LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapists in Portland, OR
Feeling stuck in patterns, anxious, or navigating life and relationship transitions? I support adults and couples in cultivating self-awareness, improving communication, and deepening connection through mindfulness, somatic practices, and approaches like EFT, Gottman, and Restoration Therapy.
Feeling stuck in patterns, anxious, or navigating life and relationship transitions? I support adults and couples in cultivating self-awareness, improving communication, and deepening connection through mindfulness, somatic practices, and approaches like EFT, Gottman, and Restoration Therapy.
I enjoy working with adults, including individuals from diverse backgrounds & LGBTQIA+ communities.
Finding a therapist can feel overwhelming. I’m here to make that process as welcoming and supportive as possible. I approach therapy with compassion, openness, and a genuine curiosity about your story. My goal is to create a space where you feel seen, heard, and empowered—a place where healing and growth can happen at your own pace. I believe therapy is a partnership, where you are the expert on your own lived experience, and I am here as a guide in collaboration with you. Together, we’ll explore patterns, uncover strengths, and work through challenges, all while honoring your unique journey.
I enjoy working with adults, including individuals from diverse backgrounds & LGBTQIA+ communities.
Finding a therapist can feel overwhelming. I’m here to make that process as welcoming and supportive as possible. I approach therapy with compassion, openness, and a genuine curiosity about your story. My goal is to create a space where you feel seen, heard, and empowered—a place where healing and growth can happen at your own pace. I believe therapy is a partnership, where you are the expert on your own lived experience, and I am here as a guide in collaboration with you. Together, we’ll explore patterns, uncover strengths, and work through challenges, all while honoring your unique journey.
I love working with activists, family scapegoats and black sheep, outliers, and whistleblowers. My goal is to collaborate with you to find the joy, connections, and moments of beauty that bring your life meaning. Maybe you're struggling to trust people after years of feeling lonely and misunderstood, or you've internalized messages that there's something wrong with you? Or you feel stuck in bodily sensations from trauma you thought you'd left behind? Together we can co-create the conditions of safety for you to begin healing.
I love working with activists, family scapegoats and black sheep, outliers, and whistleblowers. My goal is to collaborate with you to find the joy, connections, and moments of beauty that bring your life meaning. Maybe you're struggling to trust people after years of feeling lonely and misunderstood, or you've internalized messages that there's something wrong with you? Or you feel stuck in bodily sensations from trauma you thought you'd left behind? Together we can co-create the conditions of safety for you to begin healing.
I am dedicated to fostering collaborative partnerships with children and their families. My passion lies in empowering children and families to enhance their self-advocacy, independence, confidence, and connectedness. Using a strengths-based approach, I tailor my work to meet the unique needs of each family, embracing their individual circumstances and encouraging them to practice self-compassion. I aim to facilitate a supportive, nurturing, and inclusive space for all.
I am dedicated to fostering collaborative partnerships with children and their families. My passion lies in empowering children and families to enhance their self-advocacy, independence, confidence, and connectedness. Using a strengths-based approach, I tailor my work to meet the unique needs of each family, embracing their individual circumstances and encouraging them to practice self-compassion. I aim to facilitate a supportive, nurturing, and inclusive space for all.
Counseling is a relationship; one where you get to experience care, discovery, and belonging as your whole self, unconditionally.
I believe healing is a collaborative process – one rooted in compassion, authenticity, and a strong sense of care. My style is steady and attuned; I offer both gentle presence and thoughtful challenge. I make room for you to unlearn, to unravel, reveal, and reconnect to something larger, to all that makes us whole.
Counseling is a relationship; one where you get to experience care, discovery, and belonging as your whole self, unconditionally.
I believe healing is a collaborative process – one rooted in compassion, authenticity, and a strong sense of care. My style is steady and attuned; I offer both gentle presence and thoughtful challenge. I make room for you to unlearn, to unravel, reveal, and reconnect to something larger, to all that makes us whole.
