Mindfulness-based

Emily Ross-Johnson (she/her/hers)

Professional Counselor Associate

I work through a Restoration Therapy lens, which is focused on mindfulness around patterns in our lives. Through understanding what is motivating these patterns, we can focus on making changes to add healthier patterns for ourselves.

Caitlin Beckwith-Ferguson (she/her)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

MA, LMFT, CCTP

I use mindfulness-based therapy to help you bring awareness to your thoughts, feelings, and bodily experiences, working towards enabling you to non-judgmentally accept them. Together, we will approach your experience with curiosity. We will work to empower you to regulate your emotions through breath, act with agency and authenticity, and increase your ability to be compassionate towards yourself.

Evoke Therapy LLC (they, them)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

MA, MFT, RYT, RM

Mindfulness can help you slow down and make conscious choices that are in line with your life path; living in a way that is less reactive to the world around you.

Jessica Feinsmith MA LPC (She/her/hers)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

Whether you are looking for assistance and support for healing a specific mental health issue or trauma or you feel an overall sense of “this is not where I want to be in life,” mindful awareness and somatic-body interventions can be very beneficial. Using stress reducing meditations, increasing present awareness and self compassion and gentle care are all aspects of the work I utilize.

Lindsay Bong, LPC (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Practicing knowing ourselves and being present with what we are encountering gives us incredible insight into who we are any why we function the way we do. By becoming mindful of who we are and what we are experiencing, we can gain more understanding of the power we have in our lives.

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 in attachment, family dynamics and mindfulness to help clients identify ways in which they get "stuck" and how to form more loving and trustworthy ways of being and communicating.

Robin Carlisle (She/her)

Professional Counselor

Many troubles come from rumination on the past, or our worry about the future-- trying to make sense of the old or prepare for the unknown. We do this all in an attempt to be happy, to enjoy life, to experience freedom, yet where is that joyful life that we seek? It is here, right now, available in the present moment. I can help you access the now and enjoy a state of balance and peace.

Cameron Kemper (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Masters degree in Clinical Psychology

I have received specialized training in mindfulness-based stress reduction, practiced in a Buddhist monastery, and have integrated mindfulness into my life and professional practice for 30 years. This transformative practice teaches you to identify less with your limiting thoughts and more with pure awareness. By developing more objectivity about the stories you tell yourself about who you are and what is possible, you can experience greater happiness and create the life you choose to live.

Katherine Chiba, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Doug Chapman (he/his)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, CADC3, Approved Clinical Supervisor

I have had a personal meditation practice for over 30 years and am trained in a variety of mindfulness and practices for use in counseling. I have studied Buddhist Psychology extensively.

Amy Galaviz (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, LMHC, PMH-C

Mindfulness-based practices can help to slow the mind & create a sense of calm while tuning into the self. It can be a great form of self-care to give us a moment of peace in times of distress & a break from anxious thoughts that clutter the mind and keep us from where we want to be. Together, we will explore how anxiety shows up in your life and find mindfulness based practices that work for you. Visit www.mindbodymamapdx.com to learn more and get started today.

Cathy Walker, LPC (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

So many of us have busy minds that interferes with living our lives the best we can. By using mindfulness techniques, we can become aware of what is happening in the moment and learn to stay out of the past and project into the future. This helps tremendously with depression, anxiety, and relationships.

Rachel Baker (She/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

From the beginning of my clinical career, I have utilized mindfulness in sessions with adults and children. I have extra training in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and also have acquired my 200 hour yoga teacher training certification. I invite you to schedule a complimentary consultation call to learn more about how I can integrate mindfulness into our work together.

La Saechao (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW, LICSW

Nicole McDonald (she/her)

Professional Counselor

M.A. Process Oriented Facilitation

I will help bring awareness to your process so you can become more present and integrated. Together we will work on acknowledging and accepting difficult emotions, thoughts and states of being. I will help you to notice what’s going on in the present moment and in your body so you can feel more whole. I will hold you with care and help you find self compassion.

Casey Black (he/him)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW, LICSW

Being a humanistic therapist informed by mindfulness means that as difficult experiences arise in session, I may invite you to do something other than 'talk' about them. For example, we may pause to get really curious about what's going on in the body. While I believe that mindfulness can be life-changing when practiced intentionally, we won't necessarily practice it in every session (unless you'd like to). Rather, the therapy session in and of itself will act as a kind of mindful dialogue.

