Below are therapists in the Portland-area that provide affordable counseling services based on a sliding scale. If you choose not to use insurance and would rather pay out of pocket, the therapists below have committed to charging as little as $50 per session. Some counselors slide as low as $20 per session. There are many different reasons for choosing to pay out of pocket for therapy services. You may not have insurance or don't want to bother with your insurance coverage or have any medical record of counseling services. Finding a sliding scale therapist also makes sense if you have insurance but your deductible for mental health benefits is too high.
Licensed Professional Counselor
LPC
Our mission is to help clients reach their piiq potential—one person, one session, and one breakthrough at a time.
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CMHCI
Warm, affirming therapist grounded in neuroscience and relational work. LGBTQIA+ affirming. Helping people heal, grow, and connect.
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Feel less alone with ADHD. I bring a systems lens and a decade of work with kids to to family therapy and my work with children.
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I work with individuals, couples, and important relationships to create deeper connection, emotional safety, and authentic change.
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Professional Counselor Associate
I help individuals and couples understand painful patterns, deepen connection, and move toward healing and change.
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Brave Hope Counseling is Mental Health collective striving to create a safe space full of understanding, pride, and strength for our clients
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I provide neurodiversity-affirming therapy to children, teens, and adults in the greater Portland area. In-person and Virtual availability.
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MA
You don’t have to shrink, soften, or perform your way through therapy. Bring your whole, complicated self. We’ll make room for all of it.
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M.S.
I'm here to help you grow from adversity, deepen your connection to others, and become clearer on who you are and what you want out of life.
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Supporting adults, kids, and families through life transitions, relationship challenges, and personal growth with a collaborative approach.
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I am a student counselor, earning my MSW at Portland State. I see authenticity and trust as the foundation of every therapeutic connection.
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I work with individuals and families to fight "the big sad" and whatever else keeps you feeling stuck.
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LMFT, INHC
I work with adults, couples, families and teens with a wide range of issues including anxiety, trauma, autoimmunity and hard relationships.
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LMFT
Ready to come back to yourself? Let’s dig into what got you off course then start having the relationships and life that feel the most… you!
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Allies in Change is a nonprofit social activist organization and counseling services center, offering individual, couples, and group therapy
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We help couples and families thrive. Our therapists work with children, teens, and their families. We welcome individual adults as well.
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