Therapists Beginning With A in Oregon

Do you feel like you're constantly running from one thing to the other but never feeling fulfilled? Are you struggling with how to care for yourself with so much else on your plate? I'm here to help. I specialize in supporting individuals struggling with burnout, overwhelm, and anxiety. My clients are often those burned out with corporate life or busy professionals juggling both work and home. Together, we can explore the root causes of your dissatisfaction and develop strategies to create a life that feels meaningful and joyful.

As a therapist, I believe my first job is to witness. I aim to support a space that is safe enough for you to tell your own story, heal, and step further into your own power. I welcome open discussion of your identities, cultures, relationships, and experiences, including your experience of therapy itself, as it is happening. We’ll work to name how your experiences with structural oppression may have shaped your beliefs about yourself and how you cope. We’ll identify your strengths, and when it’s helpful, we’ll try out tools to support changes you may want to make.

The people I love to work with are people who often feel left out, struggle identifying who they are, want to learn how to more effectively communicate and those who understand that therapy is messy. We will both say the wrong thing sometimes and that's okay. The issues I love supporting people with are struggles with emotion regulation, relationship skills, processing attachment struggles, un-enmeshing from family, and more. I am a queer, millennial with ADHD - this forms who I am and my work. It's important to me to partner with others based on who they are and to make space for their unique needs.

Through a non-judgmental and empathetically based therapeutic relationship, I work to provide guidance in the process of increasing self-awareness, practicing self-acceptance, and ultimately having the client self-reflect in a way that brings confidence in their continuing life choices and experiences.

I am Sandi and I have been working as a mental health counselor in private practice for 30 years. I have worked exensively with individuals dealing with trauma, abuse, A/D issues, grief and loss, anxiety, and depression. I spent several years working as a crisis counselor. I was also a crisis counselor with the county mental health agency and counseled adults in custody at the prison in my area. I see each of my clients as individuals in need of someone to listen to them, treat them with compassion and understanding so that they can learn to trust sharing the issues for which they are seeking counseling.

Therapy can be a bridge to get you from where you are to where you want to be. Help is on the way! Let's work together to assist you or your child to develop awareness of feelings and thoughts and learn how to manage and cope as well as thrive. I meet you where you are. If you are feeling anxiety, depression, or having issues related to trauma exposure we can work together on your journey to wellness and improved mental health. I treat clients from age five through adolescence into adulthood. Special areas of interest include self esteem, self expression, self compassion and acceptance as well as managing life transitions.

I am not currently accepting new patients, however if your need is not imminent I would be happy to add you to my waitlist. We all face challenges throughout our lives that can leave us feeling stuck, distressed, isolated or confused. During these times, therapy can help us to move towards the relief, change, and fulfillment we may be longing for. As a therapist, I strive to meet you wherever you are when we begin our work together. I see the therapeutic relationship as a collaborative one, offering safety, confidentiality, and support. Together we share an investment in your growth, healing and more lasting change.

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.

Joleena is Certified in the Treatment of Sexual Addiction, is a Certified Betrayal Trauma Coach, a Certified Clinical Trauma and Addiction Specialist with a Masters of Psychology in Grief Counseling, and a Bachelors of Science in Psychology. Joleena specializes in helping couples working through betrayal and addiction of all kinds. She also works with clients that are struggling with anxiety, addictive behaviors, depression, PTSD, emotional abuse, mental abuse and trauma of various kinds. Her passion is to provide a safe space for her clients and to walk hand-in-hand with them, guiding them through the healing process.

Caleb is Christian Counselor, a Certified Sex Addiction Counselor (CSAT), Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP), Ordained Minister, Certified Life Coach, with a Masters of Psychology in Counseling and a Bachelors of Arts in Psychology. Caleb specializes in helping men work through addiction recovery, anxiety, addictive behaviors, depression, PTSD, emotional abuse, mental abuse and trauma of various kinds. His passion is to provide a safe space for his clients and to walk hand-in-hand with them, guiding them through the healing process.