Laura Marie Separa MA LPC MFT

Licensed Professional Counselor

Mindfulness-based psychotherapy is a process that engages the powerful and transformational tool of being aware of the present moment. It allows us to see clearly what is happening in our mind and heart, offering the opportunity for greater choice and the ability to create positive change. As the breath regulates the nervous system, attention toward stillness creates space for deep healing.

Caroline Kinsley (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, BC-DMT

I incorporate the use of mindfulness based strategies such as meditation, guided visualizations, and mindful movement experiences into my sessions. I've attended numerous continuing education courses and consultation groups focusing on the use of mindfulness based approaches to therapy.

Andrew Drwenski

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

Compassion focused therapy comes from the mindfulness-based approach. Collaborate techniques to encourage compassionate motivation, sympathy, distress tolerance, and sensitivity.

Terri Mishler, PsyD

Clinical Psychologist

Training in mindfulness based therapies enables me to offer my clients these techniques as part of their therapy.

Marcy Irene Jenks (she/they)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MS, RN, LPC, LMHC

I completed the Hakomi Mindful Experiential Psychotherapy Module at the M.E.T.A Training Center and practiced for a year under the supervision of Donna Roy using this model of therapy. Hakomi is grounded in the principles of Unity, Organicity, Mind/Body/Spirit Holism, Mindfulness, Non-violence, Truth, and Change, and is a process of mindfully exploring 'core material' in order to sort which material enhances our life and which limits us.

Lindsey Cullins (she/her)

Clinical Social Work Associate

MSW, CSWA

Mindfulness-based therapy helps you cultivate awareness of your present experience, allowing you to observe your thoughts and emotions without judgment. In our sessions, we'll focus on building your ability to stay grounded in the moment, so you can approach challenges with greater clarity and intention. This practice can be helpful in managing stress, anxiety, and emotional struggles. Together, we’ll explore how mindfulness can support you in creating a more centered and purposeful life.

Katie Azarow (She/Her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW, CADC I

As humans living in a technological age, it is easy to become caught up in anxiety-provoking and unhealthy cycles of stress and excessive worry that ultimately lead us to a dead-end. Thus, I rely heavily on mindfulness-based practice in order to help individuals slow down their internal process and find joy and gratitude in moment-to-moment experiences.

Todd Mercural (He/His)

Licensed Professional Counselor

NCC, LPC

Ashley Murtagh (she/her, they/them)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, LPCC, ATR-BC

Kir Rian (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, MFA, Licensed Professional Counselor/OR, Licensed Mental Health Counselor/WA

One of my favorite aspects of mindfulness therapy is that the awareness and processing strategies are easily applied in between therapy sessions, and help with a huge range of challenges, from anxiety and depression to PTSD to grief to daily stress management. True healing and coping is integrative, and mindfulness is an important, very well-researched approach to help facilitate ongoing health, growth, and stability. Sometimes this is meditation, but also breath work and other grounding tools.

Michael Running (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, MS, NCC

Mindfulness is at the core of both how I am with clients as well as the type of work we do together. I have over 20 years of experience in meditation and mindfulness, and much of my training (from somatic psychotherapy to ACT to Gestalt therapies) utilizes mindfulness (non-judgmental awareness of what is presently happening) to increase your well-being and capacity for choice in your life.

Jeanell Innerarity (She/Her)

Somatic Practitioner

MA, QMHP-C, LMT, CHT

As a Processworker, I'm interested in your experience of awareness at the deepest level. I use process oriented techniques as well as strategies from my decades of mindfulness practice and decade as a yoga instructor to help you reflect on the reality of each moment in a way which serves your ongoing healing and growth.

Kip Williams (he/him)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

Ph.D., LMFT

Mindfulness is a way of relating to our present-moment experience with openness and curiosity. By focusing on the here and now, mindfulness helps us better understand our internal world while cultivating greater ease and resilience. I offer a gentle, compassionate approach to therapeutic meditation, mindful self-inquiry, and building a personal practice.

Brittany England

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

LMFT, MA in Counseling

My Mind-Body approach that is rooted in somatic based interventions, meridian tapping techniques (FasterEFT & EFT), NLP, mindfulness and neuroscience. This approach allows us to work with the subconscious mind which is where your internal operating system lives. We will work together to slow down and bring compassionate awareness and presence to your internal and external experience.

Glenn Goldman, MA, LPC (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

'All the world is a stage.' You've certainly heard that before. But what if you were able to see your own life from the perspective of an audience member? You would certainly be impacted by what you were seeing, but you would be less likely to get swept into the drama. This is the essence of mindfulness-based therapy in a nutshell.

