Portland Therapy Center
Alyssa Gursky

Alyssa Gursky (She/her & they/them)

Professional Counselor Associate

MA, LPC Associate

I'm passionate about creativity, psychedelic healing & supporting clients to find healthy relationships, starting with their own bodies.

Client Status

accepting clients

Contact

1035 SE 9th Street

Portland, 97214

Email Website

At a Glance

Me

Rate: $110-$125

Provides free initial consultation

Provides telehealth services

Practicing Since: 2020

Languages: English

Services

  • Individual
  • Group
  • Relationship

Insurances Accepted

My Ideal Client

My clients may identify as sensitive, managing depression, anger, anxiety, or loneliness. They crave a space to look within and befriend their inner world. They feel tired of the habitual loops that play out in their relationships and want to have healthier relationships with their partners, their family members, and their life path. They may feel disconnected from their creative power or want to embody their creative self more. They want new tools outside of traditional talk therapy.

My Background and Approach

My academic training provides me with an abundance of tools for teaching emotional and nervous system regulation, mindfulness practices, and creative processes for healing and insight. No artistic experience is necessary to participate in art therapy. My extracurricular training in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy has cultivated passion and expertise around the preparation and integration of non-ordinary state experiences. I also offer Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy in my practice. My approach is collaborative and non-directive. Curiosity is critical in the healing relationship.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

As a queer woman, I'm passionate about working with individuals who are on the LGBTQIA+ spectrum. With six years of working in the field of psychedelic therapy and psychedelic research, I am devoted to helping my clients explore their relationship with all substances in a judgment-free zone. This is known as Harm Reduction Therapy. Creativity manifests in many ways and is a powerful force of healing. l I feel a deep resonance in working with artists. When creativity can come into the therapy space, it can offer a profound mirror to witness oneself and their inner multitudes. However, this is not a requirement. In art therapy, we do not look at art for it's aesthetic value. I'm kink informed, BDSM friendly, and am educated on non-traditional relationship structures.

Techniques I Use

Specialties

  • Art Therapy External link

    Benefits of art therapy may include the development of non-verbal forms of self-expression, trauma resolution, increased self-esteem, and nervous system regulation/stress management. Art materials can be used in the session, or, prompts can be given to complete outside of the therapy space. I hold the belief that art is like a dream, or a snapshot of some facet of the psyche, latent with imagery, waiting to be de-coded and integrated into one’s daily life.

  • Transpersonal External link

    Transpersonal psychology is a therapeutic discipline that focuses on the importance of experiences that are considered to be outside of one's habitual waking consciousness. This may include topics such as spirituality, ritual, mindfulness, and non-ordinary states of consciousness. I enjoy discussing and supporting clients in finding relationships with each of these topics, through personal history and clinical training.

  • EMDR External link

    Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a modality created to help alleviate stress from traumatic memories. Traumatic memories and disturbing experiences are stored in a different region of the brain, versus standard memories. EMDR helps to re-locate these memories. I am trained in a method of EMDR known as S.A.F.E EMDR, which brings in a Somatic and attachment focus to the process. In addition to painful memories, EMDR also helps clients build more positive thoughts & beliefs.

Issues I Treat

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