Therapists in Salem, OR
Ready to Heal at a Deeper Level?
Maybe traditional therapy hasn’t fully addressed what you’re carrying, and you’re seeking something deeper—an approach that nurtures your mind, body, and spirit. You’re ready to break free from old patterns, reconnect with your true self, and heal at the root level—not just manage symptoms. I believe true healing happens when we address the whole self—mind, body, and spirit. "Feelings are meant to be felt, energy is meant to flow." When you learn to trust your emotions, release what no longer serves you, and align with your inner truth, profound healing takes place.
Ready to Heal at a Deeper Level?
Maybe traditional therapy hasn’t fully addressed what you’re carrying, and you’re seeking something deeper—an approach that nurtures your mind, body, and spirit. You’re ready to break free from old patterns, reconnect with your true self, and heal at the root level—not just manage symptoms. I believe true healing happens when we address the whole self—mind, body, and spirit. "Feelings are meant to be felt, energy is meant to flow." When you learn to trust your emotions, release what no longer serves you, and align with your inner truth, profound healing takes place.
As a Clinical Social Worker, I am committed to providing services that ensure you are not treated as a number or a diagnosis, but rather value the person you are with dignity and respect. My goal is to help guide your journey in experiencing full healing through working together to instill hope into your life, and contradict any negative experiences and expectations that you may have already encountered. I also believe the root of conflict and insecurities within ourselves are often stemmed from our family of origin or childhood upbringing. I also provide faith-based therapy, if that is of importance to you.
As a Clinical Social Worker, I am committed to providing services that ensure you are not treated as a number or a diagnosis, but rather value the person you are with dignity and respect. My goal is to help guide your journey in experiencing full healing through working together to instill hope into your life, and contradict any negative experiences and expectations that you may have already encountered. I also believe the root of conflict and insecurities within ourselves are often stemmed from our family of origin or childhood upbringing. I also provide faith-based therapy, if that is of importance to you.
Navigating teen years and early adulthood is challenging for many people. I work with young people ages 14-25 who are trying to gain independence while navigating the symptoms of Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Neurodiversity. Becoming an adult can be overwhelming and scary for some and I work with clients to learn personal and interpersonal skills to manage these fears and move step by step into the life they want to live.
Navigating teen years and early adulthood is challenging for many people. I work with young people ages 14-25 who are trying to gain independence while navigating the symptoms of Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Neurodiversity. Becoming an adult can be overwhelming and scary for some and I work with clients to learn personal and interpersonal skills to manage these fears and move step by step into the life they want to live.
Should I stay or should I go? A huge question that's weighed on you. It keeps you up at night, stressing you out. Life would be so much easier if your relationship wasn't so hard. You wish you could communicate better; feel understood. But, damn, your shit and their shit get in the way. Not to mention the pressures of career, aging parents, or demanding children. It all gets thrown in the mix, leaving you exhausted, distracted, and disenchanted by the status quo. You want things to change (better sex, intimacy, connection); you're finally ready to take charge of your life in a new and meaningful way. You've come to the right place!
Should I stay or should I go? A huge question that's weighed on you. It keeps you up at night, stressing you out. Life would be so much easier if your relationship wasn't so hard. You wish you could communicate better; feel understood. But, damn, your shit and their shit get in the way. Not to mention the pressures of career, aging parents, or demanding children. It all gets thrown in the mix, leaving you exhausted, distracted, and disenchanted by the status quo. You want things to change (better sex, intimacy, connection); you're finally ready to take charge of your life in a new and meaningful way. You've come to the right place!
Schedule a free initial consult online via my website! Holly Zell, LPC - online counseling for clients across the state of Oregon. Are you having thoughts of suicide or thoughts of dying and wishing you could talk to someone who could hear you, see you, and not overreact? Someone who can be with you while you figure out what a meaningful life is for you, without platitudes or fear-based hyper-clinical reactions? We should chat.
Schedule a free initial consult online via my website! Holly Zell, LPC - online counseling for clients across the state of Oregon. Are you having thoughts of suicide or thoughts of dying and wishing you could talk to someone who could hear you, see you, and not overreact? Someone who can be with you while you figure out what a meaningful life is for you, without platitudes or fear-based hyper-clinical reactions? We should chat.
