Couples Counseling

Robin Magdahlen

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC RDT

In therapy, we will be co-creating a safe place, where there is room for any and all vulnerable feelings, beliefs, and thoughts to emerge. I work in a no-shame no-blame zone of ongoing support and warm curiosity. Together we will learn about patterns, triggers, negative thoughts and cycles, feelings, past and present attachment injuries, and how they affect the relationship.

Carlyn Glaser (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MS LPC

Have had years of practice using this orientation

Cathy Walker, LPC (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

Couples can have difficulties around many subjects: communication, money, children, jobs, adultery. Couples counseling provides a way to learn new skills to address these and other issues.

Benita Munson (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, CRC, CADC I

My private practice is currently comprised of 40% couples, 60% individuals. I am passionate about working with relationships as the relationship is in the room in front of me, and I can see parties making small changes that enhance their relationships immensely. I have specific training in EFT couples therapy, and weave in John Gottman's research and evidence based practices for each.

David Hanna (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

In my work as a couples therapist, I use insights from my family systems counseling training, and my additional studies of Gottman, Hendricks, Richo and Real's writings to guide my work with couples. I'm passionate about helping couples navigate the complexity of relationships and dealing with the often unsupported and rough waters of partnerships both new and established.

Gemma Baumer (she/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

Master's in Counseling

My approach to couples/relationship counseling is interactive, relational, strength-based and informed by attachment. I work with relationships of all configurations to support a space that is safe for exploration of self and another, historical and current attachment processes. I love working with relationships in need of immediate support, or just desirous of exploration around subjects like trauma, attachment, polyamory/consensual non-monogamy and boundaries.

Polly Gravely MS, LPC, MFT (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Nationally Certified Counselor

My degree (M.S. in Marriage and Family Counseling) is specifically focused on relational dynamics and I have extensive training in couples' work. I can help you understand how your relationship ran into trouble and how to find the way back again.

Kelly Arthur, LMFT, LPC, CADC I

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

As a counselor trained specifically in couples, marriage, and family therapy, I specialize in relationship counseling with all types of couples, including straight, gay, queer, trans, non-binary, poly, and kink. I use a variety of proven modalities with couples to support each unique relationship. Past clients have appreciated my ability to make them feel safe to explore what's really going on.

Rebel Heart Therapy (They/She/Her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, LMFT, LCSW

Mary Bruce-Owenby (she/her)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

LGBTQIA-affirmative couples therapist

I have training in Psychoanalytic, Developmental, EFT, Gottman, Collaborative Couples, and Gestalt approaches to this work. I am also currently in a two-year training program using the Developmental Couples Framework and approach.

Michaele Dunlap PsyD (she/her)

Clinical Psychologist

I work with couples who are moving into commitment and those who want to improve relationships that have become strained. I especially enjoy work with those who share responsibility for closely-held businesses. I work with couples to prevent divorce when that is possible; to help it be a compassionate process when dissolution is inevitable.

Katherine Chiba, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Sabrina Walters (she/her)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

LMFT, LPC, Certified Gottman Therapist

At Core Values Counseling, we specialize in The Gottman Method of Couples therapy. We also provide couples conferences to add in your growth as a couple.

Michaela Christopher (she/her)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

M.A. Marriage, Couple, & Family Therapy

George Goldston (he/him/his)

Marriage and Family Therapist

LMFT

Caitlin "Caity" Lynch (She/Her)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

MS, NCC

I use Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) based on the work of Dr. Susan Johnson. We'll work collaboratively to decide on common goals for your relationship, discern unhelpful relationship patterns, work to understand why those made sense and helped you previously, and how to move forward with empathy for each other, meeting individual needs, and creating sustainable, healthier relational habits.

Tori Morrison (she/they)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

M.A., Marriage & Family Therapist Associate

Midori Ferris Wayne (she/her)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

MA

Carrie Ivy (she/her)

Professional Counselor

I love working with couples, facilitating conflict, and nurturing understanding on all sides. I have experience with married couples, poly/non-monogamy, and non-romantic relationship conflict.

C.J. Sanders (she/her)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

OR #T2235

Healthy couples are my passion! Couples work is a commitment to go deeper in your relationship and yourself. We will explore the ways you each connect and the barriers that you encounter when connection doesn't go well. It is often the differences couples have that create problems so we will tackle the issue of how to me a "me" in a "we". I'll throw in some of the latest research in neuroscience so that you will learn to calm and soothe and your relationship will have the space to flourish.

