Sexual Abuse Therapists in Portland, OR
I am currently accepting new clients!
I have specific experience working with teenagers and their families going through tough times. I am also comfortable working with middle-aged and young adults dealing with trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, and mental illnesses.
I also have expertise and specific Oregon State certification for working with people with sexually problematic behaviors.
I am currently accepting new clients!
I have specific experience working with teenagers and their families going through tough times. I am also comfortable working with middle-aged and young adults dealing with trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, and mental illnesses.
I also have expertise and specific Oregon State certification for working with people with sexually problematic behaviors.
Welcome, I'm April. I'm a Registered Professional Counselor Associate (PCA), and hold a Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. I provide depth-oriented somatic therapy, and have been teaching and working with yoga and body-based healing practices since 2018. My background includes leading women's trauma-informed yoga support groups, and facilitating abuse intervention groups. I provide telehealth therapy for River's Way Clinic in Portland, OR, a Process Work-oriented counseling center.
Welcome, I'm April. I'm a Registered Professional Counselor Associate (PCA), and hold a Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. I provide depth-oriented somatic therapy, and have been teaching and working with yoga and body-based healing practices since 2018. My background includes leading women's trauma-informed yoga support groups, and facilitating abuse intervention groups. I provide telehealth therapy for River's Way Clinic in Portland, OR, a Process Work-oriented counseling center.
I specialize in supporting individuals who have experienced complex trauma, with a focus on sexual abuse, as well as teens and adults navigating life transitions.
You are multifaceted, and your experiences are unique. Together, we'll take an integrative approach to address the various symptoms and challenges you're facing. While talk therapy can be helpful on its own, I believe in enhancing the process with humor, curiosity, and collaboration to deepen your understanding of your feelings and experiences. Your ideas and creativity are always welcome as we work together. Through empowerment and exploration, you can tap into your internal resources to recognize patterns, solve problems, and cope with life's challenges.
I specialize in supporting individuals who have experienced complex trauma, with a focus on sexual abuse, as well as teens and adults navigating life transitions.
You are multifaceted, and your experiences are unique. Together, we'll take an integrative approach to address the various symptoms and challenges you're facing. While talk therapy can be helpful on its own, I believe in enhancing the process with humor, curiosity, and collaboration to deepen your understanding of your feelings and experiences. Your ideas and creativity are always welcome as we work together. Through empowerment and exploration, you can tap into your internal resources to recognize patterns, solve problems, and cope with life's challenges.
I offer therapy services for individuals and families, and see clients between the ages of 12 and 45 years old. I approach counseling through the understanding that individuals are a product of their environmental contexts and may equally influence those contexts. I also believe that we do not exist in a stagnant and unchanging world, and are continuously evolving as individuals, which shapes my scope of practice. I focus on working with clients towards empowerment and identifying behavioral, cognitive, and emotional patterns that may no longer serve their best interests.
I offer therapy services for individuals and families, and see clients between the ages of 12 and 45 years old. I approach counseling through the understanding that individuals are a product of their environmental contexts and may equally influence those contexts. I also believe that we do not exist in a stagnant and unchanging world, and are continuously evolving as individuals, which shapes my scope of practice. I focus on working with clients towards empowerment and identifying behavioral, cognitive, and emotional patterns that may no longer serve their best interests.
Our relationships are the single biggest predictor of happiness, including the one with ourselves. In spite of what’s happened to you or how you’ve hurt others, I believe everyone can be in pleasurable and safe relationships. It brings me an immense amount of meaning to help you create yours. I’ll help you learn to stay grounded in yourself while staying present with your partner, especially during conflict. This means tolerating your partner's distress without fixing it, and feeling your own discomfort without abandoning the relationship. That's the work that makes real intimacy possible. Let's reclaim your sexual story!
