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Where do sessions take place?
How often should I expect to attend therapy?
What are reasons people come to therapy?
What do we talk about in therapy?
What is your experience with diverse issues and diverse groups?
- I meet with clients through telehealth and in person in my office in the Alphabet district in NW Portland.
How often should I expect to attend therapy?
- This is a great question, and one that has varied answers. Depending on your needs, you may want to meet weekly or bi-weekly for a few months or longer. We will discuss what serves your goals best and assess along the way.
What are reasons people come to therapy?
- There are a variety of reasons that could have brought you to my site. We survived a pandemic! The past three years have impacted people emotionally, physically, psychologically, spiritually, economically, in different ways, including anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues.
- Perhaps you are feeling anxious, fearful, disconnected, loss or stuck due to a life change, loss of a relationship, job, or loved one.
- Maybe a loved one, or even you, realized that the utilization of one of your coping strategies may have become problematic in your life, or a behavioral pattern has impacted your ability to be successful in family, work, or relationships.
- Possibly you noticed historical experiences or past traumas evoking high levels of stress/anxiety/panic, and/or communication problems in your life/relationships. We can address whatever has brought you here.
What do we talk about in therapy?
- We can talk about whatever you feel comfortable talking about, and if you are unsure, that is okay, I am really good at helping figure out what questions to ask!
What is your experience with diverse issues and diverse groups?
- You may have noticed I am a white female, and wonder how can she help with issues of diversity? Additional to an education infused in concepts of diversity, I have been fortunate enough to serve populations from vast backgrounds along with complex and varied issues. Some of the other presenting issues I have guided clients through are internalized and externalized race & culture discrimination, immigration generational differences, LGBTQ+ (ex. coming out in religious families, gender identity questioning), interracial couple issues, incarceration & re-entry, codependency, low self-esteem, intimate partner violence, grief, self-harm, mood disorders, suicidal ideation, in-patient treatment. If I have not listed your reason, do not let that stop you from contacting me.