Chelsea Kellogg (she/her/hers)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

M.A. Marriage, Couple, and Family Therapy

I'm passionate about helping couples navigate the complexity of relationships. I help couples learn to communicate skillfully (especially about emotional needs), negotiate conflicting needs, become less reactive and more receptive, make repairs, and choose new behaviors that are more aligned with personal values.

Sarah Howeth (she/her)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

M.A. in Marriage, Couple and Family Therapy

The heart of what I do is support couples and relationships in our community. Couples and intimate partners all have patterns in the way that they relate based on their early attachment histories. What this means is that when we get into relationship, we might find ourselves having the same argument about the dishes that doesn't actually feel like it is about the dishes. What I'm interested in helping you do is get to the heart of the matter and communicate about it together.

Mark Pechovnik

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

There is an emphasis on clear, empathic communication (NVC); sexuality and differentiation (Schnarch's Work); relationship building tools (Gottman and others); sexuality; acceptance; attachment; and emotional attunement (Emotion Focused Therapy).

Emalee Assenberg, MS, NCC

Licensed Professional Counselor

Your relationship is as unique as you are and if it is suffering, every aspect of your life is likely being affected. Trained as a marriage and family therapist, my specialty is couples counseling and helping people change negative patterns into opportunities for connection. I combine EFT and Terry Real's Relational Life Therapy for a style that is direct, compassionate, and effective.

Brian Longworth M.Div, PhD, LPC (He Him)

Professional Counselor

M.Div, PhD., LPC

I work with couples also who have trauma, especially involving sexual addiction and/or infidelity. I believe couples can not only recover from it, but grow to be stronger through it.

Margot Standeven (she/her/hers)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

Masters in Marriage, Couple, & Family Counseling

Our work together would help each partner understand their part in the couple’s negative cycle and create vulnerable communication, so as to create a stronger couple bond.

Jason Wilkinson (He/Him)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

MA, MDiv

I have extensive training as a couples counselor. My education in relational systems, or cycles, provides me with a unique perspective in seeing how each individual participates in the making of a whole. I use this to help couples discover ways that they may better relate to one another and strengthen their communication.

Family Roots Therapy

Licensed Professional Counselor

We have therapists who practice from a family systems approach and have training in Marriage & Family Therapy, which includes specific training in working with couples. We use approaches such as the Gottman method and Emotion-Focused Therapy, which focuses on adult attachment styles and how your early relationships influence your close relationships in adulthood.

Leslie Yeargers (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Whether you are wanting to strengthen your relationship or end it well, I strive to listen to what your relationship goals are and work with you collaboratively to help you meet those goals. I work to help your resolve misunderstanding and sort out the emotions you bring to your interactions with each other.

Tever Nickerson

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

I use a treatment approach grounded in emotionally-focused couples work. I work to help you identify what you both really want from your relationship and how you can find comfort and acceptance in asking for what you really need from your partner. Even if there is frequently anger or mistrust in your relationship, we will work to decrease the emotional pain and increase understanding.

Holly Wigmore (she/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

MS, Professional Counselor Associate

Working with relationships is a unique opportunity to enter the venn diagram where the experiences of two individuals meet. I have experience in work with couples where trauma or mental health concerns are impacting relational function. I utilized EFT, attachment, and interpersonal interventions to help improve communication, connection, and understanding between partners.

Michael D. Jolliffe (he/him)

Professional Counselor Associate

MS

Special training from couples-focused supervisors.

Richard Halpern (he/him)

Professional Counselor

M.A., Trauma Informed Coach

I integrate a couples counseling approach to positively learn how to co-parent as a team or resolve conflicts. Areas of focus: Developing positive habits around communication, understanding our unique communication styles, defining our relationship roles, and discovering our shared (or different) values. Empathy is key. Our goal? To feel seen, heard and understood, all to foster better connection, intimacy, and trust from a non-judgmental place.

Ally Simone (she/her)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

LMFT T2066

Portland Counseling & Anxiety Specialists

Licensed Professional Counselor

Nicole Kammerlocher (she/her/hers)

Professional Counselor Associate

I have received training in Emotionally Focused Couples therapy, which has some of the best outcomes for those struggling with relational issues. This therapy focuses on how we show up in relationships, and how we can show up differently and change the tune of a relationship from conflict to connection.

Family Ties Counseling Center

Licensed Professional Counselor

Couples Counseling becomes a safe place where both you and your partner can find and rest in the deeper connection of the love you both share. Healthy committed relationships and marriages are about balancing connection & intimacy with independence & autonomy. Ideally, each influences and helps the other. Couples therapy helps to achieve this balance in your relationship.