When life's challenges stack up and leave us feeling limited, paralyzed, isolated, or addicted, thriving gives way to surviving. Relationships and jobs suffer - sometimes noticeably. Engaging in therapy can reverse this progression and help to regain a sense of movement, ease, and joy. I welcome the opportunity to work with adults and teens with addictions, depression, anxiety, peri/menopause, ADHD, trauma, men’s issues, challenging family systems, veterans, aviation community, and those marginalized by oppressive systems.
When life's challenges stack up and leave us feeling limited, paralyzed, isolated, or addicted, thriving gives way to surviving. Relationships and jobs suffer - sometimes noticeably. Engaging in therapy can reverse this progression and help to regain a sense of movement, ease, and joy. I welcome the opportunity to work with adults and teens with addictions, depression, anxiety, peri/menopause, ADHD, trauma, men’s issues, challenging family systems, veterans, aviation community, and those marginalized by oppressive systems.
I believe healing happens when we learn to listen to our bodies and our emotions. My approach is warm, intuitive, and collaborative. I want therapy to feel like a place where you can slow down, notice what's happening inside, and gently reconnect with the parts of yourself that you've had to protect or push aside. I pay close attention to your nervous system and what it's communicating, helping you shift from survival mode into a greater sense of steadiness and self-connection at a pace that feels safe to you.
I believe healing happens when we learn to listen to our bodies and our emotions. My approach is warm, intuitive, and collaborative. I want therapy to feel like a place where you can slow down, notice what's happening inside, and gently reconnect with the parts of yourself that you've had to protect or push aside. I pay close attention to your nervous system and what it's communicating, helping you shift from survival mode into a greater sense of steadiness and self-connection at a pace that feels safe to you.
My goal is to guide my clients to be their genuine selves, to feeling whole and complete. Helping my clients reach their fullest potential is the most rewarding feeling. The journey to being who we are rather than who others would like us to be, behaving in a manner that exemplifies self-love, self-worth, and confidence is a daily task that requires re-committing each day. The wounds of yesterday must be healed in order to move forward. I believe the client determines the direction and pace to which we accomplish this knowing all the while, self-discovery and actualization is never ending.
My goal is to guide my clients to be their genuine selves, to feeling whole and complete. Helping my clients reach their fullest potential is the most rewarding feeling. The journey to being who we are rather than who others would like us to be, behaving in a manner that exemplifies self-love, self-worth, and confidence is a daily task that requires re-committing each day. The wounds of yesterday must be healed in order to move forward. I believe the client determines the direction and pace to which we accomplish this knowing all the while, self-discovery and actualization is never ending.
Hi, my name is Katie, and it is nice to meet you! I am a Clinical Social Work Associate (CSWA) in Oregon and a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in WA and I hold a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from Boise State University. I have served in the field for 15 years and welcome populations of all demographics, ethnicities and cultures. I specialize in working with those who demonstrate complex traumas, PTSD, addiction, grief and loss, suicidality, self-harm, abuse, depression and anxiety.
Hi, my name is Katie, and it is nice to meet you! I am a Clinical Social Work Associate (CSWA) in Oregon and a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in WA and I hold a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from Boise State University. I have served in the field for 15 years and welcome populations of all demographics, ethnicities and cultures. I specialize in working with those who demonstrate complex traumas, PTSD, addiction, grief and loss, suicidality, self-harm, abuse, depression and anxiety.
Hello, my name is Bailey and I am accepting new clients in Oregon! I provide compassionate, empathetic, inclusive, and culturally responsive mental health services to people of all backgrounds. I have experience working with juvenile justice, SPMI, children and families, marginalized communities, as well as adults of all ages. I employ a trauma informed lens with a strong reliance on evidence-based practices including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy and Person Centered Therapy.
Hello, my name is Bailey and I am accepting new clients in Oregon! I provide compassionate, empathetic, inclusive, and culturally responsive mental health services to people of all backgrounds. I have experience working with juvenile justice, SPMI, children and families, marginalized communities, as well as adults of all ages. I employ a trauma informed lens with a strong reliance on evidence-based practices including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy and Person Centered Therapy.