Our relationships are the single biggest predictor of happiness, including the one with ourselves. In spite of what’s happened to you or how you’ve hurt others, I believe everyone can be in pleasurable and safe relationships. It brings me an immense amount of meaning to help you create yours. I’ll help you learn to stay grounded in yourself while staying present with your partner, especially during conflict. This means tolerating your partner's distress without fixing it, and feeling your own discomfort without abandoning the relationship. That's the work that makes real intimacy possible. Let's reclaim your sexual story!
Ready for change? Tired of simple talk therapy that doesn't result in the change you seek? We can choose to grow past the limitations that keep us stuck. In my practice I listen carefully to your dreams and fears. We can heal the wounds of the past, draining away shame. Resolving inner conflicts frees us up. I tailor therapy to each unique individual, to help you reach your goals. My therapy style is warm, direct, compassionate, and collaborative. I foster the growth process through challenging old patterns and helping new possibilities emerge. My work is grounded in the mind-body connection and mindfulness.
Ready for change? Tired of simple talk therapy that doesn't result in the change you seek? We can choose to grow past the limitations that keep us stuck. In my practice I listen carefully to your dreams and fears. We can heal the wounds of the past, draining away shame. Resolving inner conflicts frees us up. I tailor therapy to each unique individual, to help you reach your goals. My therapy style is warm, direct, compassionate, and collaborative. I foster the growth process through challenging old patterns and helping new possibilities emerge. My work is grounded in the mind-body connection and mindfulness.
Are you interested in using EMDR for helping you deal with trauma, anxiety, panic, depression, self esteem, or a disability? I can help. I am trained as an EMDR specialist, and in Internal Family Systems (another form of therapy which works very well in conjunction with EMDR). Let me help you restore a sense of safety and inner and outer regulation that allows you to move through the world with more ease and comfort. I can assist you in identifying negative beliefs rooted in past experiences that have become barriers and to restore a sense of self that is less critical and more compassionate.
Are you interested in using EMDR for helping you deal with trauma, anxiety, panic, depression, self esteem, or a disability? I can help. I am trained as an EMDR specialist, and in Internal Family Systems (another form of therapy which works very well in conjunction with EMDR). Let me help you restore a sense of safety and inner and outer regulation that allows you to move through the world with more ease and comfort. I can assist you in identifying negative beliefs rooted in past experiences that have become barriers and to restore a sense of self that is less critical and more compassionate.
I also have specific expertise in treating people who are recovering from relationship and sexual abuse trauma and coping with depressive and/or anxious symptoms.
If you have been feeling stuck, dissatisfied, disempowered, or overwhelmed by the idea of making a change, together we can uncover what is getting in your way and help you develop a path forward. I believe that every person I work with possesses unique strengths which, through therapy, we can harness to navigate even your most challenging problems. I am open, authentic, engaged, and gently challenging in my interactions with clients. As your therapist, I will strive to create a safe and supportive setting for our work.
I also have specific expertise in treating people who are recovering from relationship and sexual abuse trauma and coping with depressive and/or anxious symptoms.
If you have been feeling stuck, dissatisfied, disempowered, or overwhelmed by the idea of making a change, together we can uncover what is getting in your way and help you develop a path forward. I believe that every person I work with possesses unique strengths which, through therapy, we can harness to navigate even your most challenging problems. I am open, authentic, engaged, and gently challenging in my interactions with clients. As your therapist, I will strive to create a safe and supportive setting for our work.
You don’t have to stay stuck. If anxiety, depression, or past trauma are weighing you down, you might feel exhausted, overwhelmed, or disconnected from the life you want. It can feel like no matter how hard you try, the same patterns keep repeating, leaving you frustrated and uncertain about the future. But healing is possible—you don’t have to go through this alone. Therapy can help you break free from cycles of anxiety, depression, and self-doubt so you can regain control, rebuild trust in yourself, and find meaning beyond the pain. With the right support, you can move forward with confidence and clarity.
