Portland Therapy Center
Monica Marquard

Monica Marquard (she/her)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

MA, Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

Currently accepting children, teen, adult, and family clients. Specialities: anxiety, eating disorders, chronic illness, and suicidality.

Client Status

accepting clients

Contact

9712380096

6950 SW Hampton St., Suite 310

Tigard , 97223

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At a Glance

Me

Rate: $150

Provides free initial consultation

Practicing Since: 2022

Languages: English

Services

  • Individual
  • Family
  • Child
  • Teen

Insurances Accepted

  • Out of Pocket
  • Out of Network
  • OHP CareOregon/HealthShare

My Ideal Client

Whether this is your first time in therapy or you have been in therapy before, welcome. You are right where you need to be and I am so glad that you are taking the brave step in reaching out. I work with children, teens and adults experiencing anxiety, depression, OCD, life transitions, grief and loss, suicidality and self-harm. I am passionate about working with the LGBTQ+ community. My specialty is working with eating disorders and those coping with acute or chronic health conditions.

My Background and Approach

I have hold an MA in Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling (2023) as well as an MA in Early Childhood Education and Child Life in Hospital Settings (2017). I have experience working with children and adolescents in various inpatient and outpatient hospital and clinic settings. I have several years of experience in working with clients and their families during eating disorder partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient treatment. I utilize a mix of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Strengths Based Therapy and HAES (Health at Every Size). I understand that each client's needs may differ from the next and I adapt my approach based on the client and family needs. I believe the most important aspect to the therapeutic process is the relationship between client and therapist.

My Approach to Helping

My approach to therapy is joining you through a compassion focused lens. When working together, I will help you understand how your behaviors may have protected you in the past. Together, we can work to let go of harmful behaviors and integrate more adaptive coping mechanisms into your daily life. We will work together to integrate the parts of you that can get you to feeling like your more authentic self.

Techniques I Use

Issues I Treat

Specialties

  • Eating Disorder External link

    -Worked as a Partial Hospitalization Program Eating Disorder Therapist off/on since 2017. -Have extensive experience working with clients ages 6-60+ struggling with Anorexia nervosa, Bulimia, Binge-purging disorders, ARFID, OSFED, and more. -Extensive work coordinating with multidisciplinary teams for client's best care

  • Body Image Issues External link

    Having worked in eating disorder clinics since 2017, I have extensive knowledge of working with eating disorders, disordered eating, and body image distress. I take a Health at Every Size (HAES) approach to my work.

  • Suicidal Ideation External link

    I have several years worth of experience working with clients with passive and active suicidal ideations. I am very comfortable working with clients to safety plan and also to normalize suicidal ideations. I help clients address the shame associated with suicidal ideations. I believe that it is a powerful step when clients can name the thoughts that they are having and can furthermore share this with someone in your life.

  • Chronic Pain or Illness External link

    I hold a masters in Child Life in Hospital settings in addition to my counseling degree. Prior to counseling, I worked with many children and families impacted by chronic health conditions or acute illnesses. I am here to help you or your family whether you have been more recently impacted by injury or illness or this has been something lifelong.

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