My ideal client may be navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, or life transitions, feeling the weight of complex emotions or unresolved childhood wounds. They might struggle with self-esteem, relationships, or the scars of adoption, displacement, or complex trauma. Having worked across the USA, South America, and Africa, I understand the impact of culture, identity, and global life experiences. My clients seek relief, clarity, and strength, longing for healthier connections, emotional balance, and freedom from patterns that no longer serve them. Above all, they want to feel truly seen, supported, and empowered.
My ideal client may be navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, or life transitions, feeling the weight of complex emotions or unresolved childhood wounds. They might struggle with self-esteem, relationships, or the scars of adoption, displacement, or complex trauma. Having worked across the USA, South America, and Africa, I understand the impact of culture, identity, and global life experiences. My clients seek relief, clarity, and strength, longing for healthier connections, emotional balance, and freedom from patterns that no longer serve them. Above all, they want to feel truly seen, supported, and empowered.
With a wide range of experience with different populations, my ideal client is a teenager, adult, or someone in recovery from substance abuse, aiming to rebuild their life with a renewed sense of purpose. They may struggle with self-doubt, anxiety, and reintegrating into supportive routines and relationships. Their needs include guidance on managing stress, building self-worth, and creating a resilient, substance-free life. They seek hope, empowerment, and tools to handle life’s challenges, with goals to rediscover strengths, set meaningful milestones, and live in alignment with their true values.
With a wide range of experience with different populations, my ideal client is a teenager, adult, or someone in recovery from substance abuse, aiming to rebuild their life with a renewed sense of purpose. They may struggle with self-doubt, anxiety, and reintegrating into supportive routines and relationships. Their needs include guidance on managing stress, building self-worth, and creating a resilient, substance-free life. They seek hope, empowerment, and tools to handle life’s challenges, with goals to rediscover strengths, set meaningful milestones, and live in alignment with their true values.
Ideal clients are individuals who feel stuck, whether facing recovery, anxiety, OCD, depression, or life transitions. They may feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or uncertain about the future, yet they seek relief, resilience, and a life aligned with their values.
Ideal clients are individuals who feel stuck, whether facing recovery, anxiety, OCD, depression, or life transitions. They may feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or uncertain about the future, yet they seek relief, resilience, and a life aligned with their values.
I am nationally certified and licensed in OR, WA, ID, WI, FL, UT, and VT. If you're here, you’re likely struggling. Counseling is a partnership to ease your pain. I’d be honored to help you learn new skills, set goals, and build habits to improve your life. If you’re ready to start loving your life more, I’m here to talk. I offer 90-minute private pay sessions because EMDR and team CBT work best in longer sessions.
I am nationally certified and licensed in OR, WA, ID, WI, FL, UT, and VT. If you're here, you’re likely struggling. Counseling is a partnership to ease your pain. I’d be honored to help you learn new skills, set goals, and build habits to improve your life. If you’re ready to start loving your life more, I’m here to talk. I offer 90-minute private pay sessions because EMDR and team CBT work best in longer sessions.
My theoretical approach is rooted in psycho-dynamic theory. I follow family systems when working in a family therapy session. I and the client contextualize ecological factors such as cultural identities, variations of human sexuality, diversity, spirituality, and the impact of social development. Emphasis is placed on patients' verbal and non-verbal styles of communication for their treatment process. The overall intervention is the growth of the individual as he/she/they/them pass through tasks of life.
My theoretical approach is rooted in psycho-dynamic theory. I follow family systems when working in a family therapy session. I and the client contextualize ecological factors such as cultural identities, variations of human sexuality, diversity, spirituality, and the impact of social development. Emphasis is placed on patients' verbal and non-verbal styles of communication for their treatment process. The overall intervention is the growth of the individual as he/she/they/them pass through tasks of life.
It takes a good deal of strength and courage to recognize a need for support. Transitions can be challenging, and circumstances often feel overwhelming. I offer a safe space for you to bring the challenges you face, the questions you hold, and to join with you in the process of self-discovery on the journey.
