Portland Therapy Center
Amy Newman

Amy Newman (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA

Insight-driven therapy for addiction, relationships, and the patterns that shape how we cope, relate, and connect. Step into your growth!

Client Status

accepting clients

Contact

971-334-5820

2929 Southwest Multnomah Boulevard

Suite 103

Portland, 97219

Email Website

At a Glance

Me

Rate: $150-$175

Provides free initial consultation

Practicing Since: 2023

Services

  • Individual
  • Family
  • Group
  • Relationship

Insurances Accepted

  • Out of Pocket
  • Out of Network

My Ideal Client

I work with motivated individuals and couples who want to understand the patterns that keep them stuck—whether that's substance use, people-pleasing, perfectionism, or relationship challenges. I also work with partners, family members, and loved ones affected by addiction. Our work might include exploring attachment patterns, deepening self-awareness, and expanding your relational understanding. I foster a warm, collaborative space where you can be your whole self, including the messy parts.

What I Specialize In

Addiction and its impact on relationships and families are a particular focus of my work. I support people struggling with substance use as well as partners, family members, and loved ones navigating its effects. Helping people understand the complexities of addiction from all sides is a particular passion of mine. Many of my clients are working with anxiety, self doubt, identity, life transitions, and trauma. I also work with relational challenges, perfectionism, people-pleasing, and patterns that can leave us feeling stuck. My approach is integrative and relational, drawing from Psychodynamic and Existential-Humanistic perspectives, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and mind/body practices. Therapy isn't about fixing you; it's about understanding you. I believe the therapeutic relationship is vital and strive to create a collaborative space where you can slow down, tune in, and explore what's most difficult with curiosity, acceptance, and even humor.

Why I am a Good Fit for You

*You may be successful, insightful, and capable, yet find yourself stuck in patterns that are difficult to change—whether in relationships, perfectionism, coping, or substance use. *My previous career in the performing arts continues to ground my counseling work in mindfulness, creativity, and curiosity. *I have studied yoga and meditation for over 20 years, deepening my personal practice and awareness of the mind-body connection. *I bring curiosity to our collaboration and work from a social justice and multicultural perspective. This means making space for the many aspects of your lived experience and considering how culture, identity, relationships, and context shape how you experience yourself and the world. *Unpacking the complexities of addiction is often a focus of my work. *I am relational in my approach, which means I see the relationship between us as an important part of the work. I am committed to creating a space where you feel safe, heard, respected, and valued.

Techniques I Use

Specialties

  • Addiction Therapy External link

    I have studied addiction formally and informally for decades and am passionate about understanding addiction from all sides. I work with people struggling with substance use as well as partners, family members, and loved ones affected by addiction.

  • Psychodynamic  External link

    I draw on psychodynamic therapy to explore how past experiences, relationships, and patterns of coping continue to shape how you experience yourself and others.

  • Existential External link

    I draw from existential therapy to help clients explore questions of meaning, choice, authenticity, and how they want to live and relate to others.

  • Mindfulness-based External link

    Mindfulness helps us slow down, tune into present-moment experience, and develop greater awareness of thoughts, emotions, and bodily sensations without judgment.

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) External link

    ACT supports clients in developing psychological flexibility, making room for difficult experiences, and taking meaningful action guided by their values.

Issues I Treat

Specialties

  • Drug Dependence / Abuse / Addiction External link

    I have studied addiction formally and informally for decades and am particularly interested in understanding addiction from all sides. I work with people struggling with substance use as well as partners, family members, and loved ones affected by it. No matter where you are in your relationship to substances, we can work together to understand it better and help you determine next steps.

  • Relationship / Marriage Issues External link

    I help individuals and couples explore recurring relationship patterns, communication challenges, attachment, and the ways our experiences shape how we connect with others.

  • Personal Growth External link

    I work with thoughtful, motivated adults who want to better understand themselves, change patterns that leave them feeling stuck, and create greater flexibility, connection, and possibility in their lives. I work with people who find themselves over-functioning, people-pleasing, losing themselves in relationships, or struggling to understand where their responsibility ends and another person's begins.

  • Anxiety External link

    I help clients understand the emotional and physical experience of anxiety, develop greater awareness of mind-body patterns, and cultivate new ways of responding with flexibility and self-compassion. Using mindfulness and somatic practices, I can help you learn to manage anxiety in a more effective way.

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