Portland Therapy Center
Erin Davis

Erin Davis (They/Them)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

L8580

I am a non-binary, queer, virtual therapist, based in Portland. I grew up in Oregon and love that I can serve people located in any area!

Client Status

accepting clients

Contact

541.704.7341

Email Website

At a Glance

Me

Rate: $250

Provides free initial consultation

Practicing Since: 2017

Languages: English

Services

  • Individual
  • Family
  • Child
  • Relationship
  • Teen

Insurances Accepted

  • Out of Network

My Ideal Client

You want to dig deeper into yourself and understand all the parts of yourself more clearly and intimately. You have the sense that there is something deeper and mysterious going on in you or in the world around you. And you believe there is more fulfillment, peace and ease that you just cannot seem to access in your life just yet. This sense of missing something is common among the clients I work with.

My Approach to Helping

I specialize in facilitating integration work for Psilocybin and similar plant medicines; I do not offer direct work with the medicines, but rather supporting you in making sense of your experience and applying insights into daily living. I work through the lenses of existentialism, positive psychology and a client centered approach to cater our time to you. I will guide you in helping you see the path that you think you’re on, seeing the path you’re actually on and seeing the path you want to be on and supporting you towards this path. I do not only work with plant medicines, and want you, no matter your need, to find what you are looking for in life.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I am a queer identified, non-binary therapist. Many of the clients I serve hold identities in the LGBTQ+ rainbow. I use a trauma-informed lens to approach the work I do and have extensive clinical experience working with individuals at any point in their journey. My background as a social worker and therapist also includes working with individuals who experience suicidal thoughts, self-harm and who have complex trauma histories. I believe that healing and change are possible for all people. I am sex-positive therapist as well and believe that finding pleasure (not just sexual) in all areas of life is possible and deeply important for lasting change and healing to take place. The lenses I use most frequently in therapy include: integration, trauma-informed care, existentialism, cognitive behavioral therapy, attachment theory, and positive psychology.

Techniques I Use

Specialties

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS) External link

    I frequently use Internal Family Systems (IFS) in my work with clients. By helping clients better understand the different parts of themselves and how these parts are sometimes negatively impacting their day to day lives. Often our parts are developed in child hood to 'protect' us, however, as we grow up, the types of protection these parts offer, become hindrances and hurtful to ourselves. Identifying these parts, showing love and compassion to them and then giving them a better 'job' is key.

  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT) External link

    Much of my formal clinical training has been working with CBT as a clinical orientation. I work with people on how to identify negative cognitive distortions (false thinking/beliefs) and interrupt the incessant background noise with more positive and realistic thinking. I also focus on working with people on identifying their shame-based core beliefs and exploring how this is negatively impacting all areas of life and ways to interrupt its impact on everyday life.

Issues I Treat

Specialties

  • Anxiety External link

    Since starting in social work in 2013 I have worked with countless people with mild to severe anxiety. Anxiety often stems from deeply held, negative, subconscious beliefs we have about ourselves and from traumatic or challenging experiences in our past. From excessive worry, restlessness, trouble with leaving the house and being social, to difficulty stopping fearful and negative thinking; I have had the privilege to witness and support people on their journey towards peace and healing.

  • LGBTQ Issues External link

    As a queer identified therapist I have the privilege of understanding the perspectives of my clients as it relates to gender identity, sexual orientation and gender expression. Religious trauma, family trauma and rejection are common challenges queer individuals face at all walks of life. I have helped people understand their gender identity more, grow beyond childhood wounds of rejection and abandonment and explore new sexual identities.

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