Sometimes professionals need a place to go when the weight of their service to others begins to feel heavy; I understand the complexities that are inherent in helping professions and high profile careers. I offer a hospitable, confidential, and sacred space to process the issues and concerns that accompany these roles.
It takes a good deal of strength and courage to recognize a need for support. Transitions can be challenging, and circumstances often feel overwhelming. I offer a safe space for you to bring the challenges you face, the questions you hold, and to join with you in the process of self-discovery on the journey.
Sometimes professionals need a place to go when the weight of their service to others begins to feel heavy; I understand the complexities that are inherent in helping professions and high profile careers. I offer a hospitable, confidential, and sacred space to process the issues and concerns that accompany these roles.
You have decided to make some changes but do not know where to start. Your life, your marriage or your family, may seem out of control. You are a unique individual and you have within you great potential to make desired changes in your life. The relationship between client and therapist is based on trust and the hope filled possibility of that change. I will work with you as a collaborative guide to enable you to discover and map your chosen objectives. Small changes in your life will often results in positive changes in your relationships.
You have decided to make some changes but do not know where to start. Your life, your marriage or your family, may seem out of control. You are a unique individual and you have within you great potential to make desired changes in your life. The relationship between client and therapist is based on trust and the hope filled possibility of that change. I will work with you as a collaborative guide to enable you to discover and map your chosen objectives. Small changes in your life will often results in positive changes in your relationships.
Radical Nest, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, SEP, IMH-E
Salem, OR 97301
Not accepting new clients
Welcome to Radical Nest! We specialize in nurturing growth across 2 generations - by offering Somatic Experiencing for adults and play therapy for very young children 0-5 years old. Our clinicians have extensive training in trauma, early development, and infant & early childhood mental health.
Young children show us they need help through tummy aches, crying, rashes, toileting/sleep/feeding problems, not listening, tantrums, etc. Working with little ones is also quite different than with older children, and you deserve a therapist specially trained to support your family during this tender (and challenging!) developmental period.
Welcome to Radical Nest! We specialize in nurturing growth across 2 generations - by offering Somatic Experiencing for adults and play therapy for very young children 0-5 years old. Our clinicians have extensive training in trauma, early development, and infant & early childhood mental health.
Young children show us they need help through tummy aches, crying, rashes, toileting/sleep/feeding problems, not listening, tantrums, etc. Working with little ones is also quite different than with older children, and you deserve a therapist specially trained to support your family during this tender (and challenging!) developmental period.
My desire is to build a strong therapeutic relationship with all of my clients. Therefore, respect and trust are two of the most important elements to maximize the counseling process. Whenever a person's problems become bigger than themselves, goals tend to become less of a priority. I know that through focused planning, goals come to life. Because people are the experts over their lives, you will drive the learning and set the goals.
My desire is to build a strong therapeutic relationship with all of my clients. Therefore, respect and trust are two of the most important elements to maximize the counseling process. Whenever a person's problems become bigger than themselves, goals tend to become less of a priority. I know that through focused planning, goals come to life. Because people are the experts over their lives, you will drive the learning and set the goals.
Hey there!
My name is Megan, and I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
As a trauma-informed dyadic therapist, I work with children ages 0 to 5 and their caregivers to strengthen emotional bonds and support healthy development. I believe in the healing and reparative power of connection and strong relationships between parents and their children.
Hey there!
My name is Megan, and I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
As a trauma-informed dyadic therapist, I work with children ages 0 to 5 and their caregivers to strengthen emotional bonds and support healthy development. I believe in the healing and reparative power of connection and strong relationships between parents and their children.
Whatever you are going through, a qualified and supportive therapist can change your life. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with a master's in Social Work and a master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and over 50 years of my own healing journey. I work alongside you to process trauma, abuse, relationship issues, depression, and anxiety. I am trauma-informed and strengths-based and use evidence-based practices, such as Rogerian Person Centered, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness and Somatic practices to help you heal from the issues interfering with your peace and happiness.
Whatever you are going through, a qualified and supportive therapist can change your life. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with a master's in Social Work and a master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and over 50 years of my own healing journey. I work alongside you to process trauma, abuse, relationship issues, depression, and anxiety. I am trauma-informed and strengths-based and use evidence-based practices, such as Rogerian Person Centered, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness and Somatic practices to help you heal from the issues interfering with your peace and happiness.
