Adults Therapists in Tigard, OR

As we all continue to navigate life's transitions and changes, we eventually find ourselves needing guidance and support along the way. Whether you or someone you know is currently thriving or struggling in life, deciding to seek therapy can often be a helpful, rewarding, and life-changing experience. Finding and choosing a therapist, however, could be challenging and overwhelming. Not only must practical matters be considered, such as fees and scheduling, so must the therapist's style, approach, and qualifications. In other words, it has to be a "good fit" and it must "feel right."

My approach to helping youth and teens overcome the symptoms they are experiencing begins with teaching them how to identify and express emotions. I utilize tools from Violet Oaklander’s work to teach youth how to express themselves, which leads to a greater understanding of what they are feeling in the moment. The follow-on effect is greater emotional regulation and communication of their needs. I help youth regulate their emotions by teaching mindfulness. Through mindfulness and focusing on the present moment, youth and teens feel relief from anticipatory anxiety, and depression from events in the past.

I specialize in working with adolescents, teens, and young adults . Are you feeling depressed? Struggling with self-confidence? Anxious? Are you experiencing grief or struggling with loss? Do you feel like your relationship(s) is falling apart? Experiencing loneliness? Life can be difficult and we all encounter challenges of all kinds along the way. My goal is to meet you where you are and walk with you towards building a more satisfying quality of life. My approach is open and non-judgmental; I seek to understand you and your needs. Finding solutions will always be collaborative and client focused.

Are you struggling with anxiety or depression? Are you adjusting to a new occupation, move, marriage or divorce? I am honored to walk with you and aid you on or towards your path of personal growth. If you want to develop coping skills for dealing with life's changes and challenges or are someone who wants to go deep to uncover blocks that are keeping you from achieving the happiness you deserve, I am here to walk beside you to meet your goals. I offer Integrative, creative and evidence-based therapy modalities. Psychotherapy can help you lower anxiety and depression and help you achieve your best self.

Whether life is going well or you are struggling to feel well, therapy could be a helpful and powerful tool in moving forward. Finding the right therapist, however, could be overwhelming. With investments of energy, time, and money, it is important to select a therapist with whom you feel comfortable—someone that "gets" you and in whom you have trust and confidence. I enjoy helping adults understand their barriers and strengths to help them meet their goals in the various aspects of their lives, such as relationships, work, school, and health.

I am passionate about rebuilding safety first with yourself. I spent years of my life living in shame and not treating myself well. I learned early in childhood to people please and make everyone happy around me but found out later I felt impossible to ask for my own needs. I am confident in working with clients who are ready to get curious about themselves and learn how to show up in a new loving way. By reclaiming yourself and needs, all the other relationships in your life begin to shift and strengthen. I love working with teens and individual adults .

I believe anyone can benefit from therapy, and I commend you for taking the first step towards change. I offer a non-judgmental, insight-oriented approach to meet your specific needs with respect to your circumstances and intersecting identities. I have several years experience working with college and graduate students, as well as young adults , coping with phase of life issues, interpersonal challenges, and eating and body image concerns. I am especially interested in working with individuals who want to focus on relationship concerns, identity development, life transitions, and issues related to family-of-origin.

Living a full and meaningful life has always included experiencing challenges and issues that require courage to understand, face, and manage. Navigating those challenges in the complexities of our current world has become increasingly difficult. If you are experiencing difficulties with relationships, feeling emotionally overwhelmed or numb, going through a life transition, or experiencing grief and loss, you have made a courageous step by considering therapy. Through therapy, new insights into your emotional responses and behavioral patterns can be understood in the context of your unique life and experiences.

Are you finding yourself overwhelmed, exhausted, disoriented by major change or perhaps weighed down by who you are, where you’re not, or just feeling off? Maybe you’re in need of extra support, even just a little. I get it. I’ve been there and would like to help.

In my work as a therapist, I believe each person’s experience is unique; therefore I take a strengths based and person centered approach to effectively build rapport and trust. My focus is on being approachable, empathetic, non-judgmental, supportive and authentic. Collaboration is imperative and through our work together, I help guide clients and their families to learn techniques and strategies in order to live better quality lives.

Life can be difficult, unfair and at times overwhelming. I work with clients to improve their coping skills, increase their emotional well being, and improve their relationships. I work with adults , adolescents, families and couples in individual and family sessions.

I am passionate about helping you to create a meaningful and fulfilling life, as you learn to move from cycles of pain to cycles of peace. I view the human experience through an existential lens where you are encouraged to engage with your own "becoming" as you create a life worth living. I welcome all ways that bring awareness and change, including restoration therapy, solution-focused therapy, and techniques of self-compassion, mediation, spiritual integration, and somatic regulation. I work with adults , teens and kids and have experience with women's issues, parenting, marriage, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and addiction.

My therapeutic work focuses on helping individuals understand and work through life patterns that have, or continue to have, frustrating or disappointing outcomes. I provide help for a range of challenges to include anxiety, depression, abuse and other trauma, shame and self-esteem, stage of life transitions, and relationship difficulties. The invaluable work of moving through these difficulties in the safety of a therapeutic relationship can result in a stronger sense of self esteem, improved relationships, and a revitalized capacity to work and love. In addition to working with adults , I also specialize in the treatment of children and adolescents.