Veterans/Military Service

Katherine Chiba, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

I have had the enormous privilege of working with veterans and their families for 15 years. Although I am not a vet myself, I have learned a great deal about military culture and the ongoing impact of military service. As veterans have expanding choices for receiving treatment in the public sector, I hope to provide another resource for the support and treatment they have earned.

Rebecca X Casanova (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

MPH, MSW, LCSW

I am not a Veteran myself, but I come from a family with a proud tradition of military service and I work hard to understand the impact of military service and support Veterans and their families to heal. I was privileged to serve at the Portland VA from 2012-2021, where I provided therapy and case management; initiated the LGBTQ+ Veteran Care Coordinator program; and served on the MST Task Force and the Intimate Partner Violence Advisory Board.

Miles Salisbury

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, PhD

I work with veterans and military service members facing life transitions, relationships trying, anxiety, or depression after or during service. I come from a long line of military service, have family who serve, and am a member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary. My approach is grounded respectful approach that recognizes military culture, identity shifts, and the challenges of reintegration.

Melissa Hartley (she/her/hers)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

I am experienced and knowledgeable about military culture and service. I have not served, but I do come from a military family, and continuously seek to improve my understanding of issues faced by active-duty service members, their families and veterans from each unique branch of the military.

Patrick Hyland (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

Patrick is a military veteran with 2 combat tours. He served for 21 years, with 6 years in the USAF as a pilot flying FAC missions over Laos and world-wide cargo flights as an Instructor Pilot and 15 years in the Army and Army National Guard as a Air Ambulance Pilot-in-Command of a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter. He has a wide-range of experience with childhood trauma, trauma, and PTSD.

David Venzor

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

The transition from the structured world of service to the unknown of civilian life is often a profound descent. I work with veterans and service members navigating the loss of mission, identity shifts, and the feeling of being "untethered" in a world that doesn't speak the same language. We don’t just manage the fallout; we face the deeper existential questions of purpose and agency, working together to author a new narrative that honors your history while reclaiming your future.

Katherine Lindsay (she/her)

Clinical Social Work Associate

CADCI

I began my clinical career as a supervisor at the Veterans Crisis Line and have specialized training supporting first responders. I understand the unique challenges that can come with high-stress professions, including trauma exposure, burnout, anxiety, depression, substance use, relationship strain, and difficulty transitioning between work and home life. I provide a supportive, collaborative space to build resilience, process experiences, and strengthen coping skills.

Travis Wright (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC

My work with veterans spans the last twenty years and I have had the privilege to work with veterans from WWII to the present. I also saw veterans who experienced military sexual trauma. As the director of the Portland Vet Center I facilitated numerous Combat Focus Groups including the African-American Combat Focus Group. I have also worked with family members of sailors and soldiers who were killed on active duty providing bereavement counseling as well.

Mia Hedahl (she/her)

Clinical Social Work Associate

MSW, APHSW-C, CSWA (OR), SWAIC (WA)

Providing culturally informed care for those who serve and their families.

Amanda Ichihashi Jagerman (She/her/hers)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

I worked at the Portland VA Hospital in the Rural Veterans Program, providing individual & group counseling to Veterans living in rural areas as part of an interdisciplinary team psychiatrists, psychologists & nurses. My focus was on treating female Veterans & people managing chronic pain. While I was there I wrote a CBT workbook aimed at treating anxiety specifically for female Veterans.