Licensed Professional Counselor
LPC, MS, NCC
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor offering relationally-oriented counseling for individuals, relationships, and groups.
Client Status
503-683-8464
2187 SW Main St.
Suite 102A
Portland, OR 97205
Rate: $150-$175
Provides free initial consultation
Provides telehealth services
Practicing Since: 2020
Languages: English
I work with different kinds of people who are often looking for relief from distress or seeking clarity from confusion. I have a particular focus on supporting men who struggle in their relationships with themselves, and quite often in their relationships with other men. I endeavor to form a healing relationship with you where the acceptance and presence I offer provide a safe space for you to move into new experiences of contentment, a sense of belonging, and the experience of fulfillment.
Specialties
I have been in Gestalt Therapy training groups since 2018, including the integration of Buddhist Psychology and Gestalt Therapy, and find Gestalt to be a natural theoretical home for me. Gestalt therapy values the exploration of your present experience and curiosity around what gets in the way of engaging fully with the world.
Mindfulness is at the core of both how I am with clients as well as the type of work we do together. I have over 20 years of experience in meditation and mindfulness, and much of my training (from somatic psychotherapy to ACT to Gestalt therapies) utilizes mindfulness (non-judgmental awareness of what is presently happening) to increase your well-being and capacity for choice in your life.
I have completed both individual and couples Emotion-Focused Therapy training programs from Edwards Psychotherapy here in Portland. EFT, Relational Gestalt, and mindfulness-based approaches are naturally complementary and offer a powerful fit for many clients.
Specialties
I enjoy working one-on-one and in groups with men, whether they struggle with emotional awareness or regulation, relationship issues, life purpose, complex PTSD symptoms, or the like. I offer a safe, curious, and caring relational space to explore what it is like to be you and what might be holding you back from the life you wish for.
Relying upon the trifecta of Emotion-Focused, relationally-oriented, and body-centered methods, the approach I bring to the therapeutic relationship supports you in expanding your understanding of, and shifting your relationship with, emotional states (like anxiety and depression) that cause you distress.
Relying upon the trifecta of Emotion-Focused, relationally-oriented, and body-centered methods, the approach I bring to the therapeutic relationship supports you in expanding your understanding of, and shifting your relationship with, emotional states (like anxiety and depression) that cause you distress.
Men's Issues, Personal Growth, Self-Esteem
As men, it can be challenging to know how to have authentic, engaged, and emotionally intimate relationships with other men. This ongoing process-oriented group for male-identified people will help you explore what it means to have emotional intimacy and authenticity with other men. We aim towards each member experiencing deeply meaningful connections with other men. We will hold space and foster meaningful study of ourselves and what it can be like to be seen, met, and supported by other men.
Group Meets: Wednesdays
Start Time: 6:30pm
Group Size: 6-8
Cost: $40-$70
Session Length: 120
Address: Currently online only,
Join The GroupSelf-Esteem
(Currently full; waitlist avail) As men, it can be challenging to know how to have authentic and emotionally intimate relationships with other men. This ongoing process-oriented group for male-identified people will help you explore what it means to have emotional intimacy and authenticity with other men. The group aims towards each member experiencing deeply meaningful connections with other men.
Group Meets:
Start Time: 6:30 PM
Group Size: 6-8
Cost: $20-30
Session Length: 2 hours
Address: Currently Online, Portland,
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