our stories have chapters we didn’t expect. I help you figure out how to navigate the anxiety, grief, anger, guilt, shame, and sense of overwhelm that can accompany life.
As a therapist, my goal is to create a secure, supportive environment where clients feel safe to explore and grow. I believe in the power of a collaborative therapeutic relationship, and over the years, I've developed a style that integrates narrative therapy with emotion-focused interventions. Each session is approached with curiosity and humility, ensuring that clients have the space to experience meaningful, positive change.
As a therapist, my goal is to create a secure, supportive environment where clients feel safe to explore and grow. I believe in the power of a collaborative therapeutic relationship, and over the years, I've developed a style that integrates narrative therapy with emotion-focused interventions. Each session is approached with curiosity and humility, ensuring that clients have the space to experience meaningful, positive change.
Jennifer Bimberg Counseling
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CADC
Verified Verified
Online Only
Is anxiety, depression, complex grief, or chronic stress preventing you from feeling present in your life? Have you done a lot of therapy but continue to find yourself feeling stuck, hopeless, or full of dread? Are you struggling with chronic health conditions that don't seem to respond to traditional interventions or can't be explained by conventional medicine? My time as a healing professional has reinforced the awareness that trauma and chronic stress are stored not just in our minds, but in our bodies and nervous systems as well. That is often why talk therapy is just not enough.
Is anxiety, depression, complex grief, or chronic stress preventing you from feeling present in your life? Have you done a lot of therapy but continue to find yourself feeling stuck, hopeless, or full of dread? Are you struggling with chronic health conditions that don't seem to respond to traditional interventions or can't be explained by conventional medicine? My time as a healing professional has reinforced the awareness that trauma and chronic stress are stored not just in our minds, but in our bodies and nervous systems as well. That is often why talk therapy is just not enough.
Therapy with me is relaxed and collaborative. I help people who are experiencing overwhelm, low mood, and anxiety find solutions to better weather life’s ups and downs. Depression, anxiety, and trauma can all lead to feelings of hopelessness and isolation. When life becomes too much, we can retreat into ourselves and shy away from our support networks. We may never have had much of a formal support network to begin with and we struggle to establish meaningful relationships due to past trauma. Or, perhaps you are struggling with vicarious trauma or burnout related to your work serving others?
Therapy with me is relaxed and collaborative. I help people who are experiencing overwhelm, low mood, and anxiety find solutions to better weather life’s ups and downs. Depression, anxiety, and trauma can all lead to feelings of hopelessness and isolation. When life becomes too much, we can retreat into ourselves and shy away from our support networks. We may never have had much of a formal support network to begin with and we struggle to establish meaningful relationships due to past trauma. Or, perhaps you are struggling with vicarious trauma or burnout related to your work serving others?
Anxiety, Depression and/or Overwhelm?
Connecting with people is an essential part of who I am. I have found supporting folks experiencing stress, anxiety and life changes is a calling of mine. If we work together, we will develop tools, identify thinking errors and work toward increasing your overall happiness. My focus is on finding solutions that work for you. Together we will work to build a foundation where you can access tools to support your happiness tomorrow and for the rest of your life.
Anxiety, Depression and/or Overwhelm?
Connecting with people is an essential part of who I am. I have found supporting folks experiencing stress, anxiety and life changes is a calling of mine. If we work together, we will develop tools, identify thinking errors and work toward increasing your overall happiness. My focus is on finding solutions that work for you. Together we will work to build a foundation where you can access tools to support your happiness tomorrow and for the rest of your life.
Sarah K Small
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Woodlawn, Portland, OR 97219
Waitlist for new clients
Do you feel anxious too much of the time? Exhausted, disconnected, without purpose or interest? Do you forfeit your own thoughts and feelings in relationship to others? Would you like to deal with difficulties more effectively than the unconscious impulses to comply, defy or flee? Whether it's a distinct problem or a vague discontent that needs resolution, I hold the space to illuminate, guide and empower your progression. This is where talk is strong medicine. Neuroscience reveals that therapy changes brain chemistry & structure. Habitual patterns fall away to a renewed sense of energy, choice and personal authority.
Do you feel anxious too much of the time? Exhausted, disconnected, without purpose or interest? Do you forfeit your own thoughts and feelings in relationship to others? Would you like to deal with difficulties more effectively than the unconscious impulses to comply, defy or flee? Whether it's a distinct problem or a vague discontent that needs resolution, I hold the space to illuminate, guide and empower your progression. This is where talk is strong medicine. Neuroscience reveals that therapy changes brain chemistry & structure. Habitual patterns fall away to a renewed sense of energy, choice and personal authority.
