Gottman Method Therapists in Portland, OR
I am a compassionate and attuned therapist who listens deeply and meets you exactly where you are. My goal is to create a safe, supportive space where your thoughts and emotions can be felt, expressed, and understood. I have extensive experience working with clients navigating depression, grief and loss, trauma, anxiety, relationship stress, and seasons of personal growth and exploration. I also specialize in supporting women who have experienced infertility or loss due to miscarriage, and I bring additional expertise in the utilizing the Enneagram as a framework for understanding patterns of personality and experience.
I am a compassionate and attuned therapist who listens deeply and meets you exactly where you are. My goal is to create a safe, supportive space where your thoughts and emotions can be felt, expressed, and understood. I have extensive experience working with clients navigating depression, grief and loss, trauma, anxiety, relationship stress, and seasons of personal growth and exploration. I also specialize in supporting women who have experienced infertility or loss due to miscarriage, and I bring additional expertise in the utilizing the Enneagram as a framework for understanding patterns of personality and experience.
I enjoy practicing psychotherapy that is holistic and life-transforming. As an LMFT with depth specialization, I listen to your emotional heart and soul to heal the mind. The issues that you experience as an individual, couple or in relationship with family deserve attention with that kind of dedication. Trained in integral psychology with specialization in complex addiction issues, I'm also honored to have over a decade of apprenticeship with indigenous elders. This experience allows me to carefully blend modern evidenced-based clinical modalities with ancestral healing traditions in my practice.
I enjoy practicing psychotherapy that is holistic and life-transforming. As an LMFT with depth specialization, I listen to your emotional heart and soul to heal the mind. The issues that you experience as an individual, couple or in relationship with family deserve attention with that kind of dedication. Trained in integral psychology with specialization in complex addiction issues, I'm also honored to have over a decade of apprenticeship with indigenous elders. This experience allows me to carefully blend modern evidenced-based clinical modalities with ancestral healing traditions in my practice.
True You Therapy & Wellness LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, LMFT
2 Endorsed
Portland, OR 97219
True You Therapy & Wellness is a group practice with multiple practitioners. Please reach out and we will help match you with the best fit for your needs. Our aim is to help people create their most authentic lives; to overcome "stuckness" and to re-write old stories that are no longer helpful or life-affirming. You deserve to find your true purpose and harmony in this life, and we're here to help you get started and support you along the way.
True You Therapy & Wellness is a group practice with multiple practitioners. Please reach out and we will help match you with the best fit for your needs. Our aim is to help people create their most authentic lives; to overcome "stuckness" and to re-write old stories that are no longer helpful or life-affirming. You deserve to find your true purpose and harmony in this life, and we're here to help you get started and support you along the way.
Life, relationships, even moments, can be hard. It can be difficult to talk about what is going on internally, to find footing when it seems your life is crumbling.I will hold space for you, all yours, a hard thing to find in real life, and provide an opportunity for you to connect more deeply with yourself, heal and recover.We will work collaboratively to develop a healthier, happier you.This creates a natural domino effect on your life.You will learn skills, insight, and see the negative dynamics that affect you consciously and unconsciously. This allows you to change, to integrate all the hurt pieces of you into a healthy whole.
Life, relationships, even moments, can be hard. It can be difficult to talk about what is going on internally, to find footing when it seems your life is crumbling.I will hold space for you, all yours, a hard thing to find in real life, and provide an opportunity for you to connect more deeply with yourself, heal and recover.We will work collaboratively to develop a healthier, happier you.This creates a natural domino effect on your life.You will learn skills, insight, and see the negative dynamics that affect you consciously and unconsciously. This allows you to change, to integrate all the hurt pieces of you into a healthy whole.
Just as many pieces make up the whole of a person's life, there are many components make up a successful experience with counseling. The therapeutic journey begins from a place of trust and support. I meet my clients where they are at and my goal for therapy is to provide a safe space for my clients to process through the necessary emotions to reach their next goal. I am passionate about serving all individuals who wish seek guidance, a place to be vulnerable and the opportunity to grow. I work with teens, emerging adults and adult clients of any population.
Just as many pieces make up the whole of a person's life, there are many components make up a successful experience with counseling. The therapeutic journey begins from a place of trust and support. I meet my clients where they are at and my goal for therapy is to provide a safe space for my clients to process through the necessary emotions to reach their next goal. I am passionate about serving all individuals who wish seek guidance, a place to be vulnerable and the opportunity to grow. I work with teens, emerging adults and adult clients of any population.
