Portland Therapy Center
Salomeya Sobko

Salomeya Sobko (she/they)

Clinical Social Work Associate

CSWA, LSWAIC

*Now accepting new clients* My approach is all about slow, deep, embodied processing that allows space for your authentic self to emerge.

Client Status

accepting clients

Contact

(971)303-827

Email Website

At a Glance

Me

Rate: $85-$225

Provides free initial consultation

Practicing Since: 2023

Languages: English, Русский

Services

  • Individual
  • Family
  • Relationship

Insurances Accepted

  • MODA
  • OHP Pacific Source Community Solutions
  • PacificSource
  • Providence Health Plan
  • Regence Blue Cross/Blue Shield

My Ideal Client

Are you great at articulating "what's wrong," yet feel perpetually stuck experiencing the same patterns over and over? Are you self-aware but unsure of how to move forward or feel differently in your relationship(s), work, family, community, or other areas of life? Do you feel bogged down by your past - personal, familial, ancestral - and overwhelmed by present-day constraints and injustices? I'm here to help you name, address, and start clearing mental/emotional blocks to living your best life.

My Approach to Helping

My clinical approach is always client-centered, meaning we work together to discover what will be most helpful for you, drawing on a variety of evidence-based modalities. Consent and feedback are key! To give a brief overview, I often use IFS, EMDR, DBT, ACT and Somatic approaches in my practice, depending on your individual needs and goals. In EMDR, we process trauma and shift deep-set negative beliefs about the self and the world. IFS helps us understand our multiple conflicting desires and priorities and release self-defeating behaviors. DBT teaches how to identify, tolerate, and manage overwhelming emotions, while Somatic therapy focuses on calming the nervous system and helping the body relax and feel safe. ACT is all about recognizing and accepting the way our mental patterns trip us up. Rather than fighting with our minds, we shift the focus to cultivating mindfulness and acting in alignment with our values. I also facilitate intention-setting and integration for psychedelics.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I'm deeply invested in decolonization, fat liberation, racial justice, community care, and queer joy. I'm a middle class bilingual immigrant (born in USSR/Russia) who comes from a lineage that has survived displacement and ethnic cleansing across generations; I'm also a silly and nurturing weirdo who loves to laugh, sing, make art, and communicate with animals. Learning to flow between states of grief, despair, uncertainty, curiosity, desire, and connection has been my life's work! My therapy practice emerged out of nearly a decade's work as a consulting astrologer. I discovered that my superpower is listening to and supporting people in making sense of their lives, working through unprocessed trauma, and becoming their own greatest advocate and ally. Since then I've trained and worked as a DV/SA survivor advocate, hospital social worker, psychedelic therapist, and trauma specialist. I believe the most impactful healing work combines intuition, attunement, and evidence-based practice.

Techniques I Use

Issues I Treat

Specialties

  • LGBTQ Issues External link

    My work focuses on supporting individuals in queer relationships; those navigating gender transition (medical and/or social) and gender identity exploration; issues pertaining to sexual identity exploration, questioning, and coming out; family-of-origin dynamics; abuse or trauma pertaining to gender or sexuality; processing and navigating transphobia and homophobia in the world and in family-of-origin.

  • Relationship / Marriage Issues External link

    I can help you understand the source of communication breakdowns and attachment issues (anxiety, avoidance, etc) and build skills for better communication, mutual support, and conflict resolution through either individual therapy or couple's therapy.

  • Anxiety External link

    DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy), ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), and Somatic Therapy are some of the approaches that can help address and reduce the distress caused by anxiety.

  • PTSD External link

    My training involves Somatic therapy for recalibrating the nervous system and teaching the body how to feel safe again, as well as EMDR for reprocessing and releasing traumatic memories in manner that is slow, gentle and client-led.

  • Depression External link

    Depression can come on suddenly or be a life-long struggle; IFS (Internal Family Systems), ACT and EMDR are just a few of the approaches I use that are proven to be effective at treating depression.

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