I provide counseling to both individuals and couples. My training and professional study includes the following evidence-based methods (as described by Psychology Today © 2014), which are customized to meet your unique individual needs:
Office in Portland, Oregon and serving the city of Tigard, city of Beaverton and Lake Oswego area - including Washington County, Multnomah County, and Clackamas County. Near Downtown Portland.
- Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) stresses the role of thinking in how we feel and what we do. It is based on the belief that thoughts, rather than people or events, cause our negative feelings. The therapist assists the client in identifying, testing the reality of, and correcting dysfunctional beliefs underlying his or her thinking. The therapist then helps the client modify those thoughts and the behaviors that flow from them. CBT is a structured collaboration between therapist and client and often calls for homework assignments. CBT has been clinically proven to help clients in a relatively short amount of time with a wide range of disorders, including depression and anxiety.
- Psychodynamic therapy, also known as insight-oriented therapy, evolved from Freudian psychoanalysis. Like adherents of psychoanalysis, psychodynamic therapists believe that bringing the unconscious into conscious awareness promotes insight and resolves conflict. But psychodynamic therapy is briefer and less intensive than psychoanalysis and also focuses on the relationship between the therapist and the client, as a way to learn about how the client relates to everyone in their life.
- Solution-focused therapy, sometimes called "brief therapy," focuses on what clients would like to achieve through therapy rather than on their troubles or mental health issues. The therapist will help the client envision a desirable future, and then map out the small and large changes necessary for the client to undergo to realize their vision. The therapist will seize on any successes the client experiences, to encourage them to build on their strengths rather than dwell on their problems or limitations.
- Somatic (Body/Mind) therapy, which harnesses the power of the human mind to aid psychological healing and transform symptoms through the use of breath, movement and creative visualization. The therapist works creatively to assist clients in their use and development of effective methods which incorporate personal meaning and powerful symbolism.
Office in Portland, Oregon and serving the city of Tigard, city of Beaverton and Lake Oswego area - including Washington County, Multnomah County, and Clackamas County. Near Downtown Portland.