Therapists in Portland, OR
It's hard to be a human living in an often dehumanizing and disconnecting society. Many of us are taught from a young age by our families, peer groups, and the systems we grew up in to stuff our feelings down, ignore traumatic things that have happened to us, put on a happy face and be as "normal" as possible, at great personal cost to us. It hurts to have to carry the burden of our emotional pain on our own, with few real outlets of release. I became a therapist because I see therapy as a safe haven where the darker and more painful aspects of life are free to be witnessed with empathy, processed, and healed from.
It's hard to be a human living in an often dehumanizing and disconnecting society. Many of us are taught from a young age by our families, peer groups, and the systems we grew up in to stuff our feelings down, ignore traumatic things that have happened to us, put on a happy face and be as "normal" as possible, at great personal cost to us. It hurts to have to carry the burden of our emotional pain on our own, with few real outlets of release. I became a therapist because I see therapy as a safe haven where the darker and more painful aspects of life are free to be witnessed with empathy, processed, and healed from.
We all have problems in life, my views of therapy is to help you understand what is causing your current difficulties, work through them, and move forward in life. I view the therapy relationship as an journey we embark on together with both you and I having our own important roles to play. I work with individuals to address the current problems in their life, and help them find lasting solutions and tools they can use to keep making changes.
We all have problems in life, my views of therapy is to help you understand what is causing your current difficulties, work through them, and move forward in life. I view the therapy relationship as an journey we embark on together with both you and I having our own important roles to play. I work with individuals to address the current problems in their life, and help them find lasting solutions and tools they can use to keep making changes.
In my work as a therapist, I believe in centering you as the expert of your own experience. I value reciprocal feedback and I make an effort to approach the therapy process as a learner and collaborator. I strive to provide trauma-informed, anti-oppressive care that acknowledges how systems like capitalism, fatphobia, and white supremacy impact our well-being. I am committed to Disability Justice, take daily Covid safety measures, and prioritize maintaining an accessible, anti-ableist therapy practice. I enjoy working with folks from all walks of life and have experience supporting folks navigating a broad spectrum of challenges.
In my work as a therapist, I believe in centering you as the expert of your own experience. I value reciprocal feedback and I make an effort to approach the therapy process as a learner and collaborator. I strive to provide trauma-informed, anti-oppressive care that acknowledges how systems like capitalism, fatphobia, and white supremacy impact our well-being. I am committed to Disability Justice, take daily Covid safety measures, and prioritize maintaining an accessible, anti-ableist therapy practice. I enjoy working with folks from all walks of life and have experience supporting folks navigating a broad spectrum of challenges.
Arousal, stress and anxiety is manageable. Everyone I have worked with in this area is looking for mastery. I can help you identify key areas to reach your potential. Contact me for more information.
Arousal, stress and anxiety is manageable. Everyone I have worked with in this area is looking for mastery. I can help you identify key areas to reach your potential. Contact me for more information.
Richard Nalbandian, Psy.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist as works with individuals located in OR and MA. Dr. Nalbandian has experience working with adults from various backgrounds on issues including anxiety, depression, grief, complex trauma, relationship struggles, family conflict, and personality troubles. He completed his internship and post-doctoral residency in Massachusetts as a fellow at the Albert and Jessie Danielsen Institute at Boston University. Dr. Nalbandian has focused training in and provides psychotherapy for individuals, couples, and families. His therapeutic style is collaborative and relational.
Richard Nalbandian, Psy.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist as works with individuals located in OR and MA. Dr. Nalbandian has experience working with adults from various backgrounds on issues including anxiety, depression, grief, complex trauma, relationship struggles, family conflict, and personality troubles. He completed his internship and post-doctoral residency in Massachusetts as a fellow at the Albert and Jessie Danielsen Institute at Boston University. Dr. Nalbandian has focused training in and provides psychotherapy for individuals, couples, and families. His therapeutic style is collaborative and relational.
I have over 10 years of experience helping people change. Change can be scary, challenging, exhilarating, and fulfilling. I help facilitate change by developing a close therapeutic relationship with clients and by utilizing evidence based therapies, and my well developed intuition to identify the source of your problem and the best pathway forward. I specialize in treating motivational difficulties, depression, anxiety, and self defeating behaviors. I also help with existential issues, such as finding meaning, discovering passions, and developing and sustaining close relationships.