Accepting new clients! I help adults overcome Anxiety, Stress, Burnout and Relationship struggles.
If you're struggling with feeling stuck, depressed, anxious or feeling lost in life, I provide a compassionate, solution-focused approach to help you move forward. I specialize in working with adults seeking clarity, confidence, and meaningful change in their lives. Whether you’re navigating major life transitions, dealing with past trauma, or struggling in relationships, I can help you interrupt old patterns and build new, healthier ways of thinking and coping.
Accepting new clients! I help adults overcome Anxiety, Stress, Burnout and Relationship struggles.
If you're struggling with feeling stuck, depressed, anxious or feeling lost in life, I provide a compassionate, solution-focused approach to help you move forward. I specialize in working with adults seeking clarity, confidence, and meaningful change in their lives. Whether you’re navigating major life transitions, dealing with past trauma, or struggling in relationships, I can help you interrupt old patterns and build new, healthier ways of thinking and coping.
Welcome! Are you experiencing difficulties with trusting others and navigating relationships, avoiding thinking about the past, having nightmares or intrusive memories, grieving, feeling on edge or easily overwhelmed? The experiences of trauma, grief & loss, relationship concerns, self-esteem struggles and other life transitions often have a profound impact on our daily lives. Healing is possible and a road you do not have to walk alone.
Welcome! Are you experiencing difficulties with trusting others and navigating relationships, avoiding thinking about the past, having nightmares or intrusive memories, grieving, feeling on edge or easily overwhelmed? The experiences of trauma, grief & loss, relationship concerns, self-esteem struggles and other life transitions often have a profound impact on our daily lives. Healing is possible and a road you do not have to walk alone.
Some days, it seems like the world is on fire, and everyone expects you to just keep calm and carry on. Maybe everything actually is falling apart; either way, it’s harder and harder to plan for a future that feels so uncertain. Meanwhile, you’re trying to pin down who you are, and who you want to be. Sometimes you look around and think the world just isn’t built for you, or else living in it wouldn’t be so hard to do. But you know what? You matter. Your identity, your quirks, your needs, and your dreams are all worth exploring. Therapy can help you create a safe space, where you can find water to put out the flames.
Some days, it seems like the world is on fire, and everyone expects you to just keep calm and carry on. Maybe everything actually is falling apart; either way, it’s harder and harder to plan for a future that feels so uncertain. Meanwhile, you’re trying to pin down who you are, and who you want to be. Sometimes you look around and think the world just isn’t built for you, or else living in it wouldn’t be so hard to do. But you know what? You matter. Your identity, your quirks, your needs, and your dreams are all worth exploring. Therapy can help you create a safe space, where you can find water to put out the flames.
Do you feel stuck because of past trauma or symptoms of anxiety, depression, or chronic stress? Would you like to move beyond coping toward healing and wholeness? Would you like to restore the body’s innate ability to find balance and safety?
Much of traditional therapy focuses on thinking our way through challenges and pain, but the truth is that trauma and stress live in the body. When we include the body in the process, holistic transformation becomes possible.
Do you feel stuck because of past trauma or symptoms of anxiety, depression, or chronic stress? Would you like to move beyond coping toward healing and wholeness? Would you like to restore the body’s innate ability to find balance and safety?
Much of traditional therapy focuses on thinking our way through challenges and pain, but the truth is that trauma and stress live in the body. When we include the body in the process, holistic transformation becomes possible.
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Number of Therapists in Salem, OR
800+
Average cost per session
$160
Therapists in Salem, OR who prioritize treating:
| 91% | Anxiety |
| 87% | Depression |
| 78% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 72% | Stress |
| 71% | Relationship Issues |
| 68% | Self Esteem |
| 65% | Life Transitions |
Average years in practice
10 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
| 62% | Aetna |
| 62% | PacificSource |
| 56% | BlueCross and BlueShield |
How Therapists in Salem, OR see their clients
| 54% | In Person and Online | |
| 46% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
| 76% | Female | |
| 21% | Male | |
| 3% | Non-Binary |