I tailor my approach to you as the individual client based on your unique situation and needs. My therapy tool box includes years of collected training and practice in various modalities including cognitive-behavioral, acceptance and commitment, dialectical behavioral, exposure-response, Internal Family Systems, and psychodynamic therapies with all ages, populations, and issues. Clients can expect to leave sessions with me feeling seen, heard and validated, curious about what is happening within themselves, and with tools and steps to move forward with more confidence and better sense of self.
I tailor my approach to you as the individual client based on your unique situation and needs. My therapy tool box includes years of collected training and practice in various modalities including cognitive-behavioral, acceptance and commitment, dialectical behavioral, exposure-response, Internal Family Systems, and psychodynamic therapies with all ages, populations, and issues. Clients can expect to leave sessions with me feeling seen, heard and validated, curious about what is happening within themselves, and with tools and steps to move forward with more confidence and better sense of self.
Hi there! Whether you’re navigating challenges in your relationships, dealing with anxiety, depression, or neurodivergence, or seeking support, therapy offers space for healing and growth. You might be managing complex dynamics in a monogamous or non-monogamous relationship, a multiracial relationship, or the pressures of life as someone with one or more marginalized identities (BIPOC, queer, or neurodivergent). Whatever brings you to therapy, there’s no wrong reason to seek support. Together, we’ll explore what matters most—whether that’s your relationships, personal growth, or other important areas of your life.
Hi there! Whether you’re navigating challenges in your relationships, dealing with anxiety, depression, or neurodivergence, or seeking support, therapy offers space for healing and growth. You might be managing complex dynamics in a monogamous or non-monogamous relationship, a multiracial relationship, or the pressures of life as someone with one or more marginalized identities (BIPOC, queer, or neurodivergent). Whatever brings you to therapy, there’s no wrong reason to seek support. Together, we’ll explore what matters most—whether that’s your relationships, personal growth, or other important areas of your life.
No one is truly broken, we all are just a little bent.
No one is truly broken, we all are just a little bent.
Each person I work with is unique, and thus it is important to me to develop a treatment plan that really fits them and their specific circumstances. I believe that individuals have the tools/strengths within themselves to be successful, and my role as a therapist is to help clients overcome barriers and identify strategies to help them to be successful. Specialties include: Anxiety/Panic Attacks, Depression, Trauma, ADHD, Neurodivergence, Parenting Issues, Women's Issues, LGBTQ+, Transgender Issues, Stage of Life Adjustments, EMDR.
Each person I work with is unique, and thus it is important to me to develop a treatment plan that really fits them and their specific circumstances. I believe that individuals have the tools/strengths within themselves to be successful, and my role as a therapist is to help clients overcome barriers and identify strategies to help them to be successful. Specialties include: Anxiety/Panic Attacks, Depression, Trauma, ADHD, Neurodivergence, Parenting Issues, Women's Issues, LGBTQ+, Transgender Issues, Stage of Life Adjustments, EMDR.
Often I begin with The Gottman Method & Emotionally-Focused therapy, which can offer a path forward to understanding relationship barriers as well as increase respect, empathy, and intimacy.
Relationship issues? Is divorce or breaking a possibility? Relationships can provide the most meaningful and inspiring experiences of our lives - they can also be the most painful and confusing moments we ever endure. If you are struggling with communication - there is hope. Whether you are in a committed relationship, navigating the beginning or end of a relationship - or looking for help with dating, let's work together to get clear about what is important to you. Continue reading to learn how booking a relationship therapy session can support you
Often I begin with The Gottman Method & Emotionally-Focused therapy, which can offer a path forward to understanding relationship barriers as well as increase respect, empathy, and intimacy.
Relationship issues? Is divorce or breaking a possibility? Relationships can provide the most meaningful and inspiring experiences of our lives - they can also be the most painful and confusing moments we ever endure. If you are struggling with communication - there is hope. Whether you are in a committed relationship, navigating the beginning or end of a relationship - or looking for help with dating, let's work together to get clear about what is important to you. Continue reading to learn how booking a relationship therapy session can support you
I have learned from the best Social Work program in the country that our therapeutic alliance is the most important determinant of success for you. As a practitioner, the most important thing I can bring to a therapeutic relationship is authenticity. I am skilled in working with and helping people who are facing a variety of challenges. My therapy practice is individualized and seeks to build on your internal strengths. I am here to meet you where you are and help guide you to your mental health goals.
I have learned from the best Social Work program in the country that our therapeutic alliance is the most important determinant of success for you. As a practitioner, the most important thing I can bring to a therapeutic relationship is authenticity. I am skilled in working with and helping people who are facing a variety of challenges. My therapy practice is individualized and seeks to build on your internal strengths. I am here to meet you where you are and help guide you to your mental health goals.