You don’t have to stay stuck. If anxiety, depression, or past trauma are weighing you down, you might feel exhausted, overwhelmed, or disconnected from the life you want. It can feel like no matter how hard you try, the same patterns keep repeating, leaving you frustrated and uncertain about the future. But healing is possible—you don’t have to go through this alone. Therapy can help you break free from cycles of anxiety, depression, and self-doubt so you can regain control, rebuild trust in yourself, and find meaning beyond the pain. With the right support, you can move forward with confidence and clarity.
My areas of specialty include: Recovery from childhood sexual abuse.
I have been providing therapy to women and men and facilitating men's groups for over 30 years. I have extensive experience in helping people overcome depression, anxiety, relationship issues, and heal from childhood or domestic abuse. My approach is collaborative. I listen and understand my clients' perspective of the problem and potential solutions, while providing input based on my professional training and experience. I believe that the chances of making positive changes are enhanced by a combination of support, recognizing and utilizing one's strengths, and being challenged to try new approaches.
My areas of specialty include: Recovery from childhood sexual abuse.
I have been providing therapy to women and men and facilitating men's groups for over 30 years. I have extensive experience in helping people overcome depression, anxiety, relationship issues, and heal from childhood or domestic abuse. My approach is collaborative. I listen and understand my clients' perspective of the problem and potential solutions, while providing input based on my professional training and experience. I believe that the chances of making positive changes are enhanced by a combination of support, recognizing and utilizing one's strengths, and being challenged to try new approaches.
You are feeling in a panic, overwhelmed and boxed in, things were mostly ok, getting by, doing what you do and then all of a sudden you were stuck inside longer than felt ok, you were startled, had a break up and alone at home. Now this rush of other memories, the feeling of being small and not safe are coming up, things " that you thought had been “talked through” enough are resurfacing. “Not cool body!” The idea of staying in this feels daunting, so does years of therapy, for folks experiencing this, Therapy intensives may be what you have wanted but didn’t know was an option (2 hrs, 3 days a week for a shorter amount of time).
You are feeling in a panic, overwhelmed and boxed in, things were mostly ok, getting by, doing what you do and then all of a sudden you were stuck inside longer than felt ok, you were startled, had a break up and alone at home. Now this rush of other memories, the feeling of being small and not safe are coming up, things " that you thought had been “talked through” enough are resurfacing. “Not cool body!” The idea of staying in this feels daunting, so does years of therapy, for folks experiencing this, Therapy intensives may be what you have wanted but didn’t know was an option (2 hrs, 3 days a week for a shorter amount of time).
Welcome. You may be here because you're longing to heal the wounds and burdens you carry that block access to your vitality. Parts of you may: • Feel overwhelmed or overstimulated by modern life • Struggle with self-criticism • Have difficulty with boundaries • Feel stuck in limiting familial or cultural patterns • Long for a safe space to tend to big emotions • Use tech, food, or sex to cope • Repeat harmful relational patterns • Carry sexual, religious, cultural, or other traumas • Desire reconnection with your body, nature, your intuition, your sexuality, or your soul - but feel bound by inherited shame.
Welcome. You may be here because you're longing to heal the wounds and burdens you carry that block access to your vitality. Parts of you may: • Feel overwhelmed or overstimulated by modern life • Struggle with self-criticism • Have difficulty with boundaries • Feel stuck in limiting familial or cultural patterns • Long for a safe space to tend to big emotions • Use tech, food, or sex to cope • Repeat harmful relational patterns • Carry sexual, religious, cultural, or other traumas • Desire reconnection with your body, nature, your intuition, your sexuality, or your soul - but feel bound by inherited shame.
I support adult survivors of ongoing childhood interpersonal trauma such as sexual abuse, physical abuse, coercive control, religious trauma, emotional abuse, emotional neglect, medical neglect, or physical neglect.
You’re suffering. You’ve been abused and neglected and don’t fully understand what happened or why it still hurts so much. You don’t even have the words for what you’ve been through so how can you get help? You try to be positive and work hard but the agony is so deep, you’re lost and exhausted. You find yourself stuck in a pattern of toxic relationships and don't know why. You're struggling at work and at home and you're haunted by memories of abuse from your past. You don't want to live like this anymore and you need a safe place to heal. You want relief and are ready to take the courageous step of seeking out a trauma specialist.
I support adult survivors of ongoing childhood interpersonal trauma such as sexual abuse, physical abuse, coercive control, religious trauma, emotional abuse, emotional neglect, medical neglect, or physical neglect.
You’re suffering. You’ve been abused and neglected and don’t fully understand what happened or why it still hurts so much. You don’t even have the words for what you’ve been through so how can you get help? You try to be positive and work hard but the agony is so deep, you’re lost and exhausted. You find yourself stuck in a pattern of toxic relationships and don't know why. You're struggling at work and at home and you're haunted by memories of abuse from your past. You don't want to live like this anymore and you need a safe place to heal. You want relief and are ready to take the courageous step of seeking out a trauma specialist.
I specialize in trauma recovery, sub-specializing in sexual abuse recovery, and I facilitate therapy groups for both men and women for a variety of issues.
An abuse survivor myself, I'm constantly amazed and grateful to see my own pain being redeemed in the lives of others. My counseling approach is integrative, drawing from Internal Family Systems (IFS), Bowen family systems, attachment, trauma processing, existential, Adlerian, cognitive-behavioral, relational psychodynamic, and narrative therapies.
I specialize in trauma recovery, sub-specializing in sexual abuse recovery, and I facilitate therapy groups for both men and women for a variety of issues.
An abuse survivor myself, I'm constantly amazed and grateful to see my own pain being redeemed in the lives of others. My counseling approach is integrative, drawing from Internal Family Systems (IFS), Bowen family systems, attachment, trauma processing, existential, Adlerian, cognitive-behavioral, relational psychodynamic, and narrative therapies.
Therapy can be a central part of restoring balance in your life, no matter what brings you to it. Sometimes, people seek out therapy to make a change in their lives, to fix what hasn’t been working, or because their coping skills are no longer helpful. Other times people are struggling with anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, health issues, or other struggles influenced by traumatic childhoods or difficult life situations. Whatever the case, I am glad you are here to learn more.
Therapy can be a central part of restoring balance in your life, no matter what brings you to it. Sometimes, people seek out therapy to make a change in their lives, to fix what hasn’t been working, or because their coping skills are no longer helpful. Other times people are struggling with anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, health issues, or other struggles influenced by traumatic childhoods or difficult life situations. Whatever the case, I am glad you are here to learn more.
Our lives evolve in relationship to ourselves, our partners, our families, communities and other beings (e.g. animals & the land). The journey that brings us to therapy usually involves ruptures that we want to repair. My work with individuals & couples is about bringing back healthy connection, repair, hope and transformation. I integrate emotion focused, internal family systems, and somatic based interventions to help your relationship with self, partner (s) and others from rupture, to repair and transformation.
Our lives evolve in relationship to ourselves, our partners, our families, communities and other beings (e.g. animals & the land). The journey that brings us to therapy usually involves ruptures that we want to repair. My work with individuals & couples is about bringing back healthy connection, repair, hope and transformation. I integrate emotion focused, internal family systems, and somatic based interventions to help your relationship with self, partner (s) and others from rupture, to repair and transformation.
My goal is to give kids a safe place to explore their thoughts and feelings and then empower their caregivers with information and insight into their child's experience. I can also provide supportive techniques for caregivers in filial therapy and attachment methods which include playful activities that help you enjoy parenting again. I am passionate about treating children with anxiety and trauma concerns. My decade of experience has been focused on working with children who have been through the trauma of grief, divorce, neglect, and sexual, physical, or emotional abuse.
My goal is to give kids a safe place to explore their thoughts and feelings and then empower their caregivers with information and insight into their child's experience. I can also provide supportive techniques for caregivers in filial therapy and attachment methods which include playful activities that help you enjoy parenting again. I am passionate about treating children with anxiety and trauma concerns. My decade of experience has been focused on working with children who have been through the trauma of grief, divorce, neglect, and sexual, physical, or emotional abuse.