Simeon Roane (he/him/his)

Student Counselor

Lindsey Cullins (she/her)

Clinical Social Work Associate

MSW, CSWA

Mindfulness-based therapy helps you cultivate awareness of your present experience, allowing you to observe your thoughts and emotions without judgment. In our sessions, we'll focus on building your ability to stay grounded in the moment, so you can approach challenges with greater clarity and intention. This practice can be helpful in managing stress, anxiety, and emotional struggles. Together, we’ll explore how mindfulness can support you in creating a more centered and purposeful life.

Gemma Baumer (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Licensed Professional Counselor, M.A. in Counseling

Mindfulness-based therapy interventions emphasize the here and now. This means acknowledging that we hold onto all of our experiences on a physical and energetic level--they show up in the form of thoughts, assumptions, and physical sensations. Utilizing mindfulness in therapy means taking into account the body, research into the nervous system, and pausing to examine what is showing up right now, and exploring how it connects to whatever we are bringing into the therapy space.

Dasia Star (she/they)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

Master of Arts in Marriage, Couple, and Family Therapy

Mindfulness can mean a lot of different things. In therapy, I will invite you to slow down and notice different parts of your experience: thoughts, emotions, body sensations, impulses, etc. Cultivating mindfulness will help us to explore and welcome all parts of you. Mindfulness-based care will work to increase self-awareness, self-compassion, resiliency, and strength.

Kristen Seghete (she/her)

Clinical Psychologist

PhD, PMH-C

Daniel Hofmann (He/Him/His)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MS, LPC, LMHC

Keziah Striplin (she/her)

Clinical Social Work Associate

MSW, CSWA

Mindfulness-based therapy helps you stay present and build awareness of your thoughts and feelings. By learning mindfulness techniques, you’ll observe your experiences without judgment and gain better control over your emotions. This practice can reduce stress, improve emotional regulation, and enhance your overall well-being. If you're ready to explore how mindfulness can transform your life, let’s work together to create a more centered and calm you.

Paul "River" Fagan, M.A. (they/them)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Nani Waddoups (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

My approach is influenced by the Buddhist concept of 'dependent arising,' which means that whatever arises in us is the result of multiple conditions. Part of therapy is exploring the conditions of the moment to see how they may be influencing what is currently arising in one's attention or through one's behavioral inclinations.

Quinn Bailey (he/him)

Professional Counselor Associate

MA, NCC

I have utilized mindfulness and meditation practices in my own life for more than a decade and believe they can be a flexible and powerful tool in supporting change.

Amanda Holden, LPC, CADC-I (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

Nurturing a spirit of mindfulness (practicing active, non-judgmental, curious, neutral attention to our moment-to-moment experience) is the foundation of the work I do with clients.

Anne-Marie Basso (she/her/they)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

Masters Degree

Peter Addy (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

PhD, LPC, LMHC

As an expert in mindfulness therapy, I am trained in techniques that promote present moment awareness, non-judgment, and self-compassion. I guide clients in developing mindfulness skills to manage stress, increase self-awareness, and cultivate a deeper connection with themselves and their experiences. My approach integrates mindfulness into the therapeutic process, helping clients develop a mindful and compassionate relationship with their thoughts, emotions, and sensations.

Rachel McEwen, LPC (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MS, LPC, NCC

Elise Helms (She/Her)

Professional Counselor Associate

Kaia Stamiris (They/She)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC

I've done extensive study of the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) model and yoga and meditation are a part of my personal self-care routine. I employ a trauma-informed, individualized approach when offering mindfulness exercises in session. This allows clients to engage with a "dosage" and style of mindfulness that works well in the moment, and to feel comfortable interrupting the exercise at any point.

Ladan Radafshar (She/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC, NCC

Mindfulness serves as a powerful tool for emotional healing, allowing us to turn towards and acknowledge our challenging thoughts and emotions (like feelings of inadequacy, sadness, anger, and confusion) with a spirit of open curiosity. It can serve as an essential source of coping and resilience, dramatically improving our mental and physical health. We will learn how to handle difficult emotions with greater ease while motivating ourselves with encouragement rather than criticism.

Marina Nelson, MC (she/her/hers)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Oregon LPC, Washington LMHC

I have numerous trainings in mindfulness based modalities including DBT, MBSR, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. Additionally, have practiced meditation for over 30 years.

Mark Pechovnik

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Mindfulness arises in the session naturally as we spend an hour looking deeply at what is happening here and now (even if it's thoughts and feelings about the past). In addition to cultivating mindfulness in session, we can also develop meditation skills (though meditation is helpful, it is not required).