Start. Restore. Heal. I would like to assist you with gaining control over your life through building positive coping strategies to help you address current psychosocial adaptations and poor coping skills. My focus will help you to reduce your mental health symptoms by developing healthy life choices, positive coping skills, and improved self image. I can assist you in building positive relationships and connections. I am currently providing Telehealth therapeutic services for individuals, couples and families, seeking therapeutic support.
Start. Restore. Heal. I would like to assist you with gaining control over your life through building positive coping strategies to help you address current psychosocial adaptations and poor coping skills. My focus will help you to reduce your mental health symptoms by developing healthy life choices, positive coping skills, and improved self image. I can assist you in building positive relationships and connections. I am currently providing Telehealth therapeutic services for individuals, couples and families, seeking therapeutic support.
My vision of successful therapy is that you feel at home in yourself and maintain that center as you engage with the world around you. You will experience more ease, compassion, connection, balance, expansiveness, and a clarity about who you are and where you stand in relation to the experiences that brought you to therapy to begin with. Your issues may include not feeling like yourself, feeling stuck, grieving a loss, feeling flat, numb, or disconnected, sensing that something is missing or off, struggling with identity or life transitions, being in need of support in parenting, or just sensing that this is important somehow.
My vision of successful therapy is that you feel at home in yourself and maintain that center as you engage with the world around you. You will experience more ease, compassion, connection, balance, expansiveness, and a clarity about who you are and where you stand in relation to the experiences that brought you to therapy to begin with. Your issues may include not feeling like yourself, feeling stuck, grieving a loss, feeling flat, numb, or disconnected, sensing that something is missing or off, struggling with identity or life transitions, being in need of support in parenting, or just sensing that this is important somehow.
My passion has always been helping people who feel the need for change in their lives. I have extensive experience assisting clients with trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship distress, legal challenges, substance abuse & recovery issues, transition difficulties, and other life challenges. My approach is direct, yet compassionate and non-judgmental. I utilize an eclectic approach to therapy, and partner with clients to reach mutually agreed upon goals. I believe that you are an expert in your own life, and I am simply there to guide you and challenge you toward a happier, healthier version of yourself.
My passion has always been helping people who feel the need for change in their lives. I have extensive experience assisting clients with trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship distress, legal challenges, substance abuse & recovery issues, transition difficulties, and other life challenges. My approach is direct, yet compassionate and non-judgmental. I utilize an eclectic approach to therapy, and partner with clients to reach mutually agreed upon goals. I believe that you are an expert in your own life, and I am simply there to guide you and challenge you toward a happier, healthier version of yourself.
Meet Our Female Therapists
Simone Isadora Levine
Professional Counselor Associate, MA, LMHCA, NCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
Imagine finally feeling like your true self, no longer overwhelmed or caught in a cycle of frustration from life's relentless challenges. Envision a space where supportive guidance gently unravels the burdens you've carried—be it relationship issues, stress, anxiety, the depths of depression, grief, or the shadows of past trauma—revealing the essence of who you are. I've been there too, caught in the same exhausting cycles that hold us back from truly living, and I understand the courage it takes to seek change. With a trauma-informed lens, I am deeply committed to guiding you through breaking free from life's overwhelming cycles.
Imagine finally feeling like your true self, no longer overwhelmed or caught in a cycle of frustration from life's relentless challenges. Envision a space where supportive guidance gently unravels the burdens you've carried—be it relationship issues, stress, anxiety, the depths of depression, grief, or the shadows of past trauma—revealing the essence of who you are. I've been there too, caught in the same exhausting cycles that hold us back from truly living, and I understand the courage it takes to seek change. With a trauma-informed lens, I am deeply committed to guiding you through breaking free from life's overwhelming cycles.
I treat issues of mood and anxiety as well as more complex issues involving substance use and trauma. I also have special expertise in personal goal-setting; cannabis dependence; and creative, gifted, and/or talented youth and adults with mood, underachievement, or multipotentiality issues. I work from a harm-reduction perspective and use a holistic lens to address problems. Using a mix of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing, and a systems view, I assess and address sleep hygiene, daily habits, personal relationships, and coping skills, and incorporate mindfulness and exercise into all treatment planning.
