Weight Loss Therapists in Portland, OR

Are you living the life you want to be living? Or are your struggles with anxiety, depression, addiction, weight loss etc. determining your current life experience? Let me help you transform your suffering into living a more vital, wholehearted life. Through this process you will discover, cultivate, and learn to utilize self compassion and how to steer clear of avoidance traps such as procrastination, self-medication with drugs or alcohol, and comfort eating.

I specialize in body image, self-esteem and healthy weight loss . If weight loss is your goal, we can discuss how I may be able to help. I also believe in body positivity and acceptance, and my goal is for you to love yourself regardless of how you look. Whether it's developing healthy and meaningful relationships, relieving symptoms of anxiety and depression, or finding a sense of inner satisfaction and wellbeing, I believe you can achieve your goals and find lasting change. I also have personal experience with weight loss and have maintained a loss of over 75lbs, giving me personal insight into the weight loss process.

Now Accepting New Clients. Real world counseling is compassionate, collaborative, and outcome oriented. I rely on a combination of evidenced-based therapeutic practices along with holistic approaches. Together we can work towards a greater sense of wholeness and stability. Common challenges may include anger, anxiety, depression, loneliness, relationship issues, trauma, self-esteem, weight loss , addictive patterns, codependency, communication challenges, and more. I specialize in men's issues, but see a wide variety of clients. Real-world counseling is for all people regardless of sex/gender identities or personal beliefs.

We treat depression, anxiety, mood disorders, insomnia, ADHD, PTSD; addictions to opiates, stimulants, cannabis, alcohol, nicotine, etc. We treat overweight in the context of other mental health issues.

Whether you want to lose weight, stop smoking, be less stressed or just want more clarity, hypnosis can help. If you are plagued by fears, misperceptions, or limiting beliefs that keep you from living the life you were meant to live, I can help you shed those limitations and guide you to your path to success. Recognized by the American Medical Association since 1958, Hypnosis is a safe and successful therapeutic tool for many conditions, addictions and limiting beliefs and habits. Also, HypnoFertility(R) aids women in making a shift at the subconscious level to ensure a positive outcome.

Are you ready to address your relationship with your body? With food? My purpose is to promote confidence and healthy living through sustainable behavioral change. My passion is to support you through personal growth whatever that looks like for you. My approach is simple: you are the expert of yourself, I am an expert of change and health behaviors; together, let's see what is possible.

Have you been feeling stressed, stuck or overwhelmed? Finding it difficult to stop unhealthy thoughts, habits or behaviors? Hypnosis can help.

Hypnosis puts you in touch with your inner resources, allowing you to bring more of what you want into your life. Hypnosis is safe and gentle. It is the fastest and most effective way to make positive changes in your life; either physical, emotional or spiritual. Hypnosis has been scientifically proven to enhance your immune system, reduce tension and stress, lower your blood pressure, improve your entire circulatory system, improve focus and concentration, elevate your feelings of self-esteem, and release you from addictive behaviors. I have been practicing hypnosis and guided imagery in Eugene, OR for 30 years.

I am generally NOT available for evening/ weekends. My specialties include working with individuals who are dealing with relationship issues, including: a new relationship/ marriage, the end of a relationship, the birth of a child or experiencing a deployed family member. My expertise is in: grief/loss, military service and families, as well as postpartum/ prenatal care. My focused is on mind and body wellness, specifically with consideration for diet, exercise, sleep and relational support. I have a wide variety of experiences in treating people from all walks of life, and I look forward to helping YOU work through your challenges.

I believe that each of us has an innate capacity to grow and heal. Sometimes, through difficult experiences and life transitions, we forget that healing and wholeness are always available to us. Therapy is a place where we can compassionately find ourselves again through expression and acceptance of all of our thoughts, feelings, and experiences. And as we begin to heal, our perspective of ourselves and others shift in ways that facilitate long-term and lasting changes.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Holistic Nutritionist. With my background in both disciplines, I believe strongly in looking at both the physical and mental factors that may be impacting a person's life. I worked for over 20 years in community mental health and private practice helping clients address anxiety, postpartum depression, food and body image struggles, divorce, ADHD, stress, depression, parenting, work/life balance and attachment. I feel the therapy room should be a safe, non-judgmental place to explore everything that is impacting your life.

*** CURRENTLY NOT TAKING NEW CLIENTS *** Therapy offers the opportunity to make lasting positive changes in life and in relationships. By exploring the role the past has played in current difficulties and dissolving old, destructive patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving, life can be more balanced and joyful. I offer warmth, compassion, support, and insight to my clients, with an approach that is direct, non-judgmental, and tailored to meet the specific needs of each individual. Oriented toward building on natural strengths and empowering meaningful changes, our work together can foster an increased ability to more adaptively attend to the ever-changing flow of life.

"At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want" Lao Tzu Power comes from being open to exploring your inner strength as a means of gaining insight and knowledge. I strive to provide a safe, nonjudgmental, compassionate space for self-discovery. Through the Empowerment Model I use an eclectic, client centered, and strength based approach to finding healing and growth in the midst of challenges. By exploring the origin of symptoms and how they influence thoughts and behaviors we can overcome obstacles to feeling genuine health and wellness.

I am an experienced counselor serving people of different racial, ethnic, and religious backgrounds. As a therapist, I work with individuals, couples, adolescents and families with problems such as depression and sadness, anxiety, grief and loss, challenges in relationships, work-related issues, health related issues, as well as difficulty during transitional periods in life. As a person, I am an open-minded and nonjudgmental individual who enjoys working with people of different genders, orientations, and identifications. I am very compassionate but also utilize my critical thinking skills to help my clients reach their goals and begin to live life as they desire.

Many people grow up in dysfunction and therefore they relate in inappropriate ways. Clients that I have helped the most typically relate to these dysfunctional ways: They guess at what normal is. They judge themselves without mercy. They have difficulty relaxing and enjoying life. They have difficulty with intimate relationships. They over-react to changes over which they have no control. They constantly seek approval and affirmation. They feel that they are different from other people. They avoid conflict or aggravate it; rarely do they deal with it. They fear failure, but sabotage their success.

As a psychologist, I evaluate and treat patients through a variety of methods, most typically being psychotherapy or talk therapy. Patients usually visit me because they have been experiencing depression, anxiety, stress or anger for a significant period of time and are seeking help.

Dr. Tayson Heward ND LAc is a mental health specialized primary care physician, naturopathic doctor and licensed acupuncturist at Shen Mental Health and Wellness. He has spent his career specializing in multiple medical fields to offer an integrative approach in patient’s mental health and primary care, allowing patients to have multiple treatment options for ailments that span both conventional and alternative medical treatments. He focuses on how our mental health plays a key role in the development of physical ailments, and the effects of trauma on the body. He offers a whole person and holistic approach to his medical care.

At MindTree we treat the person as a whole, by integrating the healing of mind and Body. Our team of independent practitioners provide a collaborative health care model and create a personalized Holistic Wellness plan for adults, younger children, teens, elderly adults, couples and families. We believe in the philosophy that mind and body do not operate separately, rather interdependently. All of the Holistic Counseling techniques that MindTree offers are evidence-based, peer reviewed, and represent current best practices in the field.

Our group practice was founded with shared passion for helping folks who have experienced trauma and/or difficult childhood experiences to heal, reconnect to a sense of safety within themselves, and find the freedom to pursue a meaningful life without being stuck in the past. We are also interested and passionate about helping folks navigate trauma, OCD, anxiety disorders, and attachment difficulties that often show up in our closest relationships.