Family Therapy in Portland, OR

I work with those who have the odds stacked against them, those who have experienced abuse, lack of acceptance and discrimination. Whether that has been complex trauma, systemic oppression, racial, generational, or religious trauma. I can relate to the experiences of marginalized people with real lived experience. I provide a space that is judgement free, compassionate, and honest where we co-create a path forward. I will be there walking alongside you every step of the way, in your corner, as we figure out this path together.

Jamie Lloyd is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 10 years of experience providing therapy for individuals, groups, couples, and families. For the past 5 years, Jamie has worked in a rural primary care clinic doing integrated care and found it to be both challenging and rewarding. She has worked in two additional primary care settings as well as in private practice and additional agency settings, seeing clients of all ages and from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. Her approach to therapy is most frequently Family Systems using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, or EMDR.

You want prompt solutions to today's challenges. Whether you are facing changes in your personal or work life, are dealing with trauma, illness, grief, depression or anxiety, you want support to identify and implement successful strategies to get back on line as soon as possible. I have an active approach and promote between-session homework and bibliotherapy to integrate the gains you are making. I aggressively seek continuing education for myself in support of your current issues and special concerns. My office reflects a sense of warmth comfort and security in order to create a reassuring environment.

Welcome to a nurturing and mindful approach to therapy. You may have experienced a trauma, stressful life event, bad relationship or family conflict. You have worked hard to provide yourself and your family a good foundation. Now you are ready for deeper work of healing, growth and improving relationships. Perhaps you are a parent wanting to connect with your adolescent or you are an adolescent going through a stressful time. Adolescence is a time of great change and challenge. It's so clear that we are meant to navigate this as a tribe when adolescents and adults are more isolated than ever before in our society.

I am a feminist therapist with ego psych training and view the healing of the self from a sociological perspective, as well as from an intrapsychic one. I am committed to treating ethnic, religious and sexual minorities and working class individuals. I offer individual, couple and family counseling. I am eclectic and utilize mindfulness and meditation, psychodynamic psychotherapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy and solution-focused approaches. Areas of clinical interest are issues of aging, grief and loss, addictions, separation/ divorce and the special concerns of the artist.

You might be an excellent fit for my practice if you are currently navigating one of adulthood's many transitions, are experiencing chronic or acute anxiety or panic, or are affected by relationship issues, including family concerns. Throughout my training at top-tier programs, I have learned a range of evidence-based practices to help support individuals in their efforts to heal and grow.

All families experience transitions, and even positive change can cause stress. I employ an eclectic approach with a strong emphasis on attachment, structural, and solution-focused family therapies. I work with young children and their caregivers to form secure attachments early on. This leads to more effective communication and problem solving patterns and a higher level of resilience down the road. My work tends to be short term and builds on the existing strengths of your family. My work with couples is attachment informed as we look at past and current relationships to elucidate our most fulfilling ways of connecting.

My focus as a therapist is cultivating an environment of acceptance and warmth so that my clients may feel empowered to engage in self-exploration and develop additional ways of coping. I facilitate self-exploration aimed towards increasing client's sense of joy, creativity, self-forgiveness, perspective, confidence, warmth, compassion, and desire to heal. I have experience providing therapy for clients experiencing postpartum depression and anxiety, infertility, and mental health issues in pregnancy. I also have experience with generalized anxiety, depression, stressful life transitions, grief, trauma, and relationship issues.

Whether expected or sudden, loss or change can turn our lives upside down. I help people navigate grief, trauma, and chronic pain, (even when it’s complicated), and find meaning. When life or relationships seem impossible, I help people make necessary changes and find solid ground again. I work with many kinds of relationship styles/configurations including monogamous couples, blended families, chosen family, folks practicing ethical non-monogamy, and people who want to build or restore a relationship with themselves after a huge life transformation.

We offer therapy and medication management for depression, anxiety, child/family issues, trauma, ADD, and a wide range of other concerns. We can bill most OHP plans in the metro area for therapy and medication management services.

