Portland Therapy Center
Mike Revell

Mike Revell (he/his/him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Therapy is about creating opportunity for different choices. Let's talk about changes you want in your life and plan for how to get there.

Client Status

waitlist

Contact

5034798605

97219

Email

At a Glance

Me

Rate: $200

Provides free initial consultation

Practicing Since: 2019

Languages: English

Services

  • Individual

Insurances Accepted

  • Out of Pocket
  • PacificSource

My Ideal Client

I partner with people so they can find out what’s going on beneath the surface in their lives. When you’re feeling out of control, and nothing seems to be working, we can create a plan. We can examine why things are the way they are and what it will take to make a different choice. I can’t take away the problem, but I can help you learn a different way of dealing with it. I tend to work well with people that have some idea of the changes they want but struggle to get where they are trying to go.

My Approach to Helping

At times, my method can be very direct. I offer more than sympathy and acknowledgment of suffering. I will openly share with you what my experience indicates about your situation and how to approach the problem to get a different result. Other times, the right thing to do will be to take a moment and sit in discomfort. The path out of there is not always immediately obvious, and it will take practice to gain the awareness of what you need to give yourself in those moments.

My Approach to Helping

I have worked in the mental health field for 10 years - first as a skills trainer and residential counselor in group homes for people with severe and persistent mental illness, then 5 years training and working as a therapist in community mental health clinics. This experience has shown me how useful a close relationship with open communication paired with evidenced-based methods can be in helping people to make different choices and get different results. While I primarily use an ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) framework, no single therapeutic modality is 'correct'. Therefore my approach is flexible and blends multiple styles including CBT, Existentialism, exposure therapy, and somatic awareness.

Techniques I Use

Issues I Treat

Specialties

  • Anxiety External link

    Anxiety shows up everywhere and stops us from doing the things we most want to do. It makes our brains run at full speed and our bodies feel the need to escape. I teach techniques helpful in managing both the mental and physical symptoms of anxiety.

  • Depression External link

    Depression is everywhere yet most people don't understand it. The brain's reward system isn't working properly, which leads to difficulty doing basic things in everyday life. It won't be easy, but we will work together to slowly build patterns of thought and behavior that help to break free of depressive cycles.

  • Men's Issues External link

    Our society hasn't taught men to connect with their own feelings. This leads to chronic feelings of disconnection, dullness, anger, and unhealthy behaviors. I will help you to better know how to read your emotions because they are trying to tell you something about the world around you and who you are within it.

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