I treat issues of mood and anxiety as well as more complex issues involving substance use and trauma. I also have special expertise in personal goal-setting; cannabis dependence; and creative, gifted, and/or talented youth and adults with mood, underachievement, or multipotentiality issues. I work from a harm-reduction perspective and use a holistic lens to address problems. Using a mix of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing, and a systems view, I assess and address sleep hygiene, daily habits, personal relationships, and coping skills, and incorporate mindfulness and exercise into all treatment planning.
Online Therapists
I specialize in women's issues, anxiety, and childhood trauma.
Whether you are going through a big life transition, coping with grief and loss, or just finding daily anxiety getting in your way, therapy can help.
I love creative and holistic approaches to therapy and healing work. Interested in Astrology? Bring it in! Want to pull oracle cards? Great! We can use images and archetypes for reflection and introspection. Interested in art or writing? Please bring in those creative practices.
I specialize in supporting people to unpack the things weighing them down, build new skills, and embrace meaning-making, joy, and presence in their daily lives.
I specialize in women's issues, anxiety, and childhood trauma.
Whether you are going through a big life transition, coping with grief and loss, or just finding daily anxiety getting in your way, therapy can help.
I love creative and holistic approaches to therapy and healing work. Interested in Astrology? Bring it in! Want to pull oracle cards? Great! We can use images and archetypes for reflection and introspection. Interested in art or writing? Please bring in those creative practices.
I specialize in supporting people to unpack the things weighing them down, build new skills, and embrace meaning-making, joy, and presence in their daily lives.
Dr. Valencia Campbell-Chapin
Licensed Professional Counselor, EdD, LPC-S, RPT-S, SAP, ADC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Woodlawn, Portland, OR 97216
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor, who specialize in helping people impacted by anxiety, anger, depression, work life-balance, and parenting. Are you tired of staying up late at night worrying about your future? Do you often feel your life spinning out of control? If societal changes have you down, I understand your frustration. I can give you the tools they need to stay on green. I am a trained CCATP Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Provider, Certified Grief Counselor and a Certified Registered Play Therapist Counselor.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor, who specialize in helping people impacted by anxiety, anger, depression, work life-balance, and parenting. Are you tired of staying up late at night worrying about your future? Do you often feel your life spinning out of control? If societal changes have you down, I understand your frustration. I can give you the tools they need to stay on green. I am a trained CCATP Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Provider, Certified Grief Counselor and a Certified Registered Play Therapist Counselor.
Mimosa Constans
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, BS, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
My clients are cycle breakers..... "A cycle breaker is someone who grew up without an example of the life they wanted or needed, and they fought like hell to build that life anyway." -Nate Postlethwait
My therapeutic approach gently examines how family of origin, cultural upbringing, socioeconomic inequality and attachment style have influenced your life and relationships. I am culturally diverse, and the proud daughter of a Vietnamese refugee.
Being biracial I have a special affinity for BIPOC and multi-racial people. This is a unique human experience, that one cannot fully appreciate without having lived it.
My clients are cycle breakers..... "A cycle breaker is someone who grew up without an example of the life they wanted or needed, and they fought like hell to build that life anyway." -Nate Postlethwait
My therapeutic approach gently examines how family of origin, cultural upbringing, socioeconomic inequality and attachment style have influenced your life and relationships. I am culturally diverse, and the proud daughter of a Vietnamese refugee.
Being biracial I have a special affinity for BIPOC and multi-racial people. This is a unique human experience, that one cannot fully appreciate without having lived it.
Christine Yoshida Counseling
Counselor, MS, NCC, LMHC, LPC, NBPT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Hi! I am so glad you found my page and are taking the time to explore what you may be needing in your life. I value the safety and trust created in the relationship between a therapist and client. I believe we are all humans and are wired for healing, growth and change. I would love to be part of your journey. I specialize in eating disorders and work with clients wanting to heal their relationship with food, fitness and body image. In addition, I help individuals come back or rediscover their core authentic selves, relationship dynamics, sex and navigate non-monogamy/polyamory.
Hi! I am so glad you found my page and are taking the time to explore what you may be needing in your life. I value the safety and trust created in the relationship between a therapist and client. I believe we are all humans and are wired for healing, growth and change. I would love to be part of your journey. I specialize in eating disorders and work with clients wanting to heal their relationship with food, fitness and body image. In addition, I help individuals come back or rediscover their core authentic selves, relationship dynamics, sex and navigate non-monogamy/polyamory.
5 gen Asian-American woman, I understand the challenges of balancing multiple cultures and how it impacts our lives.
