Kirsten Kelly Chambers (she/her)

My Approach to Helping

Together, we build an understanding of how your life experiences and patterns of behavior may be keeping you stuck. We help you make sense of these experiences, connect with yourself and gradually make changes. Therapy is an individualized process, which means I meet you where you are and offer a place to address your individual (or collective) needs and goals. I believe we are all doing the best we can with what we know at the time. I also believe in the healing power of therapy, not only because it’s my chosen profession, but because of my own experiences on the other side of the client-therapist relationship. I integrate social justice and equity, making therapy more accessible for all. My practice is structured as private pay (meaning I accept credit cards), and I offer sliding scale spots for those experiencing financial hardship.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor registered with the State of Oregon license number C7531. I earned my masters in professional mental health counseling with a specialization in addictions from Lewis & Clark College and my bachelors in communications and psychology from Syracuse University in New York. Prior to joining the counseling field, I spent 15 years as a public relations specialist working in both the corporate and nonprofit sectors. As a therapist, I have 10 years of experience providing individual, group and family therapy to youth, adults and families in residential, outpatient, school-based and community mental health settings. I am a mom to identical twin 24 year old daughters, a native Portlander, an active ally to BIPOC and LGBTQ communities and graduate of Portland Public Schools.