Caleb is Christian Counselor, a Certified Sex Addiction Counselor (CSAT), Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP), Ordained Minister, Certified Life Coach, with a Masters of Psychology in Counseling and a Bachelors of Arts in Psychology. Caleb specializes in helping men work through addiction recovery, anxiety, addictive behaviors, depression, PTSD, emotional abuse, mental abuse and trauma of various kinds. His passion is to provide a safe space for his clients and to walk hand-in-hand with them, guiding them through the healing process.

Reaching out for help demonstrates inner strength and willingness to face various life challenges. As an immigrant, accessing resources and services that feel inclusive and culturally sensitive is challenging. My journey in healing as an individual, a mother, and a caring community member has sparked a desire to provide culturally sensitive care to people from all walks of life. Although many clients have experienced marginalization due to their background as an immigrant (BIPOC, MENA, AMEMSA), other clients have realized numerous privileges in their life and felt a sense of inclusion and reconciliation within the larger community.

If you are feeling anxious, discouraged, stuck or overwhelmed and want to feel and live your God-given best, we would like to help. Being out of balance within produces feelings of distress, anxiety, uncertainty, fear and despair. We use a combination of Cognitive Behavioral modalities (DBT and ACT), Imago, Internal Family Systems and Brainspotting to process deeper at the subcortical and somatic levels.

We are currently accepting new clients. Seeking out a therapist can be a difficult, yet courageous first step to bettering your life. We believe everyone has a unique and powerful story to tell and we are here to listen. Together, we will be able to identify your concerns with your current situation, explore patterns that aren't working, and develop skills to make life more manageable, peaceful, and enjoyable. We will start where you are and focus where you want to focus, all at your pace.

My Practice Is Available For New Clients Immediately for Therapy and Medication Management! The seasons have changed and you might be feeling it. Have you noticed that you might be or are struggling with your mental health? You can choose to not be alone in your adventure of strengthening yourself. I can be your guide and help you through these rough times. If you feel that the pandemic has been rough to go through, you're not alone and you're not without support. I enjoy offering my services to see my clients grow and become unique strong individuals. Don't be surprised if you find yourself recovering fast.

NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS. When we try to achieve perfect happiness, we inevitably fail, and then we think there must be something wrong with us. Many times, we try to escape our hard feelings, distract ourselves from them, or numb them out, but that doesn’t seem to work for very long. Wellness is not about being happy all the time or never feeling pain again. Wellness is about learning to get better at feeling, period. That feeling may be happiness or sadness, contentment or grief, anger or joy.

Are you looking for a safe space to discuss your mental health? My counseling style is calm and interactive. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, individuality, and compassion. I work with clients who experience depression, anxiety, and postpartum. I believe the therapeutic relationship can be a rewarding and remarkable experience. I take great care in the work I do to understand your needs and am honored to witness and walk with you on your journey.

I serve diverse adults (age 20+), specifically those who have alternative identities (artists, creatives, counter-culture, & minorities of all types) as well as other therapists. I provide a non-judgmental and understanding space for people who may have struggled engaging in therapy in the past due to feeling judged for being “weird” or “different”. My clients typically feel stuck in one or more areas of life (relationship, family, career, holistic health, identity, personal happiness, etc.) and are sometimes struggling with mood and/or anxiety disorders, substance abuse, maladaptive coping behaviors, unresolved traumas, etc.

Currently on a waitlist. I am a licensed therapist that works with many different types of clients including children/adolescents, families, & couples. My goal is to help my clients work through the issues they are facing so they can work towards their goals in their lives and relationships. Every person has innate strengths and my goal is to help identify those strengths and build on them so that they can reach their goals in treatment and in their lives. Ultimately, I want my clients to feel heard and supported in my practice and I hope to help them on their journey in finding positive change in their lives and relationships.