Portland Therapy Center
Cat Bice

Cat Bice (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW, LICSW

I provide evidence based therapy with a warm touch. My focus as a therapist is on treating trauma and healing relationships.

Client Status

waitlist

Contact

503-477-2345

1323 NE Orenco Station Pkwy

Suite 200

Hillsboro, 97124

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At a Glance

Me

Rate: $185-$220

Provides free initial consultation

Provides telehealth services

Practicing Since: 2000

Languages: English

Services

  • Individual
  • Relationship
  • Teen

Insurances Accepted

  • Out of Pocket
  • Out of Network
  • Kaiser
  • OHP CareOregon/HealthShare
  • OHP Open Card
  • OHP Trillium
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My Ideal Client

Many of my adult clients are often people who describe themselves as being “do-ers” who have difficulty slowing down to understand their internal world. Quite a few are medical professionals, first responders, and veterans who have worked hard to train themselves out of their emotional reactions because of the need to focus and perform in their work setting. My teen clients are typically struggling with the impacts of difficult of traumatic experiences.

My Background and Approach

I have been involved in mental health work since volunteering as a teen and my work has spanned a wide range of settings. My professional career started in the emergency department providing crisis intervention and spanned different roles in the hospital system before leaving to start my own practice. My history of in hospital work has given me insight into the particular stresses that medical professionals experience and sparked a commitment to working with physicians, nurses, and other health care providers.

My Approach to Helping

I know finding a therapist can be a daunting task, so it might be helpful to know a little about me. I have a warm, open style with room for humor. I work to help clients feel safe and heard so we can attend to the emotions that underlie the distress that brought you into therapy. With that goal in mind, I tend towards a straightforward approach and have been called direct, but my directness comes with compassion and deep respect for how hard it can be to show up to the therapeutic process. My work is grounded in relationships and connection, so I show up as me to my sessions. I am a mom, an animal lover, a gardener, and a cook. I believe in life-long professional growth and along with continuing to grow my skills as a therapist, I bring a commitment to an anti-oppressive lens and actively work to understand the roles of privilege and bias on our individual and collective wellbeing.

Techniques I Use

Specialties

  • Emotionally Focused External link

    I am certified as an EFT therapist for couples and inidividuals. EFT (emotionally focused therapy), an evidence based practice that works to help individuals and couples understand the patterns of internal reactions and reactions to one another that interfere with the closeness and contentment that they are seeking.

  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT) External link

    I am trained in trauma focused, evidence based CBT protocols that can be used in either individual or couples sessions. All of these approaches address the ways that traumatic experiences drive patterns of thinking and behavior that are no longer serving you in your life.

  • EMDR External link

    My work with EMDR focuses on both recent and historical traumatic events and ways that individuals, even without a PTSD diagnosis, can integrate these experiences and reduce acute traumatic stress symptoms.

Issues I Treat

Specialties

  • PTSD External link

    I work with individuals with both recent and historical trauma to integrate the experiences, reduce distressing symptoms, and get back to their lives. I have specific training and experience in providing treatment to those who have experienced trauma in their occupation, including first responders, veterans, and medical personnel. I am trained in short term, evidence based treatments including EMDR, Cognitive Processing Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for PTSD.

  • Relationship / Marriage Issues External link

    I practice relationship counseling from an EFT model which works best when both partners are interested in participating in counseling. This approach focuses on exploring the emotions underlying our behavior and healing old hurts by creating opportunities for connection. The sessions help couples see and understand their hurtful patterns of interaction, then change this cycle as core emotions and needs are attended to.