I have over 10 years of experience helping people change. Change can be scary, challenging, exhilarating, and fulfilling. I help facilitate change by developing a close therapeutic relationship with clients and by utilizing evidence based therapies, and my well developed intuition to identify the source of your problem and the best pathway forward. I specialize in treating motivational difficulties, depression, anxiety, and self defeating behaviors. I also help with existential issues, such as finding meaning, discovering passions, and developing and sustaining close relationships.
It's not always easy to ask for help, especially if you're used to doing it all on your own. With more self awareness, improved boundaries and someone to talk through your issues with, you'll find yourself prepared to move forward with confidence. Together, we'll identify the patterns keeping you stuck and build new ways of responding that actually fit the life you want. I utilize an eclectic treatment approach to help you explore yourself and your beliefs. Some of these approaches include mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, narrative therapy, Mindful Self-Compassion, Motivational Interviewing and ACT.
It's not always easy to ask for help, especially if you're used to doing it all on your own. With more self awareness, improved boundaries and someone to talk through your issues with, you'll find yourself prepared to move forward with confidence. Together, we'll identify the patterns keeping you stuck and build new ways of responding that actually fit the life you want. I utilize an eclectic treatment approach to help you explore yourself and your beliefs. Some of these approaches include mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, narrative therapy, Mindful Self-Compassion, Motivational Interviewing and ACT.
You may be feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, stuck in the same patterns, or wondering why change feels so difficult despite your best efforts. Therapy offers a space to slow down, make sense of your experiences, and discover new ways of relating to yourself and others.
I provide a warm, accepting, and collaborative environment where you can safely explore your emotions, relationships, and inner experiences without fear of judgment. Rather than focusing only on symptoms, we work together to understand the deeper patterns shaping your life while building greater self-awareness, self-compassion, and emotional resilience.
You may be feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, stuck in the same patterns, or wondering why change feels so difficult despite your best efforts. Therapy offers a space to slow down, make sense of your experiences, and discover new ways of relating to yourself and others.
I provide a warm, accepting, and collaborative environment where you can safely explore your emotions, relationships, and inner experiences without fear of judgment. Rather than focusing only on symptoms, we work together to understand the deeper patterns shaping your life while building greater self-awareness, self-compassion, and emotional resilience.
Your whole self is welcome here. Even that one part.
Maybe you long for deeper intimacy, more honesty, or a stronger sense of who you are and what you want. Maybe you’ve learned to prioritize others, keep the peace, perform, or hold yourself together—and you’re wondering what it might be like to live differently.
You might be navigating complicated relationships, trying to make sense of experiences that still hurt, or processing a psychedelic experience that cracked open something important.
Sometimes life looks fine from the outside, but something inside is aching. We all need to feel seen and accepted.
Your whole self is welcome here. Even that one part.
Maybe you long for deeper intimacy, more honesty, or a stronger sense of who you are and what you want. Maybe you’ve learned to prioritize others, keep the peace, perform, or hold yourself together—and you’re wondering what it might be like to live differently.
You might be navigating complicated relationships, trying to make sense of experiences that still hurt, or processing a psychedelic experience that cracked open something important.
Sometimes life looks fine from the outside, but something inside is aching. We all need to feel seen and accepted.
Whether you're caught in a cycle of worry you can't seem to break, carrying a heaviness that won't lift, or navigating the grief of a strained family relationship, you don't have to keep pushing through alone. Through gentle curiosity and thoughtful questions, I help clients uncover and release the thought patterns and emotions keeping them stuck. My approach is warm, non-judgmental, and occasionally even a little lighthearted, because healing doesn't have to feel heavy. My goal is to help you feel lighter, more at ease, and genuinely reconnected to your own strength.
Whether you're caught in a cycle of worry you can't seem to break, carrying a heaviness that won't lift, or navigating the grief of a strained family relationship, you don't have to keep pushing through alone. Through gentle curiosity and thoughtful questions, I help clients uncover and release the thought patterns and emotions keeping them stuck. My approach is warm, non-judgmental, and occasionally even a little lighthearted, because healing doesn't have to feel heavy. My goal is to help you feel lighter, more at ease, and genuinely reconnected to your own strength.
My deepest professional aspiration is to enable others to discover their own motivations for change and to find within themselves the ability to take responsibility for their thought life and thus find the power to take actions and thereby make dramatic and transformative changes in their lives. In working with individuals, couples, and groups, my aim is to foster self-esteem, coping skills and encourage building positive and supportive relationships. I work with individual clients, couples, and lead weekly therapy groups. Deep lasting change that is already beginning iswithin your grasp. Reach out, I'd be honored to work with you.
