Family Therapy

Dr. Michelle Pliske (She/Her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

DSW LCSW RPT-S

Family therapy includes every member of the family. My role is to find opportunities through creativity for every member to have a voice and to feel included regardless of age. Each family member holds a different role and perspective and should be a part of the therapy process.

Blossom Counseling

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

LMFT

Justin Little (he/him/his)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

LMFT, INHC

I work with individuals, couples and families to understand and improve relationships. This can be with an adult client's family of origin as they work through anxiety or depression, a couple wanting to improve their communication, a teenager and their caregiver struggling to find common ground, a parent seeking to work through their own traumatic experiences in order to improve their relationships, and many more!

Dr. Katie Statman-Weil (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

EdD, LCSW

As a therapist working with families of children who have experienced trauma, including foster and adoptive families, family therapy allows me to engage all family members in the healing process, addressing dynamics that influence a child's sense of self and behavior. By fostering open communication, we create a safe space for everyone to express their feelings and perspectives. This not only strengthens relationships but also empowers families to develop effective strategies together.

Leanne Bergman (she/her)

Student Counselor

Jaxon Shaffer (they/them)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

MA

My training at Lewis and Clark Graduate School was grounded in family therapy through a social justice lens. I work with couples, families and individuals from a relational framework, this means seeing a person as a culmination of the relationships and social systems that they are and have been a part of. I consider family of origin, dysfunctional cycles, self in the context of a family unit, attachment development, intersecting identities, diagnosis (if desired), and much more.

Brooke Lytz (Vaille) (she/her)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

Marriage and Family Therapist Registered Associate #R9241

I am Level 1 Certified in Restoration Therapy (RT). RT is a model based on attachment, family dynamics, and mindfulness to help families identify ways in which they get "stuck" and how to form more loving and trustworthy ways of being and communicating.

Couples Clinic of Portland

Licensed Professional Counselor

Autumn Counseling Services LLC

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

We have a provider who offers family therapy sessions. This can help children and parents learn skills to improve their relationships and build skills for any difficulties that may be occurring at home or school.

Kristin Marshall (she/her)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

Marriage & Family Therapist Associate

Brettyn Gibson

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

LPC, LMFT, NCC, IMH-E®

Research has shown that motivated parents can be trained to be as effective as play therapists using play therapy skills with their own children, with as little as 20 hours of Child-Parent Relationship Therapy training and and support.

Victoria Solon (She/her)

Student Counselor

BS

I am a graduate trainee in Marriage, Couple, and Family Therapy with a specialization in sexuality. I am in the ongoing process of learning and becoming a therapist who works with individuals, couples, and families through a culturally attuned, socially just, and affirming lens. My approach focus on conversation, curiosity, and shared understanding, and when necessary, I integrate from other evidence-based approaches as conversational resources.

Janean VeDova (she/her/hers)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

Trained Supervisor

As a marriage couple and family therapist I am trained in family systems. Families are unique, how they are configured, family rules and expectations, family roles and family of origin. Each family goes through family life cycles. I approach family therapy systemically and consider all the systems and relationships the family is involved in.

Jillyan Medina (she/her)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

MA, Marriage & Family Therapist Associate

Sarah Block (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

I hold a MS in Marital, Couple and Family therapy from Portland State University and have training and experience working with highly conflictual families. Family therapy can help systems increase healthy functioning and shift patterns that have been in place for years and sometimes generations. I utilize various family therapy approaches to help family meet the goals they set. Although I don't work with young children directly any longer, I love coaching parents and working with adult families.

Family Roots Therapy

Licensed Professional Counselor

Our therapists have a variety of backgrounds in engaging families in treatment. Specialized training in using Structural Family Therapy, Child-Parent Psychotherapy, and other relationship-based approaches allow our therapists to confidently treat the entire family and manage conflict within families.

Family Ties Counseling Center

Licensed Professional Counselor

Family systems sees your presented marital, family or even child\\'s problems as the outgrowth of the underlying relationship dynamics. This is illuminating because family systems avoids blaming or diagnosing any one person as THE problem. As you are probably well aware of, there is already too much blaming already going in the first place.

THRIVE Clinic

Clinical Psychologist

Family therapy can be a powerful intervention - especially for those with a loved one suffering from mental illness. Several studies, for instance, have indicated that family environment can significantly impact the course and outcome of mood and psychotic disorders. At THRIVE, we practice Family-Focused Therapy, an evidence-based therapy for teens and adults struggling with mood disorders.

Erin Webb

Licensed Art Therapist

LPC, ATR

The Collaborative Problem Solving approach, that I use when working with families, is an evidence-based method for decreasing stressful family interactions by teaching youth the skills needed to meet expectations. Engaging your teen in Collaborative Problem Solving discussions will help them open up, consider the perspective of others and increase their problem solving and thinking skills.

Andrew Drwenski

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

I was fortunate to accumulate licensure hours under a supervisor using Structural Family Therapy issues by identify and addressing the interactions between family members (including couples).

Megan DeVoe

Student Counselor

I’m a graduate trainee in Marriage, Couple, and Family Therapy at Lewis & Clark College, where I’ve developed a collaborative approach grounded in experiential and narrative practices. With a background in Women’s Studies and experience supporting families and individuals in nonprofit settings, I bring curiosity, warmth, and a deep respect for each client's unique story and healing capacity.