Licensed Professional Counselor
PhD, LPC, DMT
Ph.D., Licensed Professional Counselor and Dance Movement Therapist
Client Status
5039571023
14511 Westlake, Ste. 120
Lake Oswego, 97035
Burnside Trolley Building
2705 E. Burnside, suite 206
Portland, Oregon 97212
Rate: $150-$200
Provides free initial consultation
Provides telehealth services
Practicing Since: 2012
Languages: English
In my private practice, I work primarily with adults and couples to improve mental health and interpersonal matters. Specifically, I specialize in matters of: • Anxiety • Depression • Life Transitions • Intimacy • Communication • Attention deficits and learning differences • Self-esteem • Grief and loss • Professional/Work issues • Family and Relationship stress and estrangement
Specialties
Cognitive-behavioral approaches focus on working with clients to understand their thought patterns, the core beliefs that underlie those thought patterns, and the behaviors resulting from these patterns and ideas.
Depth psychotherapy focuses on helping the client access and better understand thoughts, feelings, and images that are not fully conscious. Depth psychology integrates internal and external experiences so one can move without fear toward finding purpose and meaning in life. The client is invited to be curious about these experiences, thoughts, feelings, actions, and dreams in a respectful, welcoming, and safe environment.
As a couple's therapist, we work together to better your relationship, find solutions to specific problems, reduce feelings of distress, cultivate ways to connect within yourself, and enhance communication skills. We will practice ways to increase kindness toward yourself and each other so you both can experience health and happiness. In working with couples, I utilize emotional-focused therapy and Cognitive-behavioral approaches to work toward building healthy communication and intimacy.
Specialties
I use cognitive-behavioral approaches to understand thought patterns and the core beliefs that can underlie distressing behaviors and anxiety. The client learns to tolerate fear and anxiety without moving into old triggered responses of avoidance, withdrawal, and self-medication and builds the capacity to manage and navigate uncertainty.
I have experience in symptom reduction approaches that focus on clearly identifying the symptoms the client wishes to shift and reduce and creating an individualized approach to depression. I use Cognitive Behavior Therapies and a collaborative approach to meet clients where they are while working toward increasing coping skills and functioning.
Personal growth comes from life experiences, often associated with loss, pain, and just plain aging. Therapy is a unique, confidential space where you can get support in discovering and learning new ways of managing stress, anxiety, and feelings of regret that limit growth and connection and create a systemic option for you to help you move forward in a manner that is unique to you. Clients can heal, grow, and experience joy and added meaning in their lives in a safe psychotherapeutic setting.
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