Trauma Focused Therapists in Portland, OR
I specialize in working with trauma survivors and LGBTQ+ adults, offering a safe, affirming space to heal and grow. Whether you're processing past abuse, navigating complex PTSD, or exploring your gender and sexual identity, you're welcome here.
My approach is person-centered and collaborative. I see therapy as a partnership—your goals, voice, and values guide our work together.
My areas of focus include trauma recovery (including sexual abuse and complex PTSD), LGBTQ+ affirming care, support for trans and nonbinary individuals, anxiety, depression, OCD, and bipolar disorder, and neurodivergence and identity development.
I specialize in working with trauma survivors and LGBTQ+ adults, offering a safe, affirming space to heal and grow. Whether you're processing past abuse, navigating complex PTSD, or exploring your gender and sexual identity, you're welcome here.
My approach is person-centered and collaborative. I see therapy as a partnership—your goals, voice, and values guide our work together.
My areas of focus include trauma recovery (including sexual abuse and complex PTSD), LGBTQ+ affirming care, support for trans and nonbinary individuals, anxiety, depression, OCD, and bipolar disorder, and neurodivergence and identity development.
Haley is an individual and group therapist who works with adults, teens, and children ages 12 and up to address grief, anxiety, depression, developmental trauma, chronic pain/illness, advanced-stage illness, relational stress, and life transitions.
Haley is an individual and group therapist who works with adults, teens, and children ages 12 and up to address grief, anxiety, depression, developmental trauma, chronic pain/illness, advanced-stage illness, relational stress, and life transitions.
My goal is to support your growth and well-being through a collaborative, compassionate counseling relationship. Together, we’ll identify challenges, explore thought and emotional patterns, and work toward meaningful goals. My approach is practical, empowering, and values-based. I specialize in supporting individuals who have experienced trauma and work with concerns including anxiety, depression, chronic illness, life transitions, burnout, college stress, and relationships. I also help clients build coping skills, improve communication, and navigate identity, grief, stress, and women’s health.
My goal is to support your growth and well-being through a collaborative, compassionate counseling relationship. Together, we’ll identify challenges, explore thought and emotional patterns, and work toward meaningful goals. My approach is practical, empowering, and values-based. I specialize in supporting individuals who have experienced trauma and work with concerns including anxiety, depression, chronic illness, life transitions, burnout, college stress, and relationships. I also help clients build coping skills, improve communication, and navigate identity, grief, stress, and women’s health.
If you woke up tomorrow and your life was exactly how you wanted it to be, what would be different? Maybe you’re feeling stuck and weighed down by the past, and you want to be unburdened and able to move forward with your life. Perhaps you want to manage stress better, improve relationships, or feel less depressed and worried. You may want support around uncertainty, grief, anxiety, or fear related to the world around you, with concerns related to discrimination, politics, or the future of our country and world. Whatever you are facing right now, therapy can be a powerful tool for creating meaningful and lasting change.
If you woke up tomorrow and your life was exactly how you wanted it to be, what would be different? Maybe you’re feeling stuck and weighed down by the past, and you want to be unburdened and able to move forward with your life. Perhaps you want to manage stress better, improve relationships, or feel less depressed and worried. You may want support around uncertainty, grief, anxiety, or fear related to the world around you, with concerns related to discrimination, politics, or the future of our country and world. Whatever you are facing right now, therapy can be a powerful tool for creating meaningful and lasting change.
My practice serves emergency responders navigating high-acuity stress. My perspective on resilience was shaped in NYC during 2001 and reinforced by years of community tension and public health emergencies in Portland. I’ve worked in Level 1 Trauma Centers and corrections; I understand the culture and the stakes. You deserve a clinician who doesn't need the reality of your job explained to them. I provide a space for those facing PTSD, moral injury, and the cumulative toll of high-velocity environments to process their own crises with someone who truly understands the field.
