PTC

Kimberly Noall, MS, MFT

Licensed Professional Counselor Intern

I am passionate about helping couples and individuals draw on their strengths to form deeper connections in their relationships, improve overall emotional health and well-being, and learn tools to stop negative communication cycles. Balance PDX Counseling is a safe, non-judgmental space for you!

Services

Individual Therapy
Couples Therapy

Individual Therapy
Couples Therapy

My Approach

I am curious about your world, how you experience it and connected to it, and your desire to make positive change. My approach during our sessions is non-judgmental, active and direct, with a focus on compassion. I find that clients appreciate my willingness to ask direct questions, as well as my honesty and sense of humor. We will work together to develop and refine goals that meet your needs and values. We will collaborate to identify and connect to your strengths and support systems, and give you tools to cope and change barriers in achieving peace of mind. My experience includes working with adults struggling with anxiety, negative communication patterns, relational and intimacy issues, domestic violence, divorce and parenting issues. I draw from a variety of evidence-based therapeutic models. My desire is to help you process the anxiety and depression that accompanies feeling stuck and sometimes lonely, and help you in your journey toward healing.

My Background

I earned my Master’s degree in Couples, Marriage, and Family Counseling from Portland State University. I employ my training in Emotion Focused Therapy for Couples, Family Systems, and the Gottman Method in my approach to the counseling process, as well as other person-centered and existential therapeutic interventions. In addition to couples work, I have a background in working with individuals and families adjusting to divorce, trauma, and co-‐parenting issues. I also have ten years experience of crisis counseling with victims of domestic violence and four years of supervising counseling interns in a learning clinic.