Sonia Holdaway (she/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

MS

Trained as a couples and family therapist, I specialize in relationship counseling. If you are feeling disconnected or like you seem to be just talking past each other, I can help. My approach is based in emotion-focused, family systems and Gottman principles, and our work provides a safe space for each of you to express yourself in new ways, using dynamic, in-the-room exercises to help interrupt hurtful patterns and create momentum towards a healthier partnership.

Joe Doherty

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Joe is trained as a couples therapist using the relational model of "Mutuality" ...

Andrew Griffes

Professional Counselor

I work with couples to build love and resilience into your everyday experience of relationship. Whether you are looking to deepen your sense of intimacy or heal pain steering you toward splitting up, I can support you transform inherited relationship patterns to a basis of connection and understanding. My work is based in attachment neurobiology, clear communication, and mindfulness.

Terra Anderson (they/them)

Professional Counselor Associate

MA, R-DMT

I love working with couples and polycules to foster deeper empathy, stronger communication, and greater sexual satisfaction.

Ayala Parker (she/they)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

MA, LMFT-A

Ryan Grassmann, M.A., LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

Professionally, I find that the Gottman Method, Relational Life Therapy, and Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy all have proven to be effective in defining, treating, and resolving relationship conflicts. With helpful companion books and weekly therapy sessions, change can occur quickly. Those in relationships often find that loving support and trust lie just underneath the fear and hurt. I teach people how to repair ruptures, identify and transform shame, and confront concerns with skill.

Marla Christensen MA, LMFT, LPC, NCC (she/her)

Marriage and Family Therapist

MA, LMFT, LPC, NBCC

I specialize in Couples Counseling using contextual theory, integrating attachment, EFT, IS, neurobiology, and Behavioral approaches.

Jon Fox

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

I help individuals and couples create safe, stable, and intimate relationships where each partner learns to trust and rely on their partner and themselves to meet their deepest wants and needs. You'll also learn how to identify your own and your partner's triggers and use this knowledge to prevent fights and repair the damage when things go awry.

Connective Therapy Collective

Licensed Professional Counselor

LMFT, LCSW, LMFTI, CSWA, QMHA

We use Gottman, Emotionally focused therapy, and systems approaches to support you and your partner(s) in finding common ground, connection and balance of power and pleasure in your relationship.

Alexandra Leichter MSW, LCSW (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

I have worked with couples throughout my career. I have experience with crisis management when couples are experiencing acute marital issues and general problem solving for on-going concerns. I have a special interest in working with couples who have already been married to other people and are experiencing discord after combing their families.

Ladan Radafshar (She/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

MA, LPC Associate

I offer a warm, judgment-free space for couples to explore patterns, triggers, attachment styles, and relationship cycles. I use various techniques from Gottman and Emotionally Focused Therapy to help couples resolve conflict and deepen the quality of their communication and connection.

Bryce Taylor (He/Him)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

Associate Marriage and Family Therapist

Karen Maloney, MA, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

I have received training while getting my masters degree and have since then continued to gain experience and knowledge by meeting with couples on a regular basis.

Molz Wirtz-Wold (they/them)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MS, LMHC, LPC

I am trained in PACT: psychobiological approach to couples counseling. PACT is a fusion of attachment theory, developmental neuroscience, and arousal regulation. Understanding how the brain works provides a physiological basis for understanding how people act and react within relationships. In a nutshell, some areas of your brain are wired to reduce threat and danger and seek security, while others are geared to establish mutuality and loving connection.

Jenny Kepler (she/her)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

LMFT

Your relationship with your partner can be the source of groundedness, stability, love and passion. It can also cause stress, resentment and pain. In couples counseling we build relationship skills, discover what's blocking you from feeling closer and learn to stay connected through the rough times so that you can become better, more loving partners.

Janean VeDova (she/her/they)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

As a marriage, couple and family therapist I am trained to work with couples and I welcome all partnering arrangements (monogomous/open/polyamourous/ monogomous/heterosexual/same sex). I also specialize in sex therapy that is inclusive and non judgmental.

Kathy Hardie-Williams M.Ed MS DC LPC LMFT

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

M.Ed MS DC LPC LMFT

I facilitate you, your partner, or other family members in identifying and communicating your needs and wants to each other. Conducive to this process is the ability to experience a reasonable degree of conflict in your relationships and the willingness to believe that your relationships can improve. You are responsible for articulating what you need and want to your partner and others from a direct and non-judgmental perspective that includes self awareness and the desire to know yourself.