My practice serves emergency responders navigating high-acuity stress. My perspective on resilience was shaped in NYC during 2001 and reinforced by years of community tension and public health emergencies in Portland. I’ve worked in Level 1 Trauma Centers and corrections; I understand the culture and the stakes. You deserve a clinician who doesn't need the reality of your job explained to them. I provide a space for those facing PTSD, moral injury, and the cumulative toll of high-velocity environments to process their own crises with someone who truly understands the field.
Accepting new patients. I’m passionate about helping people find hope, clarity, and strength in their healing journey. My philosophy is that the only way to grow is by getting uncomfortable; when we are comfortable, we are not growing. My goal is to support you by unpacking all of the things that we often try to hide and ignore, by facing them with self-compassion, love and understanding. My approach to therapy is collaborative, culturally responsive, and person-centered. I believe that each client brings unique experiences and wisdom, and my role is to create a safe, affirming space where your story can be heard and understood.
Accepting new patients. I’m passionate about helping people find hope, clarity, and strength in their healing journey. My philosophy is that the only way to grow is by getting uncomfortable; when we are comfortable, we are not growing. My goal is to support you by unpacking all of the things that we often try to hide and ignore, by facing them with self-compassion, love and understanding. My approach to therapy is collaborative, culturally responsive, and person-centered. I believe that each client brings unique experiences and wisdom, and my role is to create a safe, affirming space where your story can be heard and understood.
I work with women who are ready to move beyond the limitations of trauma and chronic stress to build genuine self-esteem and confidence. Whether you are dealing with overwhelming life transitions, relationship challenges, or the lingering effects of complex trauma, I offer a path to not just cope, but truly heal. I will help you understand the connection between your body and mind to build resilience and foster a deeply positive, empowered self-image. My approach is collaborative, warm and rooted in client-centered care, integrating effective modalities like, EMDR, somatic techniques, IFS, mindfulness & CBT.
I work with women who are ready to move beyond the limitations of trauma and chronic stress to build genuine self-esteem and confidence. Whether you are dealing with overwhelming life transitions, relationship challenges, or the lingering effects of complex trauma, I offer a path to not just cope, but truly heal. I will help you understand the connection between your body and mind to build resilience and foster a deeply positive, empowered self-image. My approach is collaborative, warm and rooted in client-centered care, integrating effective modalities like, EMDR, somatic techniques, IFS, mindfulness & CBT.
Therapy is a journey of self-exploration and growth, tapping into your inner wisdom and innate capacity to heal. I work with adults who are struggling with the impact of trauma, depression, anxiety, grief, relationship difficulties and life stressors.
Therapy is a journey of self-exploration and growth, tapping into your inner wisdom and innate capacity to heal. I work with adults who are struggling with the impact of trauma, depression, anxiety, grief, relationship difficulties and life stressors.
Welcome! I'm Claire Waterman, a Registered Associate Counselor dedicated to helping individuals gain personal insight and navigate life's complexities. My path to therapy was shaped by my own experiences with trauma, which deepened my understanding of its impact on mental health. This personal insight informs my approach, allowing me to use evidence-based techniques tailored to each client’s unique needs. I specialize in working with individuals from diverse backgrounds, with a focus on supporting LGBTQ+ and BIPOC communities.
Welcome! I'm Claire Waterman, a Registered Associate Counselor dedicated to helping individuals gain personal insight and navigate life's complexities. My path to therapy was shaped by my own experiences with trauma, which deepened my understanding of its impact on mental health. This personal insight informs my approach, allowing me to use evidence-based techniques tailored to each client’s unique needs. I specialize in working with individuals from diverse backgrounds, with a focus on supporting LGBTQ+ and BIPOC communities.
I wish to honor the struggle bringing you to therapy while holding the possibility for real, long lasting transformation. My intention is to create a space where you feel safe and capable of holding your experiences in new ways. From this space of self-acceptance, we will begin to explore the ways in which your natural expression has been distorted. In essence, you will recognize and work with the blocks limiting your life.