You’ve grown up wondering if you’re weird, wrong, or at fault. You feel like you don’t align with your family, your assigned gender, or traditional relationships. You wonder if you speak the same language as others in your world. You’ve tried to fit in, get things done, and meet others’ standards, but have always felt like you’re missing the mark. You feel stuck, like everyone else knows something you don’t. Now, you want guidance, support, and a deeper understanding of yourself and your ideal life.

As a clinical psychologist, I work with adults on general mental health concerns, such as anxiety, depression, body image issues, relationship issues, family-of-origin matters, women's issues, identity development, and life transitions. My therapeutic style focuses on interpersonal relationships, with the goal of creating or maintaining meaningful bonds with others and addressing chronic, painful, unmet needs. I utilize emotion focused therapy, attachment theory, and CBT/ACT strategies to address your concerns.

I've specialized in helping folks through tough times for over two decades. Through a warm, down-to-earth, collaborative approach I'll partner with you to achieve your goals and find inner peace. By using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with a focus on mindfulness and your unique strengths, I can help you understand and modify your thoughts, feelings and behaviors. My areas of expertise include managing anxiety, reducing stress around relationships, family, work and life transitions, improving self esteem, setting boundaries, living with infertility and childlessness, adults with ADHD and living with neurodiverse children and partners.

As an ex-evangelical queer person, I am passionate about partnering with LGBTQIA+ adults to help them live authentic and fulfilling sexual, relational, and spiritual lives through sex and relationship therapy. Client issues include but are not limited to navigating non-affirming relationships, sexual concerns and "dysfunctions," and breakdowns in communication or values conflicts. I collaborate with my clients to increase self-understanding, foster agency, clarify self-defined values, build communication skills, increase emotional well-being in relationships, heal from religious trauma, and explore spirituality.

I provide holistic psychotherapy to adult individuals ready to embark on a deep and kind healing exploration towards their therapeutic goals. I have a passion for helping people find their power and rewrite the story of who they are. I have extensive experience helping with anxiety and depression, family-of-origin issues, internalized shame and self-criticism, relational or intergenerational trauma, complex trauma, and more. I also have specific knowledge working with people stable in their 12-Step recovery who are looking to dive deeper to heal roots issues; and I have unique insights into helping transplants from other countries.

*CURRENTLY FULL AND NOT ACCEPTING PATIENTS AT THIS TIME *I partner with individuals who essentially are at a crossroads in their lives. Whether it be a major change in their family dynamic or a career shift, transitions may be challenging and these may warrant additional support. As a counselor who uses a life coaching approach, I look forward to supporting individuals who want to see results, be inspired to go further distances and reclaim their internal joy.

I use a strength based approach as a therapist. Working with adults, children, teens and families. Regardless of age many of the clients I have present with adjustment issues related to transitions they are experiencing in their lives. Clients often present with symptoms of anxiety and or depression resulting in a decrease in quality of life. Some are dealing with family communication challenges, a recent death or have a loved one who is sick or with a chronic illness. Clients can have a history of mental illness and others have relational challenges both personally, professionally or in school finding it hard to succeed.

If you are struggling with relationships in your life, maybe with your intimate partner/spouse or family members, or perhaps at work, you might feel the need to talk with someone. I am a psychotherapist practicing in Oregon and Washington, and in Europe. I enjoy assisting people in the exploration of new ways to manage challenges that invariably arise in life. If you struggle with anxiety or depression, or if you are experiencing activation related to past traumatic events I can help you learn new ways of relating to yourself and to others.

I am passionate about the work I do and have almost a decade of experience working with children, adolescents, families and adults experiencing trauma and mental illness. I found my passion for helping people through experiencing my own hardships in life and seek to share not only my professional expertise but my empathy for what it means to overcome adversity. My expertise includes helping people overcome issues around childhood trauma, sexual and domestic violence, military and first responder trauma, and more.