From a young age, I have been deeply interested in understanding the human experience—how people think, feel, and relate to themselves and others. This curiosity naturally evolved into a professional commitment to helping individuals navigate the complexities of life with greater self-awareness, clarity, and resilience. As a therapist, my goal is to create a supportive and nonjudgmental space where clients feel safe to explore their challenges and empowered to grow through them.
From a young age, I have been deeply interested in understanding the human experience—how people think, feel, and relate to themselves and others. This curiosity naturally evolved into a professional commitment to helping individuals navigate the complexities of life with greater self-awareness, clarity, and resilience. As a therapist, my goal is to create a supportive and nonjudgmental space where clients feel safe to explore their challenges and empowered to grow through them.
I have been providing therapy services since 2009. I enjoy working with young adults and adults who are managing stress, depression, anxiety, complex PTSD, trauma, issues with their family of origin, LGBTQIA+, transitional issues, grief and loss, and other challenges that might surface as we navigate our current world and its complexities.
I have been providing therapy services since 2009. I enjoy working with young adults and adults who are managing stress, depression, anxiety, complex PTSD, trauma, issues with their family of origin, LGBTQIA+, transitional issues, grief and loss, and other challenges that might surface as we navigate our current world and its complexities.
I work with individuals, couples, and adolescents navigating life transitions—chapters of change that ask us to reimagine who we are. My work often centers on experiences of grief and identity, including how we hold what’s been lost and how we rediscover ourselves in what comes next. In our work together, we explore the stories that shape you, reflect on old patterns, and use conversation or creative expression to deepen understanding. LGBTQ+ individuals, couples, and neurodivergent clients are warmly welcome.
I work with individuals, couples, and adolescents navigating life transitions—chapters of change that ask us to reimagine who we are. My work often centers on experiences of grief and identity, including how we hold what’s been lost and how we rediscover ourselves in what comes next. In our work together, we explore the stories that shape you, reflect on old patterns, and use conversation or creative expression to deepen understanding. LGBTQ+ individuals, couples, and neurodivergent clients are warmly welcome.
Chances are you've already tried to fix your relationship. The same arguments keep coming back. Or you've stopped arguing entirely and the distance is worse. Maybe you're not even sure you want to repair it, and the uncertainty itself is exhausting. Maybe you tried therapy before and it was too slow, too passive, or spent too much time on feelings and not enough on changing anything.
My approach is different. Our sessions are structured, the work is specific, and you'll know exactly what you're working on and why each step of the way. You'll have a clear direction, a defined timeline, and skills that actually hold.
Chances are you've already tried to fix your relationship. The same arguments keep coming back. Or you've stopped arguing entirely and the distance is worse. Maybe you're not even sure you want to repair it, and the uncertainty itself is exhausting. Maybe you tried therapy before and it was too slow, too passive, or spent too much time on feelings and not enough on changing anything.
My approach is different. Our sessions are structured, the work is specific, and you'll know exactly what you're working on and why each step of the way. You'll have a clear direction, a defined timeline, and skills that actually hold.
I work with individuals and couples to help them (re)discover and reconnect with their sense of self in a compassionate manner. Clients come to me for deeper understanding of themselves. Often, the process involved is about looking at all of the puzzle pieces and fitting them together to create more clarity and expansion. In couples work, I offer couples assessments to gain perspective on issues as well as workbooks and tools for conflict resolution and better communication.
I am accepting clients for Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) both in person and online. I offer small group and 1:1 KAP sessions.
I work with individuals and couples to help them (re)discover and reconnect with their sense of self in a compassionate manner. Clients come to me for deeper understanding of themselves. Often, the process involved is about looking at all of the puzzle pieces and fitting them together to create more clarity and expansion. In couples work, I offer couples assessments to gain perspective on issues as well as workbooks and tools for conflict resolution and better communication.
I am accepting clients for Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) both in person and online. I offer small group and 1:1 KAP sessions.
Benita K Bellrichard
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, CRC, CADC I
5 Endorsed
Portland, OR 97221
My passion is to help people have more emotionally connected relationships. When we are in conflict with others, it often feels easier to walk away or shut down. I am EFT couples trained, Terry Real RLT Couples Trained, as well as trained in PACT neurobiology for couples. All 3 therapies are evidence based n helping people improve communication and reduce relational distress. I am experienced in working with same sex relationships, addictions, and can help with divorce support, boundaries, and parenting issues as well. I am also EMDR trained and certified, which is an evidence based therapy for trauma.
My passion is to help people have more emotionally connected relationships. When we are in conflict with others, it often feels easier to walk away or shut down. I am EFT couples trained, Terry Real RLT Couples Trained, as well as trained in PACT neurobiology for couples. All 3 therapies are evidence based n helping people improve communication and reduce relational distress. I am experienced in working with same sex relationships, addictions, and can help with divorce support, boundaries, and parenting issues as well. I am also EMDR trained and certified, which is an evidence based therapy for trauma.
