Professional Counselor Associate
MA
Supervisor: Lydia Byhardt Bollinger
Deep listening, attuned to you, in service of change.
Client Status
Portland, 97068
Rate: $45-$150
Provides free initial consultation
Provides telehealth services
Practicing Since: 2020
Languages: English
It takes tremendous courage to see ourselves fully, as we are. I love working with individuals who are ready to take steps towards that clarity, who desire a fuller, more authentic, more healthful relationship with themselves and others. I specialize in supporting people who are helpers or caregivers of some sort themselves, as well as individuals navigating anxiety, grief, life transitions, burnout, and relationship challenges.
Specialties
Honoring emotion is a continuous thread throughout our work together. As recent research demonstrates: we are not thinking beings who sometimes feel, but rather feeling beings who sometimes think. I will invite your emotional self in a gentle way that always leaves space for your boundaries, process, and where you are at in this moment.
Tuning into your experience of the present moment is a powerful way to connect with insight and direction. I am trained in experiential therapies that support you in checking in with your present experience in a safe and profound way.
I will support your connection to awareness and choice in each moment of your experience.
Certified in Somatic Attachment Therapy, I am trained to effectively and compassionately facilitate connection with your bodily experience, in order to support you in processing deep emotions and building a more secure attachment with yourself and others
Specialties
Anxiety is such an uncomfortable, distressing experience. At the same time, I find that it holds so much power for transformation when we are supported with the right resources. Working with individuals experiencing anxiety is incredibly meaningful for me. I will meet you exactly where you are, while helping guide you toward calm and grounding.
If loss is present for you, I am here to be with you in a meaningful way, holding the stance that we grieve because we have loved. It is both a uniquely personal, and universal experience - however grief exists for you, know that you don't have to be alone with it.
I am passionate about caring for those who spend their energy caring for others. Whether you are a parent, a health care provider, or any other role that requires setting aside your own needs in order to support others, let's create some space for you.
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