Bethany Ingram (she/her)

Humanistic 

I approach therapy with the foundational perspective that we are all doing our best with the knowledge and experiences we have at the time. When we peel back the layers of pain, wounds, and trauma, we find our true selves. I enjoy guiding my clients back to themselves within the therapeutic relationship.

EcoTherapy

I believe in the healing power of our connection to the earth. I encourage time spent in nature and enjoy connecting with my clients around their healing relationship with the world around them. I have limited sessions available for hiking or sitting in Forest Park, and these can be used for building increased safety and connection to nature.

Somatic Therapy (Body Centered)

We must learn to truly feel our emotions rather than "thinking about feeling them". Our emotions live in the body, and I encourage connection to the body in order to get to know ourselves and move through the emotional pain we experience. Our body, especially our nervous system, can teach us about what we need to feel safe and find connection with ourselves and others. I teach my clients to "befriend their nervous system" to learn how to respond to triggers and increase safety.

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

We will explore the relationship between our thoughts, feelings, and actions as well as how to build awareness of thoughts and emotions. I tend to connect traditional CBT to body-centered interventions, with the understanding that our nervous system states impact our thinking.

Attachment Theory

Our early development, especially our first caregivers, impact how we relate to ourselves and to others. I will help you understand how your childhood impacts your internal world and your external relationships, and I will help you build consciousness around subconscious patterns stemming from your childhood so that you can make necessary changes in the areas you have felt "stuck".

Loss or Grief

Grief is not something we need to "move past" or "get through". Grief is something we learn to integrate into our daily lives as the impact of our loss shifts and changes over time. We have to learn to keep living after a loss of person, pet, identity, relationship, etc has changed how we move through the world. It is my honor to support people to feel their emotional pain and have compassion for themselves in the midst of this pain.

PTSD

Trauma changes the way we relate to ourselves, to others, and to the world around us. I enjoy helping my clients understand how complex trauma or other traumas have impacted them and how to create safety within themselves and their relationships. This often entails learning to cope with triggers, building more connection between our minds and bodies, and processing and healing any internalized beliefs that stem from traumatic experiences.

Child or Adolescent Issues

I enjoy working with older children (10 and up), adolescents, and young adults. I have extensive experience in understanding adolescent needs and developmental tasks of this life stage.

Adoption Issues

The experience of adoption and/or foster care presents unique grief/loss and identity issues into adulthood. I enjoy working with children, teens, and adults who are adopted or have experienced foster care, and I have been certified in Foster and Adoptive Family therapy through Portland State University’s child welfare partnership.

Codependency

Codependency typically looks like hyper-vigilance towards the emotional states of others, fear of disappointing others, difficulty setting boundaries, and tending towards "people pleasing" or "rescuing/fixing" others. I enjoy helping people learn to listen to and trust themselves, focus on their own emotions and perspectives, and set necessary boundaries for themselves and in their relationships.