Portland Therapy Center
Gabi Villaseñor

Gabi Villaseñor (She/Her)

Professional Counselor Associate

M.A. in Professional Mental Health Counseling

Supervisor: Gianna Russo-Mitma, LMFT

Growth and change can often present difficult challenges and I encourage clients to discover and embolden their own inner resources!

Client Status

accepting clients

Contact

971-236-2460

5200 S Macadam Ave. Suite 580

Portland, 97206

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At a Glance

Me

Rate: $100-$130

Provides free initial consultation

Practicing Since: 2023

Services

  • Individual
  • Family
  • Group
  • Relationship

Insurances Accepted

  • Out of Pocket

My Ideal Client

I specialize in working with adults, new parents and women in their postpartum journey. Many of my clients are looking for greater embodiment, more vitality and wholeness in their lives. I also work with adult clients who are experiencing ecological depression caused by climate change and climate anxiety.

My Approach to Helping

My approach is formed from developmental and attachment based models, mindfulness and somatic practices while utilizing a feminist lens. I am grounded in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) as I believe that psychological flexibility and living by one's values are pertinent to our mental health. I practice from a non-judgemental, trauma informed, strengths based and curiosity driven approach to help clients get to where they would like to be in their lives. I do this by creating a collaborative environment where clients feel supported and encouraged to be courageous, because that is what therapy is, a courageous endeavor!

My Values as a Therapist

I believe all people deserve the chance to live a life driven by meaning, value and connection. The form of counseling that I take part in focuses on internal and relational growth, and empowerment. I practice from a social justice lens meaning that I am committed to understanding the impact of systemic oppression on my clients' mental health and well-being. Therapy should be a place where you can feel heard and seen!

Techniques I Use

Specialties

  • EcoTherapy External link

    I offer experiential outdoor therapy in the form of "walk and talks" at local parks throughout the Portland metro area. We meet outdoors for the 50 minute session and invite the natural world into our frame of reference. Having our bodies in movement outdoors is inherently healing and can be a practice of regulating and grounding that can be taken into the clients everyday life.

Issues I Treat

Specialties

  • Postpartum External link

    I'm currently registered for an Advanced Perinatal Mental Health Psychotherapy Training taking place in Feb. 2025.

  • Anxiety External link

    Ecological grief and climate anxiety are two very real stressors that contribute to many peoples experiences of the natural world today. It can be debilitating and stressful to work on these existential issues alone. I'm very passionate about this work. I've received eco-therapy training as part of my graduate studies at Lewis and Clark college and am currently part of Dr. Thomas Doherty's cohort workshop on "Eco and Climate Therapy Consult Group Training course."

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