My deepest professional aspiration is to enable others to discover their own motivations for change and to find within themselves the ability to take responsibility for their thought life and thus find the power to take actions and thereby make dramatic and transformative changes in their lives. In working with individuals, couples, and groups, my aim is to foster self-esteem, coping skills and encourage building positive and supportive relationships. I work with individual clients, couples, and lead weekly therapy groups. Deep lasting change that is already beginning iswithin your grasp. Reach out, I'd be honored to work with you.
Are you overwhelmed? Stressed? Are you struggling with thoughts that you find disturbing? Are you in need of hope, healing, and support? If so, I can help. I will help you identify your life's purpose/meaning, develop healthy coping skills as you grow in your relationships. Beside my professional background, I know firsthand the joy and challenges of raising a family, juggling multiple demands; and have experienced the loss of a child through both miscarriage and stillbirth. If you are looking for someone whom you can connect with on an experiential level, I am that therapist. I look forward to assisting you in your life's journey.
Are you overwhelmed? Stressed? Are you struggling with thoughts that you find disturbing? Are you in need of hope, healing, and support? If so, I can help. I will help you identify your life's purpose/meaning, develop healthy coping skills as you grow in your relationships. Beside my professional background, I know firsthand the joy and challenges of raising a family, juggling multiple demands; and have experienced the loss of a child through both miscarriage and stillbirth. If you are looking for someone whom you can connect with on an experiential level, I am that therapist. I look forward to assisting you in your life's journey.
I specialize in issues important to teenagers and young adults/families, including issues related to family dynamics, depression, anxiety, bipolar/schizophrenia, substance abuse concerns, transracial adoptions, grief, LGBTQ dynamics, racial identity, gender transitioning process, and abandonment trauma. My relational approach to therapy can help you gain awareness of your road blocks and provide you with the tools (skills/coping strategies) you have for your own growth.
I specialize in issues important to teenagers and young adults/families, including issues related to family dynamics, depression, anxiety, bipolar/schizophrenia, substance abuse concerns, transracial adoptions, grief, LGBTQ dynamics, racial identity, gender transitioning process, and abandonment trauma. My relational approach to therapy can help you gain awareness of your road blocks and provide you with the tools (skills/coping strategies) you have for your own growth.
As a therapist, I specialize in working with highly sensitive individuals, those eager to explore spirituality in depth, teachers, creative minds, and individuals striving to enhance their roles as partners in relationships. My core therapeutic approach is rooted in mindfulness, shaped by my intensive training. I offer Telehealth services in both Texas and Oregon, leveraging modalities such as EMDR, hypnotherapy, mindfulness practices, and insight work to foster profound self-awareness and insight. My aim is to empower individuals to find deeper meaning and purpose in their lives by facilitating transformative experiences.
As a therapist, I specialize in working with highly sensitive individuals, those eager to explore spirituality in depth, teachers, creative minds, and individuals striving to enhance their roles as partners in relationships. My core therapeutic approach is rooted in mindfulness, shaped by my intensive training. I offer Telehealth services in both Texas and Oregon, leveraging modalities such as EMDR, hypnotherapy, mindfulness practices, and insight work to foster profound self-awareness and insight. My aim is to empower individuals to find deeper meaning and purpose in their lives by facilitating transformative experiences.
Jordin Danielson
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, CADC I
1 Endorsed
Portland, OR 97232
Waitlist for new clients
My clients come with a variety of life experiences that have led them to therapy. Whether it is your first time in therapy, your fiftieth time, or you just stumbled upon this website, I encourage you to reach out. Life is hard, and there is strength in asking for help. I am a strong advocate to de-stigmatize mental health. I believe everyone has potential to reach their goals, and in my practice, I emphasize autonomy. Treatment will focus on what you want, while we work collaboratively on a plan to get there. I believe in letting you make your own decisions. Sometimes we just need a little help.
My clients come with a variety of life experiences that have led them to therapy. Whether it is your first time in therapy, your fiftieth time, or you just stumbled upon this website, I encourage you to reach out. Life is hard, and there is strength in asking for help. I am a strong advocate to de-stigmatize mental health. I believe everyone has potential to reach their goals, and in my practice, I emphasize autonomy. Treatment will focus on what you want, while we work collaboratively on a plan to get there. I believe in letting you make your own decisions. Sometimes we just need a little help.