Eric Goodwin (He/They)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, NCC, MS

With advanced training in mindfulness-based approaches and over 25 years of personal practice, I help clients cultivate present-moment awareness, a key to relieving anxiety, self-criticism, and healing from trauma. I guide clients in developing a non-judgmental awareness of their experiences, empowering them to respond with self-compassion. This approach is helpful for the LGBTQ+ community, but anyone seeking deeper self-understanding can benefit.

Julie Sliga (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MS, CRC, LPC

Incorporating mindfulness practices into therapy allows you to cultivate present-moment awareness and emotional regulation. My background in mindfulness helps you develop skills to manage anxiety and stress. By learning to observe your thoughts and feelings non-judgmentally, you’ll gain clarity and insight, empowering you to respond to challenges with greater ease. Mindfulness techniques can enhance your coping strategies and enrich your overall well being.

Jonathan Joebgen

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

My approach to therapy is rooted in mindfulness and strategies to build awareness and insight into one’s thoughts, feelings, actions, and personal experience to cultivate growth, self-acceptance, and a sense of agency or choice. I use mindfulness strategies to improve the effectiveness of other therapy approaches (i.e. CBT, gestalt). I also teach the use of meditation to reduce stress.

Nova (Stephenie) Knutson (she/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

MA, CHT

As a certified Hakomi Therapist and teacher for the International Hakomi Institute, my work is mindfulness-based, experiential and humanistic. This means that I foster and respect my clients' self awareness and use the client's own present moment experience to inform us about what is needed. Mindfulness helps you get more connected to your own inner strength, resilience and wisdom.

Katelyn Bessette (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, CADCIII, CST

Awareness in the present moment is key for movement toward change. Mindfulness has been the single most important concept I have learned and given to others throughout my time as a therapist and a yoga instructor.

Xan Scott (she/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

QMHP

Janel Ruehl (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

QMHP

Matt Newey (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC

Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional that uses mindfulness as a key technique for anxiety.

Ryan Leiderman (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA LPC RCC

Dani Dierking (She/Her/Hers)

Licensed Art Therapist

LAT, LPC, ATR

I have been introducing the concept of mindfulness to clients for several years now and integrating mindfulness meditations when applicable. Much of my art therapy approach is tightly woven with mindfulness.

Brad Pankey (he/him)

Professional Counselor Associate

Dore Everett, LCSW (He/Him)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

Mindfulness used in therapy is a state of attention to become aware of current experience: somatic, cognitive, energetic and emotional. The present experience is then explored, without judgment, to make connections to patterns of belief and behavior.

Kimberly Zeszutek, LPC (She/Her/Hers)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

I value mindfulness as a part of daily life, and I have participated in many retreats and mindful practices. It was a perfect match when my clinical internship taught me the process of leading mindfulness for others, and integrating mindfulness as one of the primary DBT skills. Applying formal and informal mindfulness into daily life helps connect one with community, self, and feeling alive.

Brandy Halprin (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

Sasha Strong (they/them)

Licensed Professional Counselor

PhD, LPC

I use mindfulness to help clients extend curiosity, openness, acceptance, and love towards their experience. I trained in Contemplative Psychotherapy, which integrates mindfulness, counseling, and Buddhist psychology. I am interested in embodied, full-person approaches to mindfulness— not the spiritually bypassing type. ;). I view mindfulness as supported by meditation practice, but also accessible through other attitudes and practices, such as interpersonal neurobiology.

Ashley Parkinson (she/her/hers)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW, CADC-I

I rely heavily on a mindfulness-based approach in therapy to help clients train attention to the present moment (body sensations, emotions, thoughts) with compassion and non-judgment. Mindfulness-based practice can be very helpful in reducing stress, anxiety, depression and in treating eating and body image concerns as well as issues with substance use and addiction.

Haley Bosco Doyle (she/her)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

MA, LMFT

Bri Dittlinger (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

MSW, LCSW

Trained in MBSR and MBCT

Family Ties Counseling Center

Licensed Professional Counselor

Using mindfulness with counseling, habitual feelings and thoughts become the focus of awareness. Mindfulness, when applied skillfully, can help slow down the process of therapy to a pace that feels safe, lowering noise and increasing inner sensitivity and insight potential.

Micah Hala (they/them)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

Mindfulness-based therapy teaches mindfulness skills to help individuals live and behave in ways consistent with personal values while developing psychological flexibility. Acceptance of things as they come, without evaluating or attempting to change them, is a skill developed through mindfulness exercises in and out of session.