I wish to honor the struggle bringing you to therapy while holding the possibility for real, long lasting transformation. My intention is to create a space where you feel safe and capable of holding your experiences in new ways. From this space of self-acceptance, we will begin to explore the ways in which your natural expression has been distorted. In essence, you will recognize and work with the blocks limiting your life.
As a Mental Health Counselor licensed in Oregon and Washington, I work with individuals who have been through trauma and abuse and are experiencing symptoms of PTSD, anxiety or depression, as well as substance abuse that are affecting their well-being and causing relationship issues. I believe that mind, body and spirit issues contribute to anxiety, depression, mood, addictions and relationship issues. My modalities of treatment include EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), LI (Lifespan Integration), DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) and Motivational Interviewing.
As a Mental Health Counselor licensed in Oregon and Washington, I work with individuals who have been through trauma and abuse and are experiencing symptoms of PTSD, anxiety or depression, as well as substance abuse that are affecting their well-being and causing relationship issues. I believe that mind, body and spirit issues contribute to anxiety, depression, mood, addictions and relationship issues. My modalities of treatment include EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), LI (Lifespan Integration), DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) and Motivational Interviewing.
You may be someone who seeks the equilibrium, safety, inner strength and peace of mind which can emerge from living more authentically. You may even know the road to get there, but have experienced times of difficulty, moving you away from where you want to be internally or relationally. You may be ready to engage in delving more deeply into yourself. Therapy can help you reach your goals. It can help you refine your communication skills, and teach you new ones. Face your feelings, and learn to move through them in a safe space that is completely yours. Get a better sense of who you are and who you want to be in the world.
You may be someone who seeks the equilibrium, safety, inner strength and peace of mind which can emerge from living more authentically. You may even know the road to get there, but have experienced times of difficulty, moving you away from where you want to be internally or relationally. You may be ready to engage in delving more deeply into yourself. Therapy can help you reach your goals. It can help you refine your communication skills, and teach you new ones. Face your feelings, and learn to move through them in a safe space that is completely yours. Get a better sense of who you are and who you want to be in the world.
Over 20 years’ experience working with children, adolescents, adults, couples and families as a therapist and educator. I work through a psychodynamic lens to help clients gain insight, build resiliency, and learn tools to manage difficult behaviors, emotions, and life stressors with greater awareness and ease.
Over 20 years’ experience working with children, adolescents, adults, couples and families as a therapist and educator. I work through a psychodynamic lens to help clients gain insight, build resiliency, and learn tools to manage difficult behaviors, emotions, and life stressors with greater awareness and ease.
I utilize a holistic, trauma-sensitive approach to support the healing of those who have experienced various forms of abuse, interpersonal violence and trauma. I use Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to help clients understand, appreciate and heal the emotional and physiological responses that come with trauma and PTSD.
I utilize a holistic, trauma-sensitive approach to support the healing of those who have experienced various forms of abuse, interpersonal violence and trauma. I use Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to help clients understand, appreciate and heal the emotional and physiological responses that come with trauma and PTSD.
Individuals looking for an accepting space to share their unique life
story openly and without judgment, who value collaborative critical thinking and
are motivated to take an active role in their treatment.
I have extensive experience working with severe and persistent mental illness in
adults, including disorders that involve psychosis and complex trauma histories. I
utilize a harm reduction approach to help individuals navigate the complex
relationship between generational substance abuse and healthy human
development.
Common goals I work with include reducing the frequency and intensity of
symptoms andprocessing trauma history.
Individuals looking for an accepting space to share their unique life
story openly and without judgment, who value collaborative critical thinking and
are motivated to take an active role in their treatment.
I have extensive experience working with severe and persistent mental illness in
adults, including disorders that involve psychosis and complex trauma histories. I
utilize a harm reduction approach to help individuals navigate the complex
relationship between generational substance abuse and healthy human
development.
Common goals I work with include reducing the frequency and intensity of
symptoms andprocessing trauma history.