The thought of therapy can be confusing and maybe even a little intimidating! Especially if you’ve grown up feeling like your needs had to be minimized. I want to guide you in embracing life and empowering you to navigate challenges with resilience. I enjoy working with a wide variety of individuals, couple systems, and families. In addition to addressing anxiety and depression, I specialize in working with children of immigrants and folks from multicultural backgrounds as they navigate identity, cultural expectations, life transitions, and the challenges of balancing different worlds.
5 gen Asian-American woman, I understand the challenges of balancing multiple cultures and how it impacts our lives.
The thought of therapy can be confusing and maybe even a little intimidating! Especially if you’ve grown up feeling like your needs had to be minimized. I want to guide you in embracing life and empowering you to navigate challenges with resilience. I enjoy working with a wide variety of individuals, couple systems, and families. In addition to addressing anxiety and depression, I specialize in working with children of immigrants and folks from multicultural backgrounds as they navigate identity, cultural expectations, life transitions, and the challenges of balancing different worlds.
As a therapist, I provide an inclusive, non-judgmental space in which you can process the feelings, while feeling heard and understood. As a client, you can expect to join efforts to explore, laugh, and find your voice again. I help my clients to find freedom and strength as you express thoughts and emotions in a safe environment, thereby deepening your relationship with your true self and with others. I believe the therapy relationship should be one of mutual respect and collaboration.
As a therapist, I provide an inclusive, non-judgmental space in which you can process the feelings, while feeling heard and understood. As a client, you can expect to join efforts to explore, laugh, and find your voice again. I help my clients to find freedom and strength as you express thoughts and emotions in a safe environment, thereby deepening your relationship with your true self and with others. I believe the therapy relationship should be one of mutual respect and collaboration.
Meghan Wright O'Connor
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Woodlawn, Portland, OR 97215
Do you have an adept ability to flex and bend to the needs of your environment? Do you struggle to identify and prioritize your own needs? Are your goals and dreams collecting dust while you compulsively tend to those around you? Codependency often develops as a survival strategy of people who are raised in environments saturated in trauma and addiction. Useful in childhood, it leaves many feeling a complex array of emotions in their adulthood: emptiness, resentment, loneliness, and confusion. I help people to break unsatisying relational-patterns and to harness more creative control over their lives.
Do you have an adept ability to flex and bend to the needs of your environment? Do you struggle to identify and prioritize your own needs? Are your goals and dreams collecting dust while you compulsively tend to those around you? Codependency often develops as a survival strategy of people who are raised in environments saturated in trauma and addiction. Useful in childhood, it leaves many feeling a complex array of emotions in their adulthood: emptiness, resentment, loneliness, and confusion. I help people to break unsatisying relational-patterns and to harness more creative control over their lives.
See more therapy options for Woodlawn, Portland
Nearby Female Therapists Searches for Woodlawn, Portland
See More Female TherapistsNearby Searches for Woodlawn, Portland
- Alberta Arts District
- Arbor Lodge
- Boise
- Bridgeton
- Concordia
- Humboldt
- Kenton
- King
- Overlook
- Piedmont
- Sabin
- Vernon
Female Therapists
Does it matter what gender my therapist is?
In general, there is no relationship between a therapist’s gender and their efficacy. Some clients, however, prefer to see therapists of a particular gender, whether due to their own past experiences with men and women, or because they feel more comfortable with a therapist of their own gender due to shared life experiences or perspectives. Considering what one wants to address in therapy can help someone determine whether their therapist’s gender may matter or improve their therapeutic experience. The most important consideration is that a client is able to build a trusting relationship with their therapist.
Should I see a female therapist?
Many people—not just women—prefer to see a female therapist. For women, this could be because they believe that they will be able to better connect with a woman, and that a female therapist will be able to relate to their specific challenges and personal issues. It may be particularly beneficial for women to see a female therapist, for example, for gender-specific issues, such as sexism in the workplace, relationship issues, and gender roles. The most important factor in therapy is the client-therapist connection, and a therapist's gender as well as many other factors may play an important role in this.
Do therapists get specific training to help with women’s concerns?
Therapists are trained to provide care to clients of any gender. However, some therapists may pursue additional training in feminist therapy, gender-specific issues, or women’s mental health. Female clients may wish to ask prospective therapists whether they have received specific training in the client’s primary area(s) of concern, or whether they have worked extensively with women on issues similar to their own.
How can I inquire about a therapist’s experience in treating women?
It’s OK—even encouraged!—to ask a therapist directly whether and how often they have treated women in the past, or whether they have treated women dealing with the client’s most prominent concern(s). Competent therapists will be happy to share their educational background, preferred treatment modalities, and prior client experience to help an individual find the therapist best suited to their needs.