Diana Groener (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Mindfulness has been a successful way of life for thousands of years. Based on Eastern traditions it is a non-theistic philosophy, grounded in our core values and beliefs. Practicing mindfulness improves attention, focus, effectiveness, tolerance, acceptance, and compassion.

James Reling (he/him/his)

Licensed Professional Counselor

#C7430

With your consent, I use mindfulness during therapy sessions to guide you toward your present experience and learn how to use mindfulness during everyday life to be more present and fulfilled.

Brandy Tidwell (she/her)

Clinical Psychologist

PhD

Mindfulness is a practice of intentionally bringing awareness to our present moment experience with an attitude of non-judgment. It originated within traditions such as Buddhism, Hinduism, Yoga, Taoism, and Jainism and was later brought to the West by Asian immigrants. Mindfulness has increasingly been incorporated into healthcare as an evidenced-based approach to working with many health concerns. I value honoring the cultural roots of mindfulness and adapt mindfulness offerings to each client.

Colin Wolf (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC

My training in Integral Counseling Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies blended Eastern and Western perspectives on human psychology and development. I incorporate mindfulness as the gateway to authentic presence and connection to the body, mind and heart.

Dr. Sarah Kendrick (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

PMH-C, CCTS, LPC, LMHC

lisa anne ross (she/her)

Somatic Practitioner

Mindfulness, from a therapeutic perspective, is a conscious awareness of our present moment. In Core Energetics, cultivating mindfulness is the basis from which we are able to track and transform our lives. You’ll learn how to bring consciousness to your body, beliefs, emotions, and behavior by cultivating an 'objective observer self'.

Amanda Frankel

Qualified Mental Health Professional

QMHP

I am a mindfulness-based counselor using modalities that help clients become more aware of thoughts and behaviors through mindful attunement, breath work, somatic practices, and meditation techniques.

Adam Benjamin

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW, CHT

'Mindfulness' as used in my training background means 'sustained, non-judgmental attention and self-study.' This kind of mindfulness is not meditation; it is a therapeutic technique applied explicitly to promote insight and relieve distress. Mindful observation of one's feelings, sensations, and reactions, is a part of many therapy sessions, and may be done eyes-open or eyes-closed, as a client's comfort allows.

E.K. Frey (she / they)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Ongoing vipassana meditation practice Dharma of Trauma I with Manuela Mischke-Reeds (Embodywise) (2021-2022).

Dave Davis

Qualified Mental Health Professional

MA

There are several basic goals in mindfulness based treatment, which broadly are: -To train the mind to be able to observe itself and its contents, rather than to feel identical to and totally caught up in the momentary contents of consciousness -To become increasingly able to direct attention toward what one chooses to attend to -To develop a sense of centeredness / equanimity during stressful times

Stuart Malkin (he/him/they)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MS, LPC

I incorporate mindfulness-based methods of Hakomi, Recreation of Self (RC-S), attachment work, and trauma resourcing. I have extensive training learning these modalities through on-going practice, supervision, and previous internship experience and training with Mindful Experiential Therapy Approaches (M.E.T.A.).

Sarah Block (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

Sometimes talk thearpy is not enough. Sometimes a body-centered or mindfulness-based approach is necessary to facilitate deeper healing. If clients are interested in an opportunity for deeper healing, I offer various interventions including; meditation, visualization, creative expressions, and somatic-based strategies.

Robin Bodhi (she/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

MA

Studied Mindful Awareness Body-Oriented Therapy (MABT) 2018-2019. MABT is a technique that can be applied when one is experiencing a certain degree of dissocation. Through mindfulness and sustained awareness people can find a sense of self again.

Kristen Genzano (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC, NCC

Bringing mindfulness into one's life can lead to profound change. As a result, I aim to integrate mindfulness into my clinical work in a variety of ways. This intention is supported by two years of advanced professional training in Mindfulness & Behavior therapies. In addition to my professional experience, I maintain a personal meditation and yoga practice.

Julianna Vermeys

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, NCC

Mindfulness helps develop self-awareness by slowing down to experience how the body, emotions and mind feel. In relationship with the body, one can learn to feel safe, calm down the mind and shift emotions. In the presence of a skilled therapist, mindfulness can be used to heal, improve and change your life. I have studied mindfulness for 20 years, incorporating it in all aspects of therapy.

Christine Finucane (She/her/hers)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW, SUDP, LICSW, SEP

Bringing mindful presence to areas of challenge and pain is an important part of my approach to therapy regardless of what the problem area is. We are taught that escape is the best way to cope with problems in this country/culture. Self-medicating via substances, food, sex, internet, shopping, etc. is broadcast to us on many different media platforms. Mindfulness is just the opposite. It is learning how to bring compassionate presence to our pain vs suffering.

