PTC

Caroline McGrath LPC, NCC

Licensed Professional Counselor

I support and help children and teens find the tools that work best for them as they navigate their way through life's transitions. Helping them identify their sense of self, discover their own personal coping skills, and learn new ways to express their emotions in a safe and healthy way.

Services

Individual Therapy
Child Therapy
Adolescent/Teen Therapy
Group Therapy

Individual Therapy
Child Therapy
Adolescent/Teen Therapy
Group Therapy

My Approach

Using a holistic approach, I work collaboratively with your child or adolescent as we look at the relationships between emotions, thoughts, behaviors, and life events. I offer a safe space for children and teens to discover the tools and coping skills that resonate within them, helping them learn new ways to overcome the unexpected challenges of life. When appropriate and useful, I often integrate creative therapy techniques such as: expressive arts therapy, play therapy, Yoga Calm®, mindfulness, and sand tray therapy within the therapeutic process to help oneself open up in ways that allow freedom of expression.

My Background

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Oregon. I received my Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology from Lewis and Clark Graduate School. I specialized in children, adolescents and adults using a variety of individual and group counseling modalities. My experience has been working with children, adolescents and adults who have witnessed and/or experienced divorce, trauma, grief, loss, anxiety, depression, life transitions, self-esteem and self-worth issues, as well as witnessing and/or experiencing domestic violence and intimate partner violence. I have also worked with children and teens in both shelter and residential treatment facilities, who were experiencing serious to severe emotional and behavioral difficulties combined with other needs. In addition, I have supported teenage girls and boys recovering from substance abuse in an outpatient treatment center. I am also a Certified Yoga Calm Youth Instructor offering Yoga Calm groups for children and teens.