Portland Therapy Center
Jeremy Manalis

Jeremy Manalis (he/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC, FEA

I use somatic & mindful approaches to help individuals resolve the effects of past trauma that are negatively impacting their current lives.

Client Status

accepting clients

Contact

503-451-3859

3636 SW Troy St

Portland, 97219

Email

At a Glance

Me

Rate: $170

Provides free initial consultation

Practicing Since: 2005

Services

  • Individual

Insurances Accepted

My Ideal Client

I work with individual men who are struggling to trust themselves & their close relationships because of past trauma. My favorite clients to work with men who are ready to work hard to make the changes to improve themselves and their relationships. I work with individuals who are open to learning how to face and process their past traumas so they can have a more connected and fulfilling life. My clients know that they sometimes have to let go of unhealthy behaviors if they are to grow.

My Approach to Helping

I will help you make friends with those parts of yourself and your experience that might scare you or are unfamiliar to you. I will help you befriend your body as an ally, not an enemy. I will help you frame your past traumatic experiences in a new and more empowering way. We will go slow and steady to help you make the changes you need to make in order to meet your goals. I will be honest and direct with you and challenge you to grow and change, however I will only do so alongside ample support and care. My entire adult life has been dedicated to healing and growth, both in myself and in others.

Why I am a Good Fit for You

I also have professional experiences as a business founder/owner as well as a coach for family-owned businesses and leaders in organizations. In my twenties, I roamed the Sierra Nevada mountains as an Outward Bound Instructor. I have past training and experience in the healing arts as a yoga teacher and Craniosacral Therapist. I am passionate about men’s work: I have facilitated men's process groups and I have been in my own peer-led men's group for 20 years. My undergraduate degree is in Philosophy and Religion from UC Santa Barbara. I hold a Masters degree in Counseling Psychology from Lewis & Clark College. These days when I’m not working, you can usually find me hanging out with my wife and two daughters, making bad dad jokes, going for camping adventures. I enjoy taking acting & improv classes, making electronic music, cooking up a storm, walking my pups, and mountain biking. My #1 self-care is taking a hot sauna followed by a wickedly long cold plunge!

Techniques I Use

Specialties

Issues I Treat

Specialties

  • Sexual Abuse External link

    Being a male survivor of sexual abuse is not an easy journey. I have decades of experience empowering survivors to reclaim their joy, their pleasure, their body, and parts of themselves that were lost as a result of the abuse.

  • PTSD External link

    I believe that our body can be a powerful resource for trauma survivors. I have specialized training in helping people with PTSD find home in their bodies.

  • Men's Issues External link

    I have worked for decades helping men heal from trauma and become more embodied and familiar with their emotions, and, as a result, more connected to those in their lives.

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