Karel Chan

Licensed Professional Counselor

LMHC, LPC

Mindfulness is a two-pronged skill of awareness: noticing something arising, and nonjudgment: allowing it to simply be what it is. In learning, strengthening, and repeating this practice, we become expansive in our ability to be with any experience that life brings us, without feeling clinched, panicked, or pressured to "prepare for the worst." We also become deeply loving and compassionate of our humanness, no matter what we are thinking, feeling, or doing.

Michael Viola (He/Him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, MA, BA

I work to help you recalibrate your physical experience through processing your emotional and energetic pathways. Together we can pave new energetic pathways to affect present and future change in your behavioral habits and physical body. Through breathing, intention, focus, and visualization we can liberate somatically held beliefs. Intentional living, ceremony, and a regular spiritual practice can also be great tools in holding our truth, our words, and our behaviors in alignment.

Jennifer Jones (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

Kaysey Crump (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW, PMH-C

Jen Yerty (They/She)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, CADC I

I use a trauma-informed mindfulness practice that incorporates zen and cognitive behavioral techniques. This can include sitting and walking meditations, focused object practices, and mantras. I also integrate yoga into sessions, and offer hatha, restorative, beginner, and restorative yoga groups that are covered by insurance.

Kelly Washam (she/her)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

MA, MAC, MFTA

Andrew Conner (He/Him/His)

Marriage and Family Therapist

MA

Mindfulness can help us to experience life in a different way. This shift in perspective can help us to reexamine our relationship to our own suffering.

Henry Cameron (He/Him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

As with my Gestalt training, I have studied for over 5 years at the Gestalt Therapy Training Center NW in Portland. As well as years of self study and personal work.

Stephanie Podasca (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC, LMHC

Using mindfulness in counseling allows us to slow down and explore every part of our present moment experience. Sometimes it is a more active process and other times it can be more meditative. I have been personally practicing and studying mindfulness for the past 5 years and incorporate it into everything I do. It is also a foundation component of doing both DBT-informed therapy and Sensorimotor therapy for trauma.

Sophie Bloch Miller (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW, MPH

I utilize a range of mindfulness techniques, such as guided visualizations, various breathing techniques, reflective journaling, present moment sensory exploration and other body based techniques.

Rochelle Schwartz

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

Much of my approach stems from mindfulness - slowing down, connecting with the present, and noticing your thoughts and feelings without judgement. The first step in the process of change is awareness, and mindfulness is an incredibly useful tool in this. I've taken an 8-week training course on Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction, and have seen much change in clients when using this approach.

Jon Fox

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

My main approaches to therapy blend Eastern wisdom with Western science and include the use of mindfulness. I draw from Hakomi and RC-S (Re-Creation of the Self) approaches that allow us to uncover unconscious motivations for our behavior, hidden strengths we never knew we had, and cultivate a compassionate and non-judgmental attitude towards ourselves and others.

Justice Arledge LPC Associate, MS (he/him)

Professional Counselor Associate

master's in clinical mental health counseling

Mindfulness is the idea of paying attention to what is going on this very moment. Mindfulness is the awareness of yourself and your environment and how it affects each other. Mindfulness is not a pass or fail. It is something that you constantly work at to be more aware throughout your life.

Rachel Kendall (she/ her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MS, C7689

Mindfulness is a powerful tool because it enables you to observe your experience without interaction, thereby lessening the emotional intensity of an experience. With helping clients practice their resourcing for widening their 'window of tolerance' for stress, they can experience greater peace and become more thoughtful in their responses towards themselves and others.

Patrick Bluett (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, CST

You are not your thoughts. A thought is not a fact. When we learn to identify and sit with difficult thoughts rather than letting them take us for a ride, we begin to see that thoughts are like changing weather patterns. We become more aware, less attached and vastly more open to experiencing life by our own design. Mindfulness helps us identify the ways in which we are being reactive so that we can learn how to respond intentionally, making it a fantastic compliment to talk therapy.

Gina DeLeo (she/her)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

M.A.

Working with moment-to-moment awareness helps us to gain insight and emotional healing. I am a certified 300 hour yoga instructor and have clinical training in mindfulness, experiential and somatic based therapies.

Jessi Huffman (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

Mindfulness-based training has not only encouraged me to become a better therapist, but also a human who is deeply present and intuitive. This orientation helps us explore feelings and beliefs in the present moment, even ones we may not be fully aware of yet, and bring them to the surface where they can be held and released or reoriented to.

