Portland Therapy Center
Angelica Nenchev

Angelica Nenchev (she/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

CADC I, MA, Professional Counselor Associate

Supervisor: Veronica Valanzuela, LPC

I am a BIPOC therapist using somatic & talk therapy to help you work through barriers to connecting to your authentic self.

Client Status

waitlist

Contact

5032086158

917 SW Oak St #407

Portland, OR 97205

Email Website

At a Glance

Me

Rate: $140-$200

Provides free initial consultation

Languages: English

Services

  • Individual
  • Relationship
  • Teen

Insurances Accepted

  • Out of Pocket
  • Out of Network
  • OHP CareOregon/HealthShare

My Ideal Client

Are you needing insight on your barriers to growth and fulfillment? Or maybe you've cultivated insight and need support with what to do with it? I work with a variety of mental health and relational concerns using a collaborative, somatic-based approach. I am passionate about helping my clients let their insights settle into their bodies and relationships so that their changes are sustainable and holistic. My clients are curious about what life beyond survival-mode is like.

My Background and Approach

I specialize in substance abuse, eating disorders, relational issues, trauma, and oppression-based difficulties. I utilize an attachment-based, relational approach to explore your struggles in the context of your personal relationships and larger social structures. You can expect our sessions to be collaborative, compassionate, and culturally-affirming. I teach somatic-based skills to help integrate our work into the rest of your nervous system. I am certified in Somatic Experiencing (SE)-- a body-based approach for healing trauma. SE integrates the fields of physiology, psychology, ethology, biology, neuroscience, indigenous healing practices, and medical biophysics to release compressed traumatic energy in the body slowly over time. I supplement my somatic work with interventions from Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT).

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I identify as an able, cis-gender biracial female. I am guided by cultural humility and enjoy working with people of all identities. I believe therapy should be a safe space for you to talk about and feel anything that arises at your own pace. My approach is guided by the principles of anti-oppression and social justice, so we will naturally address contextual circumstances that interfere with your sense of belonging and self-worth. I believe individuals grow through their relationships and are doing their best with the tools they have to adapt and respond to their environments. In my work, I help clients understand and appreciate the adaptations that have kept them alive, while also supporting the discovery of other options that promote choice, flexibility and empowerment.

Techniques I Use

Specialties

  • Somatic Therapy (Body Centered) External link

    Somatic Experiencing (SE) is a body-based approach for healing trauma. Trauma usually occurs when there’s too much happening, too fast, too soon. This can leave us feeling powerless, resentful, and stuck in unhelpful patterns that may be too rigid or too chaotic. SE techniques help the nervous system to discharge traumatic energy that gets stored in the body so you can move beyond survival mode.

Issues I Treat

Specialties

  • Eating Disorder External link

    We live in a culture that constantly promotes dieting and fat-phobia. If you want a more peaceful and easy relationship with food or your body, counseling may help you explore the unhelpful beliefs and behaviors that get in the way. My eating disorder work is informed by the Health At Every Size (HAES) & Body Liberation frameworks.

  • Drug Dependence / Abuse / Addiction External link

    Thinking about changing your relationship with substances? I’m happy to support you along the spectrum of change from questioning to long-term recovery. I believe you get to define your recovery goals whether that be harm reduction or sobriety.

  • PTSD External link

    Trauma is more than a one-time event. It is the impact an experience (or multiple experiences) has on your wellness. Trauma causes disruptions to our cognitions, memory, body chemistry, relationships, expectations, and self-perception. I believe trauma can be transformed through therapeutic relationships thats support resilience and flexibility.

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