Over the past 14 years of my professional life, I have worked with individuals and their families to cultivate well-being, increase agency, and reduce emotional distress. With a holistic view of each client, I offer a trauma-informed, person-centered approach that allows me to meet the needs of a wide variety of individuals and couples. I am committed to meeting clients where they are and working to create a therapeutic relationship that is non-judgmental, safe, and authentic.
Over the past 14 years of my professional life, I have worked with individuals and their families to cultivate well-being, increase agency, and reduce emotional distress. With a holistic view of each client, I offer a trauma-informed, person-centered approach that allows me to meet the needs of a wide variety of individuals and couples. I am committed to meeting clients where they are and working to create a therapeutic relationship that is non-judgmental, safe, and authentic.
Elizabeth Wallace
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Portland, OR 97205
Not accepting new clients
BOOK a consultation call and/or check your insurance coverage through the WEBSITE listed on this profile................................................I have been helping adults and couples reach their goals for 20 years. I'm here for those that want to free themselves from personal and relationship patterns, such as traumatic event responses, anxiety/panic attacks, destructive coping behaviors, infidelity, issues with sex, or unhelpful styles of communication. I'm known for being an active participant, open-minded and direct. I love using humor and encourage laughter. I'm laidback and non-judgmental; cussing in sessions welcome!
BOOK a consultation call and/or check your insurance coverage through the WEBSITE listed on this profile................................................I have been helping adults and couples reach their goals for 20 years. I'm here for those that want to free themselves from personal and relationship patterns, such as traumatic event responses, anxiety/panic attacks, destructive coping behaviors, infidelity, issues with sex, or unhelpful styles of communication. I'm known for being an active participant, open-minded and direct. I love using humor and encourage laughter. I'm laidback and non-judgmental; cussing in sessions welcome!
Are you fed up with your loop of depression and anxiety? Are you tired of using substances to cope with life? Do you want more ease and balance in your relationships? Are you ready to explore ways of living that are truer to your values? I am a compassionate and transparent therapist and I will support you in your change process. I will collaborate with you to build your resilience and enrich your relationships with yourself and others. I can support you to process and to learn coping skills that will support your growth.
Are you fed up with your loop of depression and anxiety? Are you tired of using substances to cope with life? Do you want more ease and balance in your relationships? Are you ready to explore ways of living that are truer to your values? I am a compassionate and transparent therapist and I will support you in your change process. I will collaborate with you to build your resilience and enrich your relationships with yourself and others. I can support you to process and to learn coping skills that will support your growth.
I’m here to hear you and help you name, address, and start to clear mental and emotional blocks to achieving your goals.
Some of the issues and topics I can help with include: depression, anxiety, complex trauma, grief, life transitions, relationships, sexuality, neurodivergence, family conflict, parenting, creative blocks, and more.
I’m here to hear you and help you name, address, and start to clear mental and emotional blocks to achieving your goals.
Some of the issues and topics I can help with include: depression, anxiety, complex trauma, grief, life transitions, relationships, sexuality, neurodivergence, family conflict, parenting, creative blocks, and more.
I work with people who are coping with transitions in all stages of life. These are times when we feel vulnerable. We may need extra support and a safe place to explore what is happening and how we are responding. Negative experiences and traumas from the past may be reawakened and our self worth is challenged. I am experienced working with clients of diverse backgrounds, ages and customs with a range of concerns from relationships, anxiety, depression, grief, perinatal & parenting issues and trauma. I am passionate about this work and what can be accomplished in a collaborative, non-judgmental, respectful and intentional alliance.
I work with people who are coping with transitions in all stages of life. These are times when we feel vulnerable. We may need extra support and a safe place to explore what is happening and how we are responding. Negative experiences and traumas from the past may be reawakened and our self worth is challenged. I am experienced working with clients of diverse backgrounds, ages and customs with a range of concerns from relationships, anxiety, depression, grief, perinatal & parenting issues and trauma. I am passionate about this work and what can be accomplished in a collaborative, non-judgmental, respectful and intentional alliance.
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Number of Therapists in Portland, OR
3,000+
Average cost per session
$173
Therapists in Portland, OR who prioritize treating:
| 92% | Anxiety |
| 92% | Social Anxiety |
| 92% | Health Anxiety |
| 92% | Driving Anxiety |
| 83% | Depression |
| 75% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 75% | Complex PTSD |
Average years in practice
10 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
| 72% | Aetna |
| 60% | BlueCross and BlueShield |
| 58% | Regence |
How Therapists in Portland, OR see their clients
| 57% | In Person and Online | |
| 43% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
| 74% | Female | |
| 21% | Male | |
| 5% | Non-Binary |