If you are experiencing difficulties in your relationships or you feel you are not living the life you were meant to live, I can help you. Perhaps you want to resolve indecision in some area of your life. Or you realize that you need help with anxiety or depression. Some people seek counseling when they have a problem controlling their behavior, such as drinking or arguing. Whatever your reason for wanting to change, please don’t wait to get yourself living the life you envision. Many people have experienced the changes you seek and I am looking forward to being a part of your success.
If you are experiencing difficulties in your relationships or you feel you are not living the life you were meant to live, I can help you. Perhaps you want to resolve indecision in some area of your life. Or you realize that you need help with anxiety or depression. Some people seek counseling when they have a problem controlling their behavior, such as drinking or arguing. Whatever your reason for wanting to change, please don’t wait to get yourself living the life you envision. Many people have experienced the changes you seek and I am looking forward to being a part of your success.
My practice serves to help you if you have been through unexpected or upsetting times, you feel as if you need to change a longstanding challenge or pattern, or you simply need a confidential and safe space to explore new ways of existing in the world. Counseling can be so many things — an opportunity to shake your foundation, a simple reframe to current perspectives, or a chance to reaffirm what you already know to be true for you. I offer mental health counseling, EMDR, and sex coaching.
My practice serves to help you if you have been through unexpected or upsetting times, you feel as if you need to change a longstanding challenge or pattern, or you simply need a confidential and safe space to explore new ways of existing in the world. Counseling can be so many things — an opportunity to shake your foundation, a simple reframe to current perspectives, or a chance to reaffirm what you already know to be true for you. I offer mental health counseling, EMDR, and sex coaching.
Our work together involves tending to the root of imbalance within the psyche, somatic and etheric bodies. I work from a quantum systems orientation, which includes Internal Family Systems, Intergenerational Family Therapy, and Nature Therapy. I am currently accepting clients seeking therapy in the forest, park, or virtually. As well as clients interested in Equine Therapy. May we remember healing is belonging within the village of our hearts, our communities, and our planet.
Our work together involves tending to the root of imbalance within the psyche, somatic and etheric bodies. I work from a quantum systems orientation, which includes Internal Family Systems, Intergenerational Family Therapy, and Nature Therapy. I am currently accepting clients seeking therapy in the forest, park, or virtually. As well as clients interested in Equine Therapy. May we remember healing is belonging within the village of our hearts, our communities, and our planet.
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Sexual Abuse Therapists
How do therapists treat sexual abuse?
A good therapist will be nonjudgmental and possibly demonstrate active listening, repeating back what the client says to show that they have understood. These skills allow people to feel comfortable discussing their traumatic experiences openly. Some important treatment goals are to restore a sense of safety and to rebuild confidence. In addition to working one-on-one with the patient, a therapist might bring in supportive family members to assist the client.
Do you have to talk extensively about sexual abuse in therapy?
Survivors frequently find it difficult to describe what happened to them out loud. They can even still be in a state of denial if the sexual abuse occurred recently. It is important for survivors to acknowledge that what happened isn’t their fault and to challenge and reappraise any unhealthy feelings or thoughts as they arise. Art therapy and play therapy are useful non-verbal means of communication for some survivors.
How long does treatment for sexual abuse take?
Recovery from sexual abuse can be a long and difficult process. Some survivors are able to move on naturally on their own, given time, while others require the guidance of a trained therapist. Therapy needs vary and can range from a few sessions to months or even years. Healing from sexual abuse takes time, and everyone’s journey will look a little different.
Can trauma symptoms caused by sexual abuse come back after treatment?
As occurs in many cases of trauma, survivors of sexual abuse may experience PTSD-like symptoms long after the abuse has ceased or after an initial round of treatment has occurred. In such a case, there is evidence that prolonged exposure therapy is a useful treatment for survivors, and may be more efficacious than supportive counseling alone. While triggers may continue to cause distress, the idea is that, with time and repeated exposure, their power will fade, allowing survivors to move on with their lives.