Amanda Fitzpatrick (She/they)

Marriage and Family Therapist

LMFT

I believe that we are conceived in relationship and continue to move in, out, and through relationships our entire lives. These relationships teach us how to love, how to hurt, how to learn, how to exist in our bodies, how to judge and hold prejudice, how to forgive. They can bring the wounding cut of betrayal, and also hold tremendous power for healing.

Kellie Collins, MS, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

I work with couples using primarily the Emotion Focused model of couples work. I love watching couples learn to communicate and grow towards each other! If you are wanting to strengthen your relationship, improve your communication, and learn to express your feelings in a healthy way, couples counseling might be right for you. I am an inclusive therapist and work with all couple dynamics, including the LBGTQ+ community and folks in the poly and kink communities.

Heather Rensmith (she, her, hers)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW, CST

Using Emotionally Focused Therapy, Gottman Method, and others to help people achieve their relationship goals!

Beverley Duke-Young (she/her)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

B.S, M.S.

I have trained for years under Terry Real's Relational Therapy which helps teach couples how to build and work on developing respectful relationships; this builds on many areas including an understanding of control issues, boundaries, entitlement, shame. What each person experienced in their family of origin impacts and creates some of the roadblocks. How is the best conflict resolution managed between a couple. How to build resiliency and trust and develop empathy.

Sawyer Salameh

Licensed Professional Counselor

I am trained at a Marriage and Couples therapist from Lewis and Clark college. My training has helped me to constantly look through a lens to help relationships change and grow.

Melissa Owens LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

I have extensive experience working with couples in conflict, repairing wounds and distance, infidelity issues, traumatic backgrounds, anger, sexual problems, or problems of substance and/or sexual addiction. I use strategies from John Gottman, Terry Real, Dan Wile, Imago Therapy, and David Schnarch's Crucible approach. I can help you repair your relationship.

Janet Sandell (She/Her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

Couples counseling can help rebuild and rekindle relationships so partners can connect and support one another. I work from an Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy perspective, helping partners step away from old patterns and enabling partners to create new ways of relating to each other so they can find can find comfort, love, support and romance in their relationship.

Liisa Heard, BS, MSW, LCSW, LICSW (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

BS, MSW, LCSW

I help all types of couples with navigating through their relationship issues. Offering support to people in relationships who may be considering separation or seeking improved intimacy and understanding. The relationship is the focus, although each partner should also expect to focus on self-improvement and self-awareness.

Slade Wolf (he/him/his)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

I use a behavioral approach to couples counseling. There is solid evidence that learning, and practicing communication skills builds healthier, more respectful, and more emotionally intimate relationships. I have been using this approach with couples, and with men focusing on their relationship skills, for nearly 20 years.

Shawna Oliver, LCSW (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

It is important for couple to have a place where they can identify patterns that may be disruptive to the relationship. A place where positive communication can strengthen positive communication and both parties can be heard.

Amanda Feaver, MA, LPC (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

I utilize PACT (Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy) in my work with couples. This approach combines developmental neuroscience, attachment theory, and arousal regulation. PACT supports couples toward a new way of engaging. When secure functioning is the foundation of our partnerships we are able to expand in profound and satisfying ways, not only in our partnerships and families, but out into the world.

"Paisley" Jen Burrell (she/her)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

LPC, LMFT

Healthy relationships take work and most couples face challenges at some point during their relationship. When those challenges surface, having the support of a skilled counselor can make a huge difference. Investing in your relationship through couples counseling will pay off for years to come!

Leslie Jones

Licensed Professional Counselor

I love working with couples to help them reduce the angry 'hot spots' that impede connection. Together, we identify triggers and repetitive patterns, and help find ways to rekindle closeness and intimacy.

PK Ponti-Foss (She/her)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

LMFT

I work with couples to manage their conflict, strengthen their friendship and appreciation, and to create intimacy through long term relationship shifts. With couples I utilize Gottman Method therapy, which is research based and tested. Couples therapy, believe it or not, can be an enjoyable and deeply healing process.

Chad Ernest, MS, LPC (He/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

I utilize Collaborative approaches to working with couples. I conduct in depth interviews to highlight what both partners feel is happening in their relationship and then find the best approach to assisting in working through these struggles. I do not promise that all relationships work out, however. It is up to each individual in the relationship to want to make that happen.

Krystal Marcinkiewicz

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC

Couples go through highs and lows throughout their relationship, including a variety of issues that range between small and large scale scenarios. I work with couples so that each partner can use their voice to express needs and create a space of trust with each other to establish trust, communication, decrease conflict, create positive change, and increase emotional and physical intimacy.

Angie Arledge (she/her/hers)

Clinical Social Work Associate

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Catherine Palmer; MS, LPC, MFT (She/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor