Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum Therapists in Portland, OR

I view therapy as a collaborative, unfolding process that considers clients holistically. I draw from feminist and somatic approaches, using mindfulness to help you reconnect with your centered-self, those around you, and broader structures of support and thriving. You can expect a safe and nonjudgmental space - I strive to incorporate anti-oppressive frameworks into my practice, attending to your social and cultural context. I believe that many challenges are related to structural violence and that we hold this trauma in our bodies. I enjoy helping clients tune into their embodied experience to release pain and find understanding.

There are as many reasons to seek therapy as there are people. No matter your specific reason, you are probably here because you are struggling with something that matters to you a great deal. I view my role as a therapist as understanding alongside you what is getting in the way of living a more satisfying life, making sense of how you came to be where you are now, and identifying together in what ways you would like to make changes. I see therapy as a relational process intended to help people increase their self-awareness, self-compassion, and self-efficacy.

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.

Are you overwhelmed? Stressed? Struggling with thoughts that you find disturbing? Are you in need of hope, healing, and support? If so, I can help. I have experience primarily working with adult individuals that face a variety of issues, including relational problems, grief, psychosis, depression, and anxiety. This experience includes working with a broad range of clients; people of all ages, varying socio-economic statuses, as well as culturally diverse populations.

We are so happy you are here. Welcome. Buoy Counseling is a community care collective that is co-owned by a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Professional Counselor Associate. Community care is the foundation of togetherness. It is a powerful system of care a the belief that families and communities benefit from maintaining healthy relationships of care in and outside the places that we live and worth throughout all aspects of our lives. We have a goal of supporting each other and our members to have a healthy work-life balance. For more information about our practice and providers, please visit our website at www.buoycare.com.

I am a therapist in southeast Portland. My training and education has been focused on creative therapy to help cope with traumatic experiences. I also have training in brief therapy and EMDR. This unqiue background provides the opportunity to reach out to many populations. I have worked with individual 3-67 years old with a wide range of concerns. I have recently opened my practice to the birthing community, offering services for perinatal and postpartum depression and anxiety. I am able to tailor treatment plans and methods to meet specific client needs through a creative approach.

Are you in need of premarital or marital counseling? Are you struggling with anxiety, depression, or past trauma? Are you currently pregnant, just gave birth, or just lost a child and in need of some support to deal with the various emotions you are experiencing? Are you a parent of a child with mental illness and need some support or therapy for yourself? Do you have a long history of mental health struggles and would like to break the cycle? If so, we can help! We work with moms, dads, wives, husbands and partners. We are culturally and spiritually minded in our work. We integrate your faith and culture in our work together.

Accepting new clients! I understand how hard it is to be a human and how our histories, relationships, and structural oppression impact our health and wellness. I am a firm believer that we grow throughout the lifespan and that it is never too late for change and recovery. I am particularly interested in working with folks struggling with identity (LGBTQIA+, white guilt, and major life changes which impact how we think about ourselves), depression and anxiety, trauma, and people who are embarking on the parenting journey.

I believe that each of us has an inner wisdom that can guide us through life's most difficult challenges. At times our inner voice is strong and clear, whereas at other times it is faint and obscure. Psychotherapy can help us discover and clarify who we are, what we need, the direction we want to go and the form we want our lives to take. I assist my clients in clarifying their thoughts, feelings, perceptions and values, ultimately resulting in positive changes in their relationships and lives.

Real life is complicated and often times, it hurts. The struggles that we experience can take on a variety of forms, ranging from depression and anxiety, to trauma. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I am dedicated to supporting my clients on their journey towards healing, empowerment and hope. I strive to offer a personalized and collaborative approach in therapy that focuses on developing strong, trusting relationships with my clients. I utilize a trauma-informed, humanistic, strength-based, non-judgmental style to provide a safe space for my clients to explore, heal and grow.

I specialize in perinatal mental health which means I work with women who are trying to conceive, are pregnant, have experienced infertility, miscarriage or infant loss, and those new to parenthood. In our work we will talk about the highs and lows of the perinatal period. You will get to say out loud, the things so many women are thinking and feeling but so few are saying. My favorite conversations are the ones that start with, "I don't know if this makes me a bad person but..." I'm going to help you feel So Normal about the experiences you currently feel guilt, shame and uncertainty around. And we'll find your path forward.

Appointments Available updated June 2022- The transition to parenthood can bring out emotions that are surprising, new, and difficult to cope with. Dr. Block specializes in recognizing these emotions and has treatment options to help decrease the intensity of the emotions. Dr. Block provides healing tools and practical ideas to help calm and heal from anxiety.

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.