Portland Therapy Center
Jeri Parks

Jeri Parks (none; Jeri/Jeri's)

Professional Counselor Associate

Supervisor: Jen Marie Stratton

Support that honors your intuitive resilience and infinite creative intelligence. Master's-level adult assessments for autism & ADHD.

Client Status

accepting clients

Contact

425-224-5096

Email Website

At a Glance

Me

Rate: $135-$185

Provides free initial consultation

Services

  • Individual
  • Relationship
  • Teen

Insurances Accepted

  • Out of Pocket

My Ideal Client

I offer weekly therapy for individuals, couples, and adolescents. I am particularly passionate about serving late-diagnosed and self-diagnosed, high-masking/camouflaging, internalizing neurodivergents. I also offer master's-level adult evaluations for autism & ADHD; these assessments may be used for work and school accommodations, but do not qualify for state services.

My Approach to Helping

Intentional change includes acceptance, respect, and gratitude for adaptive psychological and behavioral patterns. Resistance to resistance only multiplies tension. I will accompany you in cultivating clarity and choice about the ways you meet needs for survival, safety, belonging, and love, through presence and compassion.

My Approach to Helping

My holistic power-with approach to therapy is founded upon my background and training in Hakomi mindful somatic therapy, Mindful Compassionate Dialogue, and Vipassana meditation. Access and re-inform the implicit material that shapes present experiences and relationships, and find liberation from chronic patterns. Develop a vocabulary for integrating experiences and self-responsible expression. Gain competence with concrete relational skills like life-serving boundaries, self-empathy, and working with reactivity. Understand interpersonal systems and patterns, and develop the fundamental framework and skills necessary for effective, satisfying communication.

Techniques I Use

Issues I Treat

Specialties

  • Autism External link

    Misconceptions and stereotypes about autism have resulted in many high-masking, camouflaging, internalizing autistics being misdiagnosed or undiagnosed-- particularly those of us AFAB. Studies now acknowledge a “lost generation” of autistic adults, as well as the harm caused by certain approaches to treatment. As a late-discovered autistic myself, I am passionate about offering gentle, empathetic support attuned to your individual experiences, strengths, adaptations, and resilience.

  • ADHD External link

    Awareness is expanding about the vastness of the spectrum of neurodiverse presentations and experiences. As a result, a new era of self-discovery is blossoming for many previously-overlooked women, femme, and AFAB neurodivergents. Further, historically treated as mutually exclusive, new research shows that most people with autism also have ADHD. As someone with this lived experience, I will support you on your journey toward understanding, authenticity, and integration.

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