Kirsten Kelly Chambers (she/her)

My Approach to Helping

I will help you identify the source of your symptoms and help you find acceptance and self-compassion while discovering healthier ways to heal, connect and eventually thrive. I use authenticity, humor, directness, warmth and a strengths-based approach to help you build resiliency and self-confidence. Treatment is an individualized process, which means I meet you where you are and create a plan to support your individual needs and goals. Through my work as a therapist, I strive to integrate social justice and equity, and thus my goal is to make counseling more accessible and less stigmatized. I offer a sliding scale to ensure those experiencing financial hardship can seek help.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I am a Licensed Professional Counseling Intern registered with the State of Oregon under the supervision of Elizabeth Trautwein, LPC. 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. I am also a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor I with MHACBO in Oregon and trained in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST). 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 4 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 college age daughters, a native Portlander, an active ally to BIPOC and LGBTQ communities and graduate of Portland Public Schools.