I help women and their partners recover from anxiety and trauma, learn to trust themselves, and create the love relationships and friendships they long for. I also help folks in intimate partnerships learn to communicate about hard topics, recover from the betrayal of affairs, and grow more intimacy. If you are exhausted from the constant anxiety of trying to be perfect or you feel hopeless about finding a partner or getting your needs met in the partnership you are in...read on!
I help women and their partners recover from anxiety and trauma, learn to trust themselves, and create the love relationships and friendships they long for. I also help folks in intimate partnerships learn to communicate about hard topics, recover from the betrayal of affairs, and grow more intimacy. If you are exhausted from the constant anxiety of trying to be perfect or you feel hopeless about finding a partner or getting your needs met in the partnership you are in...read on!
My work in mental wellness is guided by the belief that all humans have the ability to heal when they have the tools and safe space to do so. My hope is to provide that space where folks can show up as their authentic self, free from fear of judgment. I believe that we are shaped by our experiences and our environments, and my goal in this work is to support people in investigating and making meaning of their stories and their contexts with compassion.
My work in mental wellness is guided by the belief that all humans have the ability to heal when they have the tools and safe space to do so. My hope is to provide that space where folks can show up as their authentic self, free from fear of judgment. I believe that we are shaped by our experiences and our environments, and my goal in this work is to support people in investigating and making meaning of their stories and their contexts with compassion.
Couples Therapy | Structured 8-Week Intimacy
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
7 Endorsed
Serves Area
Rebuild. Reconnect. Respark. I specialize in couples therapy for committed partners who feel disconnected, stuck in conflict, or emotionally distant despite deeply caring for one another. Through Intimacy Reset, a structured 8–10 week couples therapy experience, I help couples rebuild trust, strengthen communication, and deepen emotional and relational intimacy. Together, we identify patterns that keep couples feeling disconnected and create new ways of relating rooted in safety, clarity, and connection. My approach is trauma-informed, attachment-based, and designed for couples ready for intentional, meaningful change.
Rebuild. Reconnect. Respark. I specialize in couples therapy for committed partners who feel disconnected, stuck in conflict, or emotionally distant despite deeply caring for one another. Through Intimacy Reset, a structured 8–10 week couples therapy experience, I help couples rebuild trust, strengthen communication, and deepen emotional and relational intimacy. Together, we identify patterns that keep couples feeling disconnected and create new ways of relating rooted in safety, clarity, and connection. My approach is trauma-informed, attachment-based, and designed for couples ready for intentional, meaningful change.
The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. -Nelson Mandela. Sometimes we really want growth, change and/or to just feel better, but the fear of change is real. Men, in particular men of color, find seeking help as a sign of weakness. One of the bravest things you could ever do and the rewards are limitless when you face this challenge. If you are up for the challenge, I am ready to assist!
The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. -Nelson Mandela. Sometimes we really want growth, change and/or to just feel better, but the fear of change is real. Men, in particular men of color, find seeking help as a sign of weakness. One of the bravest things you could ever do and the rewards are limitless when you face this challenge. If you are up for the challenge, I am ready to assist!
Late-Diagnosed AuDHD with George Goldston, LMFT
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, ADHD, CCSP
1 Endorsed
Portland, OR 97229
If you want telehealth video therapy with a neurodivergent, LGBTQ+ affirming therapist licensed in WA, OR, NC, and SC, reach out to schedule via the Prosper Health website.
The diagnosis lands, and everything rearranges. Relief, grief, anger, and “how did nobody see this?” all hit at once. Suddenly the noise, shutdowns, social exhaustion, work dread, and need for recovery time make sense. You replay your whole life through a new lens. Part of you feels validated. Another part worries what this means now. Your body still gets flooded in bright rooms, loud places, messy schedules, and too many demands. You want to stop forcing yourself through life like nothing changed.
If you want telehealth video therapy with a neurodivergent, LGBTQ+ affirming therapist licensed in WA, OR, NC, and SC, reach out to schedule via the Prosper Health website.
