Portland Therapy Center
Jonathan E Scarboro

Jonathan E Scarboro (he/him)

Professional Counselor Associate

MS, NCC

Supervisor: Dr. K Hixson; Sarah Pattee, LMFT

Gestalt therapist offering deep relational work and exposure to resolve anxiety, avoidance, and complex PTSD

Client Status

waitlist

Contact

971.225.7554

7055 N Woolsey ave

Portland, 97203

Email Website

At a Glance

Me

Rate: $80-$140

Provides free initial consultation

Practicing Since: 2021

Languages: English

Services

  • Individual

Insurances Accepted

  • Out of Pocket

My Ideal Client

You are… anxious/depressed/numb/off in some vague yet significant way; motivated to grow and willing to get your hands dirty; not interested in a therapist who just listens and validates (it ain't me, babe) You might also be… freaking out re: some Big Life Event, like a death/ divorce/ career ending/ kid on the way; a dude interested in examining your dudeness or who feels there's something in that context impacting you; an artist, writer, musician etc, especially the blocked kind :)

My Approach to Helping

From our first meeting, we will be working hard to cultivate whatever you need to live well without therapy. I value doing a thorough job, but not keeping you long past when the work is done. I am active, offering direction when you appear lost, giving feedback about the issues I see, and providing challenges intended to help you get unstuck and move forward. I also practice a potent form of exposure therapy for complex interpersonal trauma (aka fuckery). I am professional, but also irreverent, like to joke and swear, and on occasion, will openly cry :)

Why I Became a Therapist

I first came to therapy as a client in the existential wake of turning 30, getting divorced, and my business collapsing. Therapy got me through one of the hardest times in my life and it brings me great joy to offer you my skillful attention and clinical expertise in turn.

Techniques I Use

Issues I Treat

Specialties

  • Men's Issues External link

    Men in this culture are socialized — often brutally — to disconnect from their feelings at an early age, and this is reinforced both covertly and overtly throughout adolescence and adulthood. We peel back the layers of shitty enculturation and trauma to unearth parts that have been shut away for years or decades. However painful, this process is a necessary part of healing and can deepen the quality of your relationships with your community, other men, your partner(s), and yourself.

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