Portland Therapy Center
Andraya Hayward

Andraya Hayward (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MS, LPC, ATR

I'm a queer, feminist art therapist blending talk, art, and experiential nature-based work to help women reconnect to their heart & power.

Client Status

accepting clients

Contact

9712757887

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At a Glance

Me

Rate: $120-$185

Provides free initial consultation

Practicing Since: 2019

Languages: English

Services

  • Individual

Insurances Accepted

  • Aetna
  • MODA
  • Optum
  • Providence Health Plan
  • Regence Blue Cross/Blue Shield
  • United Behavioral Health
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My Ideal Client

Are you feeling burned out or overwhelmed? Maybe you're experiencing decision paralysis. Feminist burnout is real - the pressure to stay composed, the fear you’re disappearing to the demands of everyday life. Or maybe you’re exhausted from battling with the expectations placed on women. Whether you’re burned out or struggling with an eating disorder, I offer a grounded, creative space to explore these experiences with compassion and clarity.

My Background and Approach

I come to this work as a queer, feminist, farmer artist shaped by my own experiences with burnout, grief, and trauma. These threads inform the way I sit with others. I’m trained in art therapy, IFS, experiential therapy, and the Eagala model, and I’ve witnessed both personally and professionally how healing deepens when language is no longer the only path. My clinical background includes supporting women through eating disorders, grief, burnout, and emotional intensity, as well as working in Hospice, where I helped people nearing the end of life communicate powerful truths through creative expression. My work blends talk therapy with optional art‑based approaches for clients who benefit from creative expression. My practice follows a seasonal rhythm: virtual sessions in fall and winter, with gentle experiential options—like animal‑assisted or clay‑based art therapy—in spring and summer. My style is warm, relational, and trauma‑informed.

My Values as a Therapist

I practice from a queer, feminist lens that centers women’s lived experiences and challenges the cultural forces that shape their pain. My work is queer affirming, honoring identity as a source of wisdom, resilience, and creativity, and offering a space where women and AFAB non binary people can exist without explanation or performance. I draw from HAES & liberation work of author Sonya Renee Taylor. I name and resist the systems that contribute to burnout, eating disorders, and emotional suppression-diet culture, perfectionism, productivity pressure, and self erasure. Safety in my practice means gently guiding critical thoughts back toward the heart. I believe creativity is a powerful problem solving force, often blocked by the demands of modern life, and I help women reconnect with their emotional truth, their values, and their power. I offer pro bono spots for women with limited resources as part of my commitment to accessibility and justice.

Techniques I Use

Specialties

  • Art Therapy External link

    As a registered, trained art therapist, I help clients explore their inner world through creative, sensory‑based work. My expertise includes pottery and clay processes that support grounding, emotional regulation, and insight. I blend art‑making with gentle, experiential guidance to help clients access expression that feels human, embodied, and deeply personal.

  • EMDR External link

    As an EMDRIA‑approved EMDR therapist, I support clients in healing from painful experiences with compassion and steadiness. My feminist, experiential approach helps people build internal resources, reduce distress, and reconnect with their sense of agency. EMDR allows clients to move toward healing that feels grounded and empowering.

Issues I Treat

Specialties

  • Eating Disorder External link

    I support clients navigating eating disorders with a warm, feminist, experiential approach. I help them understand the emotional and lived experiences shaping their relationship with food and their body. My work is grounded in extensive experience providing care in PHP and IOP settings, supporting clients in building internal resources and moving toward sustainable recovery.

  • Body Image Issues External link

    I specialize in supporting women who struggle with body image, self‑criticism, and the pressure to “be perfect.” Through feminist, experiential therapy, I help clients understand the roots of these beliefs and build a more compassionate, steady relationship with their bodies.

  • Adjustment Disorder External link

    I specialize in working with clients experiencing big life transitions, helping them manage stress, overwhelm, and shifting life roles. Through experiential therapy, I support clients in identifying strengths, regulating emotions, and developing tools that make transitions feel more manageable.

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