Portland Therapy Center
Eden Baron-Williams

Eden Baron-Williams (she/her)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

MA, Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

Supervisor: Carly Rubin, LMFT

I support couples, relationships, and individuals in search of a more connected experience within themselves and between one another.

Client Status

accepting clients

Contact

9712367407

917 SW Oak Street

Portland, 97205

Email Website

At a Glance

Me

Rate: $150-$200

Provides free initial consultation

Practicing Since: 2022

Languages: English

Services

  • Individual
  • Family
  • Group
  • Relationship

Insurances Accepted

  • Out of Pocket
  • Out of Network

My Ideal Client

Relationships are at the heart of my work. I work with couples, relationships, and individuals seeking to identify and shift patterns in their lives in search of a more connected internal and external experience. I have a passion for working with couples and individuals with a history of trauma and supporting them in creating a newfound sense of safety and security within themselves and their relationship(s).

My Approach to Helping

I specialize in complex trauma and the many ways it manifests in peoples lives; anxiety, shame, challenges with intimacy, grief, chronic pain, self doubt, and more. It makes sense to feel stuck and lose one another and yourself in the process. I am here to support you in finding your way back to yourself and one another in the midst of conflict. In my work, I use Attachment-based, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and somatic modalities, of which I practice through a queer, feminist, and systemic framework. I hold additional training and certifications in emotionally-focused couples therapy, somatic attachment therapy, and am a certified sexual assault survivor advocate.

My Values as a Therapist

I think about mental health through a systemic lens - the understanding that we are all impacted by one another, the sociopolitical systems in which we live, and our social locations. Our bodies are also a system as is the Earth, plants, and animals we live among. The way we communicate within our own system, is a reflection of the way we communicate with other systems and vice versa. Through this lens, I center those impacted by systemic marginalization and emphasize social justice in my practice. I believe therapy can be a building block not only for you and your relationships, but for community change and liberation. I am invisibly physically disabled and neurodivergent, which fuels me toward naming and dismantling ableism on the systemic level. I am an active advocate for the LGBTQ+ community and have served as an advocate and educator teaching students and community members about topics such as systemic racism, the importance of sex-positive education, and trans rights.

Techniques I Use

Specialties

  • Attachment Theory External link

    Everyone has strategies to get their needs met. Often times these once essential strategies become patterns in our life that keep us from connecting and turning toward one another. Attachment and emotion-focused therapy invites us to understand and build compassion for our old patterns, while building new, healthier strategies for connection by identifying our emotions and giving voice to our needs.

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS) External link

    We are made up of many parts that guide us, protect us, and walk along side us throughout our lives and relationships. Sometimes, these parts are loud while other important parts remain hidden, yet to be given an invitation to come out of the shadows and join us in our life journey. By engaging in inner child work, exploration of our parts, and promoting the Self, we can come closer to who we are, what we need, and how we access belonging in the intricacies of our internal and external world.

  • Somatic Therapy (Body Centered) External link

    Everything in life is a physical, mental, social, and spiritual experience. Yet, many of us are disconnected from our bodies. I believe that our bodies are vessels of wisdom from which we hold our experiences of pain, joy, belonging, intuition, and information. Through the process of slowing down and noticing, we can uncover a well of resources you already have within you, as well as heal from a foundational level. I am a Certified Somatic Attachment Therapist

Issues I Treat

Specialties

  • Relationship / Marriage Issues External link

    I have extensive training in working with couples and relational systems. As a trauma specialist, I have a passion for working with couples with complex trauma. I also specialize in sex therapy, polyamorous clients, open relationships, and couples navigating life transitions such as prenatal and postpartum. I find myself at home supporting couples in building a newfound sense of safety and security with one another.

  • PTSD External link

    I work primarily with adults with childhood trauma, individuals and couples with complex trauma, and those who were rejected from their families and communities due to their sexual orientation and/or gender identities.

  • Chronic Pain or Illness External link

    I personally deal with chronic pain/chronic illness and am invisibly physically disabled. Working with those who are impacted by ableist systems and helping them navigate the world in a way that promotes their wellbeing and helps them receive necessary, validating, informed care, is a special passion of mine.

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