Rebeca Rocha (She/Her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

PhD, LCSW

I have employed Mindfulness practices in my work since 2012. I have attended a DBT mindfulness training through the Behavioral Tech in 2012 and a mindfulness training in 2016 through PESI.

Camillia de la Garza Thompson (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC, CMA

I have studied mindfulness-based meditative traditions with various cultures experientially all over the world. I draw from these experiences, as well as the CV above. I know how to create a state of mind that allows us to explore your selfhood without judgment and with greater curiosity.

Wes Harris (he, his, him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, CADC I

Robin Friedman, LCSW (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

L5164

I use Focusing and somatic based techniques to help individuals experience, except and heal emotions in the body. I also use mindfulness as a way become more centered and present, reducing anxiety and learning ways to get unhooked from unhelpful thoughts. I also offer ACT (acceptance and commitment therapy) skills for managing and unhelpful intrusive thoughts, learning to identify, be with and move through challenging. emotions, and shift in the direction of self identified values.

Scott Fletcher (He/Him)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

MA

My therapy includes evidence-based mindfulness techniques to help treat a wide array of stressors

Lynn Emmons LCSW, LICSW, RN, CADCI (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW, LICSW, RN, CADC1

According one of my favorite authors and experts in mental health, Daniel Siegel,'recent studies of mindfulness practices reveal that they can result in profound improvements in a range of physiological, mental, and interpersonal domains in our lives. ' I weave mindfulness into every therapeutic interaction as I believe it is the foundation for mental wellness.

Kelly Aldinger (she/her)

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

PMHNP-BC, MSW, RYT

Kellie Collins, MS, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

I utilize mindfulness for many of my clients who experience anxiety in different forms. This may look like deep breathing, meditation, progressive muscle relaxation, and learning to be in the present (often a combination of all of these!)

Sarah Blaszczak, M.A, LMFT (She, her, hers)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

LMFT T1554

Peace can come from meeting life’s suffering with clarity, grace and curiosity. Mindfulness allows us to know our patterns and motives more clearly so that we can see through our conditioning.

Karin Pfeiffer-Robinson (she/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

M.A., NCC

Technology and the pace of our modern world often brings us out of ourselves and out of the present moment. The practice of being mindful and approaching ourselves with an open, compassionate curiosity has the ability to dramatically shift our relationships, both with ourselves and with others. Scientific research also shows that mindfulness leads to lasting, positive changes in the brain.

Majken Elek, MA

Licensed Professional Counselor

Paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment non-judgmentally with curiosity and compassion. Mindfulness can help us relax and focus. It can help us reset, reduce stress, reset the body, and bring about personal growth and healing. When we have the experience of feeling and reflecting we can create more space to invite in trusting wisdom and choice.

Kate Sturges, MA, LPC (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

I utilize Mindfulness-based practice to increase our awareness. Our world moves at a very fast past which impacts our stress level and emotions. I combine Mindfulness practices with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to gain greater awareness.

Erin Axelrod, MA (she/her/hers)

Professional Counselor Associate

MA

I will support your connection to awareness and choice in each moment of your experience.

Ally Simone (she/her)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

LMFT T2066

sandeep kumar

Licensed Professional Counselor

I've practiced mindfulness meditation for over 20 yrs, and I understand the frustrations that are part of the process of learning to focus the mind. Mindfulness is not just a side part of my therapy practice, but a primary component that I use to connect the insight and awareness into one's motivation, and the development of empathy and compassion for oneself and others.

Gayle Waitches

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, NCC

We hold within a wise and reliable compass which is uniquely our own. Mindfulness and somatic practices are some of the tools to becoming more trusting of and familiar with our inner truth.

Deborah Nichols LPC, NCC (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, NCC

By helping clients develop a mindfulness practice, I assist in creating sustainable and lasting change grounded in awareness.

Zoe Presley (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Mindfulness is a necessary practice in our modern world, where we can easily feel overwhelmed, confused and frustrated. Maintaining awareness of our body, our thoughts, and the impact of our thoughts on our behavior and relationships supports us to stay grounded. With years of experience practicing and teaching meditation, I share powerful tools to help my clients build their own practice.

Celine Redfield

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

MA, LMFT, Certified Havening Practitioner, EFT Master, Practitioner

Trained by Kristen Neff and Christopher Germer in Mindfulness Based self compassion. I help clients to learn how to use mindfulness to be more compassionate with themselves and the world.

