Portland Therapy Center
Tanuja Carlson

Tanuja Carlson (she/her)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

LMFT, CCM

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist passionate about helping clients engage in self exploration to experience growth and healing.

Client Status

accepting clients

Contact

971.200.5756

22566 SW Washington St

Suite 209

Sherwood, 97140

1880 Willamette Falls Drive

West Linn, Oregon 97078

Email Website

At a Glance

Me

Rate: $190-$225

Provides free initial consultation

Practicing Since: 2009

Languages: English

Services

  • Individual
  • Family
  • Child
  • Relationship
  • Teen

Insurances Accepted

  • Out of Network
  • MODA
  • OHP Open Card
  • Regence Blue Cross/Blue Shield

My Ideal Client

Do you feel irritable, anxious, angry and overwhelmed, and aren't sure why or how to overcome these feelings? Do you have a child struggling whose behavior you find difficult to understand or are unsure how to respond? If so, you are not alone and I’m here to help. I’m skilled in helping people navigate life transitions, heal from past trauma, cope with anxiety and stress, and repair relationship conflict. I offer a safe space for adults, children and families navigating complex issues.

My Approach to Helping

I draw from various modes of therapy, including Object Relations Theory, which explores the ways in which early relationships/experiences influence our current patterns of behavior. I also incorporate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy which identifies how your thoughts impact your behaviors. I will work to help you better understand yourself, to help promote feelings of self worth and deservedness. My hope is to enhance your self perception which can contribute to meaningful changes both internally and within your relationships. I have 16 years of experience working with children and adolescents, individual adults, couples and families. I’ve offered therapeutic support in Psychiatric Day Treatment, School Based and Outpatient settings. I am also a Certified Case Manager. My clients report feeling seen and heard as a result of my calm, compassionate, insightful and collaborative approach. I love to listen to understand, and offer a safe space to talk, learn and grow.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

As someone who identifies as a Millennial, I can whole heartedly say I understand the challenges that we have been faced with over the past 25 years. Amidst ongoing changes in technology, social media pressures and an ever changing and divisive political climate, I truly empathize and share in your experience; add a full time job, parenthood (also a full time job!), and the complexities of relationships in life, it is absolutely understandable that you might find yourself here, ready to ask for help. I am also a recent Breast Cancer survivor. This is a diagnosis that seems to be increasingly prevalent in society today. As a Mom of 3 young children, working full time, with no genetic history indicating the potential or possibility, please know I understand the emotional and physical rollercoaster of this illness. I empathize with anyone experiencing this challenge firsthand, as well as those supporting a loved one facing it. I would be happy to hold your hand through that experience.

Techniques I Use

Issues I Treat

Specialties

  • Child or Adolescent Issues External link

    Play Therapy for Children ages 6-10. Sand Tray Therapy Interventions/Techniques.

  • Parenting External link

    Parenting support and training. Modeling. Psychoeducation.

  • Family Conflict External link

    Blended Family Dynamics Adult Child and Parent Conflict Parent-Child Extended family dynamics

  • Women's Issues External link

    Early adulthood life transitions. Low self-esteem and self-worth. Early childhood trauma repair and healing. Shame and forgiveness.

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