The diagnosis lands, and everything rearranges. Relief, grief, anger, and “how did nobody see this?” all hit at once. Suddenly the noise, shutdowns, social exhaustion, work dread, and need for recovery time make sense. You replay your whole life through a new lens. Part of you feels validated. Another part worries what this means now. Your body still gets flooded in bright rooms, loud places, messy schedules, and too many demands. You want to stop forcing yourself through life like nothing changed.
I am licensed in both Oregon and Washington and specialize in grief and loss, depression, anxiety, LGBTQ+ concerns, and adjusting to new medical diagnoses.
I also have experience providing emotional support animal evaluations and pet loss grief support. In addition, I am a Certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction counselor and trained in Animal-Assisted Interventions. I am approved to provide clinical supervision toward licensure in Oregon.
I am licensed in both Oregon and Washington and specialize in grief and loss, depression, anxiety, LGBTQ+ concerns, and adjusting to new medical diagnoses.
I also have experience providing emotional support animal evaluations and pet loss grief support. In addition, I am a Certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction counselor and trained in Animal-Assisted Interventions. I am approved to provide clinical supervision toward licensure in Oregon.
I offer individual counseling and support groups for the trans and non-binary community. I love working with clients who are ready for change and want support in the process of transition– into new identities, relationships, careers, and ways of relating to themselves and others. Everyone’s path of healing and growth is unique; I work together with my clients to find an approach that feels right for them, honoring their wisdom, strengths, and preferences.
I offer individual counseling and support groups for the trans and non-binary community. I love working with clients who are ready for change and want support in the process of transition– into new identities, relationships, careers, and ways of relating to themselves and others. Everyone’s path of healing and growth is unique; I work together with my clients to find an approach that feels right for them, honoring their wisdom, strengths, and preferences.
I believe that when people are given the support, validation, and empathy everyone has the capacity and potential to live a fulfilling life. Grief, anxiety, depression, and personal growth are all manageable with the right support. As a counselor part of my job is to provide that support you may have not gotten before. Through exploration of different life themes we will work together to create the life that you have always envisioned.
I believe that when people are given the support, validation, and empathy everyone has the capacity and potential to live a fulfilling life. Grief, anxiety, depression, and personal growth are all manageable with the right support. As a counselor part of my job is to provide that support you may have not gotten before. Through exploration of different life themes we will work together to create the life that you have always envisioned.
I bring years of experience working with youth, LGBTQIA individuals, and those facing developmental or mental health challenges.
If you're navigating personal struggles like anxiety, depression, or identity questions and want a compassionate, non-judgmental space to explore your authentic self at your own pace, I am here to assist. I provide support that honors your lived experiences and respects your autonomy in setting goals and making changes. Whether it’s working through trauma, understanding your identity, or strengthening relationships, I focus on meeting you where you are, building trust, and fostering growth through a collaborative and empowering approach.
I bring years of experience working with youth, LGBTQIA individuals, and those facing developmental or mental health challenges.
If you're navigating personal struggles like anxiety, depression, or identity questions and want a compassionate, non-judgmental space to explore your authentic self at your own pace, I am here to assist. I provide support that honors your lived experiences and respects your autonomy in setting goals and making changes. Whether it’s working through trauma, understanding your identity, or strengthening relationships, I focus on meeting you where you are, building trust, and fostering growth through a collaborative and empowering approach.
My people are LGBTQIA+ young adults and older adults who feel stuck, disconnected, or uncertain about who they are becoming.
My therapy is queer-affirming and grounded in Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, and psychoanalytic approaches. We will not only be getting to the deeper layers of what is going on, but we will actively work on creating change to get you feeling better fast.
My people are LGBTQIA+ young adults and older adults who feel stuck, disconnected, or uncertain about who they are becoming.
My therapy is queer-affirming and grounded in Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, and psychoanalytic approaches. We will not only be getting to the deeper layers of what is going on, but we will actively work on creating change to get you feeling better fast.
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