Isabel McCune (she/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

MA, MPH, NCC

Danielle Davis (they/them)

Professional Counselor Associate

Jennie Hagen (She/Her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LMHC, LPC

Using mindfulness in therapy allows us to be still in the moment and examine a situation without attaching meaning to it. It encompasses topics like gratitude, meditation, relaxation, and being truly present to what's happening in the mind and body.

Beth Ann AKA BA (bee-ay) Short LCAT, ATR-BC (they/them)

Art Therapist

LCAT

I have a consistent meditation practice and believe in the importance of practicing mindfulness in the many things we do. In my practice I also provide groups, Creative Mindfulness, that incorporate meditation, art making and process. Creativity is a choice and can be found in all areas of life. Mindfulness is another way to honor this process and experience life to the fullest. I have written two books on the Creative Mindfulness Technique. http://bethannshort.com/index.html

Michael Crockett, PsyD

Clinical Psychologist

Mindfulness involves attuning your attention to your immediate experience, without getting caught up in judgement. Practicing mindfulness allows you to live more fully in the present moment.

Preston Turner (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC

Alissa Holmes (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

Mindfulness is the ability to pay attention to your experiences with openness and curiosity. Both formal and informal mindfulness practices help you hone this ability of shifting your attention and awareness to the here-and-now. Practicing mindfulness helps us access our wisest, inner selves, even when life is full of difficulties.

Amanda Lowrey (she/her/hers)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

MA

My work is mindfulness-based, experiential and humanistic, meaning I foster and respect my clients' self awareness and use the client's own present moment experience to inform us about what is needed. Mindfulness can help you feel more connected to your own inner strength, resilience and wisdom!

Ronald L Johnson

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, CADC, CYT

Besides long experience as a meditator and yoga teacher, I have studied considerable research on the use of mindfulness-based methods to heal and improve typical counseling complaints, and understand how to use mindfulness to restore a sense of the richness of life to one's experience.

Aaron Kelsay (he / him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, CADC I

I find that counseling very much lends itself to developing a regular practice of "being." Mindfulness-based interventions are just one of the ways that I support clients on their journey to healing, and I find that integrating DBT, meditation / mindfulness, and related practice are an excellent foundation for an ongoing healing and wellness program.

Julio Iñiguez (he/him)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

LMFT, CGACII, CADCI

Learning to train our minds to develop awareness, insight, concentration and equanimity can have profound impacts on your life. From helping with symptoms of anxiety and depression to supporting trauma healing, mindfulness is a foundational tool in the work I facilitate with clients. This does not mean you have to develop a meditation practice, but if that is interesting to you we can do that too.

Portland Counseling & Anxiety Specialists

Licensed Professional Counselor

Laura La Rosa (She/Her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

MA, MSW, LCSW

Mindfulness based interventions invite us to examine what’s really happening in the moment that supports or hinders our well being. Mindfulness encourages working with unskillful habits and thoughts that keep us stuck and can reduce unnecessary suffering. I have embraced a mindfulness practice in my personal life for over 20 years and my practice informs my work with clients.

Sae Gally (they/them)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

MA Couple & Family Therapy

Tina Lilly, MS LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

I am a certified yoga instructor and have taught yoga and meditation for over a decade. I have a disciplined and regular personal yoga practice and have trained with Buddhist teachers.

Chris Gorski (He/him)

Professional Counselor Associate

B.S.,M.A., PCA, Y.T., M.T.

I have been a Mindfulness based practitioner for around 15 years and have used it in my work with clients for years.

Emily Smith (she/her)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

MA

I incorporate mindfulness practices into all of my work, including slowing down and focusing on present moment awareness, sensations, and emotions, meditation, and breathing exercises. This helps ground clients in the here and now and can help decrease overwhelm. Mindfulness is also a helpful skill for you to carry over into your everyday life.

Nicole Craig (She/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC

Being mindful can make it easier to savor the pleasures in life as they occur, help you become fully engaged in activities, and create a greater capacity to deal with adverse events. Many individuals report greater resiliency and deeper self-compassion.

Amanda Melbostad (she/they)

Student Counselor

200 RYT, MA Art Therapy Student Intern

I am a 200hr certified yoga instructor with six years of teaching experience with vinyasa, hatha, slow flow and my recent love, restorative. I enjoy incorporating meditation and breath work into my mindfulness practice and classes.

Jennifer Stratton (She/Her/Hers)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

Mindfulness is a way of paying attention to our experience as it is happening in the moment. As we learn to pay attention to our experiences as they are happening, we are better able to notice our common reactions and responses and the subtleties that often otherwise go unnoticed. Therapy allows the special opportunity of slowing down and get connected to ourselves in mindful awareness.