Portland Therapy Center
Casey Black

Casey Black (he/him)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW, LICSW

For those feeling stuck, shut down, or burdened by shame — depth-oriented therapy online in WA & OR, in person in Vancouver.

Client Status

accepting clients

Contact

541-525-0034

4001 Main St

Suite 121

Vancouver, 98663

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At a Glance

Me

Rate: $75-$165

Provides free initial consultation

Practicing Since: 2018

Languages: English

Services

  • Individual

Insurances Accepted

  • Out of Pocket
  • Out of Network
  • Aetna
  • Anthem
  • Carelon
  • Cigna
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My Ideal Client

You may look successful on the outside but feel numb, angry, or disconnected inside. Many of my clients learned early to shut down their emotions to survive, and now that strategy is costing them in relationships, purpose, and peace. I work especially with men, while welcoming anyone drawn to this work, to explore the roots of shame, reconnect with their emotional lives, and move toward a more honest, whole way of being.

My Approach to Helping

My approach is to let whatever is happening in the present moment lead us deeper into your experience. If you arrive with a feeling, a thought, or a numbness, we slow down and stay with it together. The more we can be with what’s here, with curiosity and compassion, the more your suffering begins to make sense — and change becomes possible. This way of working may draw from somatic mindfulness, Internal Family Systems, psychodynamic insight, or practical tools when they’re useful, but it’s less about a specific technique and more about helping you develop a different relationship with yourself. It may not feel natural at first. That’s okay — we move at your pace. My practice is LGBTQ+ affirming and welcoming of all gender identities and sexual orientations.

Why I am a Good Fit for You

You’re thoughtful and self-aware but still feel stuck in the same patterns. You want more than coping skills — you want to feel more alive, connected, and real in your relationships. You’re open to slowing down, being curious about your inner experience, and doing work that is honest, experiential, and sometimes gently challenging.

Techniques I Use

Specialties

  • Humanistic  External link

    A humanistic approach means that you’re going to experience me as being extremely curious about what it’s like to be you in this world right now, and that as you explore yourself in deeper and deeper ways I’m going to be right there with you, helping you process those findings. The humanistic approach also means that you’re going to get a real live person in the room, rather than a therapist with a blank face behind a notepad.

  • Mindfulness-based External link

    Being a humanistic therapist informed by mindfulness means that as difficult experiences arise in session, I may invite you to do something other than 'talk' about them. For example, we may pause to get really curious about what's going on in the body. While I believe that mindfulness can be life-changing when practiced intentionally, we won't necessarily practice it in every session (unless you'd like to). Rather, the therapy session in and of itself will act as a kind of mindful dialogue.

  • Psychodynamic  External link

    Therapy through a psychodynamic lens recognizes that 1 - painful patterns and experiences in the present likely have roots in past experiences. 2 - These past events inform our present selves outside of our awareness. 3 - It can be healing to bring these past events into awareness.

Issues I Treat

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