Every person, every story, is unique. Every person is simultaneously simple on the surface, yet incredibly complicated underneath. I will see you - all of you - beneath the surface that you must maintain. I will respect how complicated you are, and where you are “coming from”… the complexities of your life; your history, the inter generational trauma, as well as what you have been and are currently living through. This is your safe place. Therapy is where you can let those heavy weights & feelings go.
Every person, every story, is unique. Every person is simultaneously simple on the surface, yet incredibly complicated underneath. I will see you - all of you - beneath the surface that you must maintain. I will respect how complicated you are, and where you are “coming from”… the complexities of your life; your history, the inter generational trauma, as well as what you have been and are currently living through. This is your safe place. Therapy is where you can let those heavy weights & feelings go.
I believe that meaningful change begins with a strong therapeutic relationship. I hope to earn your trust by creating a space in which you feel accepted, heard, and supported. My therapeutic style is warm, person-centered, humanistic, and trauma-informed. Over the years as a therapist, I have worked with teens and adults around depression, anxiety disorders, PTSD, generational trauma, grief and loss, life transitions and stress, ADHD and neurodivergence, the LGBTQIA+ community and exploring identity.
I believe that meaningful change begins with a strong therapeutic relationship. I hope to earn your trust by creating a space in which you feel accepted, heard, and supported. My therapeutic style is warm, person-centered, humanistic, and trauma-informed. Over the years as a therapist, I have worked with teens and adults around depression, anxiety disorders, PTSD, generational trauma, grief and loss, life transitions and stress, ADHD and neurodivergence, the LGBTQIA+ community and exploring identity.
Neurodiverse clients I have worked with said they felt understood and supported and said that I genuinely care about them. I encourage neurodiverse communication styles, ways of thinking, and varieties of emotional expression. I will follow your lead on what you want out of therapy. The autistic community has a higher rate of trans and nonbinary gender identities which I celebrate. I also have a master’s degree in child development. I focused on sexual development and attachment theory. I support all sexualities and ethical relationship styles. I also studied healthy racial identity development in people of color and white people.
Neurodiverse clients I have worked with said they felt understood and supported and said that I genuinely care about them. I encourage neurodiverse communication styles, ways of thinking, and varieties of emotional expression. I will follow your lead on what you want out of therapy. The autistic community has a higher rate of trans and nonbinary gender identities which I celebrate. I also have a master’s degree in child development. I focused on sexual development and attachment theory. I support all sexualities and ethical relationship styles. I also studied healthy racial identity development in people of color and white people.
I see my job as helping you reconnect to and live from your inner truth. Do you feel you have been living in ways that feel like "not the real me"? Together we can uncover and validate what makes sense about unwanted behaviors and find the important impulse that lives underneath. I believe we each have wisdom inside that gets covered over with protective strategies, like the sun behind the clouds. I work with individuals and couples to facilitate reconnection to the heart of self and others.
I see my job as helping you reconnect to and live from your inner truth. Do you feel you have been living in ways that feel like "not the real me"? Together we can uncover and validate what makes sense about unwanted behaviors and find the important impulse that lives underneath. I believe we each have wisdom inside that gets covered over with protective strategies, like the sun behind the clouds. I work with individuals and couples to facilitate reconnection to the heart of self and others.
If you often feel unseen or misunderstood because of your unique identity and experiences, especially relating to race, neurodiversity, sexuality, or gender, you are not alone. You may be navigating the impact of societal power structures on your mental health and seeking a safe space to explore these challenges. You want to understand how internalized oppression affects your well-being, build resilience, and find empowerment within your own intersectional identity. Your goal is to grow in self-awareness and create meaningful change in your life with guidance that respects your full story.
If you often feel unseen or misunderstood because of your unique identity and experiences, especially relating to race, neurodiversity, sexuality, or gender, you are not alone. You may be navigating the impact of societal power structures on your mental health and seeking a safe space to explore these challenges. You want to understand how internalized oppression affects your well-being, build resilience, and find empowerment within your own intersectional identity. Your goal is to grow in self-awareness and create meaningful change in your life with guidance that respects your full story.
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