It may not be easy to begin seeing a therapist, particularly if you are dealing with a difficult transition, relationship problem, grief, anxiety or depression. I strive to offer a safe, accepting, and respectful environment for addressing your issues. I will support you in discovering your own strengths, wisdom and inner resources and can offer tools for coping, growth and change, learned through over 20 years of clinical practice, and my own life experience. I believe in a collaborative process in which we can identify your goals, work through challenges, and create a plan for change.
It may not be easy to begin seeing a therapist, particularly if you are dealing with a difficult transition, relationship problem, grief, anxiety or depression. I strive to offer a safe, accepting, and respectful environment for addressing your issues. I will support you in discovering your own strengths, wisdom and inner resources and can offer tools for coping, growth and change, learned through over 20 years of clinical practice, and my own life experience. I believe in a collaborative process in which we can identify your goals, work through challenges, and create a plan for change.
I feel honored to witness the parts of you that may have been suppressed, hidden, or pushed aside. Many of us have been shaped by painful relationships or impacted by unjust systems, and those experiences can leave lasting marks on how we see ourselves and move through the world. I provide therapy to millennial and gen z adult individuals and couples that have experiences of complex and interpersonal trauma, neurodiversity, high sensitivity, people pleasing/fawning, perfectionism, anxiety, personal or political grief, sex, intimacy, and communication concerns, and chronic illness/disability. Couples therapy is private pay only.
I feel honored to witness the parts of you that may have been suppressed, hidden, or pushed aside. Many of us have been shaped by painful relationships or impacted by unjust systems, and those experiences can leave lasting marks on how we see ourselves and move through the world. I provide therapy to millennial and gen z adult individuals and couples that have experiences of complex and interpersonal trauma, neurodiversity, high sensitivity, people pleasing/fawning, perfectionism, anxiety, personal or political grief, sex, intimacy, and communication concerns, and chronic illness/disability. Couples therapy is private pay only.
You're motivated to make a change. You may be confused about where to start, or if the change is even possible. You're seeking support as you transition through a difficult moment in life. Or perhaps, you've already made the difficult transition and you can't figure out how to return to "normal". I specialize in helping people overcome anxiety, improve self esteem and decrease symptoms of depression, process simple and complex trauma, and to change their thoughts and feelings in order to live a more happy and fulfilled life. You want to come to therapy because you want to live a more fulfilled life.
You're motivated to make a change. You may be confused about where to start, or if the change is even possible. You're seeking support as you transition through a difficult moment in life. Or perhaps, you've already made the difficult transition and you can't figure out how to return to "normal". I specialize in helping people overcome anxiety, improve self esteem and decrease symptoms of depression, process simple and complex trauma, and to change their thoughts and feelings in order to live a more happy and fulfilled life. You want to come to therapy because you want to live a more fulfilled life.
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Gottman Method Therapists
How does the Gottman method work?
One of the core doctrines of the Gottman method is that negative emotions hurt relationships about five times more than positive emotions help them. Thus, couples require five times more positive interactions than negative interactions with each other. The therapist will guide clients on how to improve communication and understanding of each other to manage conflict and have their emotional needs met. The therapist will also advise couples on how to repair relations with each other when conflict arises, and therefore avoid lasting damage.
Is the Gottman method evidence-based?
Yes, this method is an evidence-based approach to couples therapy. The method is based on more than 40 years of research by Drs. John and Julie Gottman, the psychologists who developed the method. The Gottmans analyzed decades of data to draw conclusions about what types of interactions are likely to lead to specific results, and which interventions are most likely to lead to success. Studies have found that this approach leads to improvements in relationship satisfaction, intimacy, communication skills, and a lower rate of divorce.
How long does the Gottman method take?
The duration of treatment depends on the specific challenges clients face. Sessions are typically 60 to 90 minutes long, and an average course of treatment is around 10 sessions. In some cases, such as for couples dealing with a critical problem, the therapist will suggest an intensive course of treatment, with daily sessions over the first two to four days. Treatment is complete when the couple is satisfied and has met the goals they’ve set, and when the therapist believes they have the skills to continue on their own.
Is the Gottman method effective?
Through the Gottman method, couples can achieve changes that are real and sustainable. This treatment has been used for more than 40 years; the method is supported by empirical research, including randomized controlled trials that have demonstrated effectiveness in improving relationship outcomes for couples. Like any talk therapy, success or failure depends in large part on how committed the clients are to making positive changes and working toward results.