Portland Therapy Center
Carina Hartley

Carina Hartley (she/her/hers)

Professional Counselor Associate

#R9409

Supervisor: Lorin Pritts, LMFT #T1891

Hey! I'm Carina. I love working with artistic, creative, spiritual weirdos who live and love outside the box.

Client Status

accepting clients

Contact

650-758-7804

477 burnett ave

San Francisco, 94114

Email Website

At a Glance

Me

Rate: $100-$150

Provides free initial consultation

Practicing Since: 2021

Languages: English

Services

  • Individual
  • Group

Insurances Accepted

  • Out of Pocket
  • Out of Network
  • OHP Open Card

My Ideal Client

If you're feeling lost, disconnected, or struggling to find your groove in the world: I hear you. I bet there are also ways that you are yearning to express yourself; to be deeply seen and supported. Are you hoping to show up in relationships authentically? Embrace parts of your identity that are exciting and scary unknowns? Make sense of past experiences? I'm here to hold space for whatever is present for you - whether it's mental health stuff, gender/sexuality, or life in general.

My Approach to Helping

I believe that you are the expert on your experiences. I will meet you where you are, and show up in the therapy room as my authentic self. Our sessions will be guided by curiosity, humor, warmth and consent. As we work together, I hope that you will build more compassion and acceptance for yourself while tapping into your innate resiliencies and strengths. I use a blend of acceptance and commitment therapy, parts work, psychodynamics, and somatic therapy. We work together to see what type of therapy and tools are helpful for you and move forward collaboratively! I am queer-affirming and embrace a multicultural and intersectional lens. I love supporting clients around LGBTQ identity development, body image concerns, anxiety & depression. I also really enjoy working with people who are healing from perfectionism, people-pleasing, religious trauma, and complex family/childhood relationships.

Why I Became a Therapist

I am interested in the human experience; how we find meaning and become fulfilled in a world that often tells us we can’t or shouldn’t exist in our fullest expression. I genuinely revel in the depth and unique nature of this job and get to learn something new every day. Outside the therapy room, I love making psychedelic music, creating imperfect pottery and playing video games. I spend my free time hanging out with my three cats and soaking up the sun whenever possible.

Techniques I Use

Issues I Treat

Specialties

  • LGBTQ Issues External link

    I work primarily with LGBTQ folks. I have a special place in my heart for supporting bisexual women and femmes who are navigating relationship stuff, feeling disconnected from community, and exploring their identity. I have experience supporting people with: coming out, transition, gender identity, relationships, building community, and processing the ongoing impacts of oppression and religious upbringings. I offer letters for gender affirming care as well.

  • PTSD External link

    Trauma impacts our thinking patterns, relationship to self and our bodies, how we show up in the world, and our relationships with others. Together we will gently tend to this with consent, compassion, care, and safety. I am informed by internal family systems, somatic therapy, and psychodynamic theory. We learn how to create more safety within the body, process traumatic experiences, build self empathy, improve relationship patterns and increase your tolerance around difficult emotions.

  • Body Image Issues External link

    Stuck in the cycle of trying to change, fix or control your body? Exhausted from patterns of dieting, an inner critic, and difficulty feeling comfortable as you are? Maybe you're in recovery from an eating disorder and are hoping to continue the work on healing your relationship to your body and food. I use a liberation-based approach and health at every size framework to address body image issues, relationship to food, and beauty standards.

  • Codependency External link

    If you struggle to set boundaries, navigate relationships, feel authentic, and advocate for yourself - you're not alone. I love working with folks who want to learn more communication skills and feel more confident in how they show up in their relationships. Together we can work through codependent/people pleasing patterns that are impacting your self-esteem and how you relate others.

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