Psychotherapists - Licensed or Registered

Trouble in your marriage? Feeling down or depressed? Having unpleasant thoughts or urges? You might be reaching out to a therapist for a variety of reasons. Finding the right fit for a therapist might sound daunting and often clients reach out when they don’t know where to turn.

My job is to help you relieve symptoms that are causing discomfort or help you through a life transition. I am trained in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy to help assist clients in processing their past traumas related to addiction, depression, or anxiety.

I view the client in a holistic manner and provide individual, couples therapy, group counseling, and teletherapy via online video based on the individuals needs. Please reach out if you have any questions. I look forward to meeting you!

I specialize in working with folks in the LGBTQIA+ community on issues related to anxiety, identity exploration, relationship issues and life transitions. I work with individuals and couples of all ages. I currently offer services in English only.

I have over ten years of clinical experience focusing in sex and intimacy issues as well as emotional, physical, and sexual trauma, and as a Certified Kink Aware Therapist (CKAT) I specialize with BDSM, fetish, gender queer, and consensual non-monogamy communities. Additionally, I am a trauma trained therapist.

I am LGBTQ+ and trans/gender non-binary affirming. My therapeutic approach is supportive, directive, and centered on you so that you feel empowered and equipped to navigate your world and move forward with confidence and a strong sense of self. I am in network with Cigna and Blue Cross Blue Shield.

I work with people navigating lifestyles such as LGBTQ+, polyamory, and kink/BDsM. I personally reject terms like non-normative or alternative to describe these lifestyles. I do not believe there is one way to be “normal” or one right way to be a human being. Everyone deserves to feel accepted for who they are and live a life that is authentic and satisfying. I am an attachment based, trauma informed, EMDR trained, sex positive, kink positive therapist who would like to lend my experience and expertise to help you explore your issues and concerns with compassion. Let’s work together so you can create a life you enjoy.

I specialize in giving people a voice and opportunity to be heard in a world that normally tries to muffle you. I help you heal and become your best self through therapy and determination. If you’re looking for a no judgement zone, you’ve come to the right place

You’re invited! $20/per person per hour, no insurance needed, some evening availability. I myself have been polyamorous for many years and am also a member of the LGBTQ2IA+ community, have 10 years mental health experience, and I believe in the beauty of all people. I support neurodiversity, believing that none of us are “broken and recovering” from mental illness, but that ALL of us have “mental difference” and are on a journey of discovery to live at our best. I support all partners equally in relationship dynamics and do not take sides. Rather, I help you and your partners navigate the joys and pitfalls of polyamory while having better, deeper heart-to-hearts where more empathy and understanding can occur. In-person sessions only until September 2022-Buffalo NY area.

I have been an active participant in the therapeutic process for most of my life. I strive to provide a non-judgmental, empathic and warm environment for those that might consider their sexuality, identity, or relationship status as “different”. That might be LGBTQAI+, being kinky, into BDSM, or non-monogamous, polyamorous, polyfidelity are welcomed. You will be understood and accepted here. I also work heavily with the trans community (whether that is transfeminine or transmasculine, gender non-conforming, gender non-binary), providing WPATH letters, and helping you to work on gender dysphoric symptoms, and connecting you to supportive services. Don’t let a past poor experience with a therapist block what you need to work on.

My practice specializes in treating individuals, couples and families and I offer comprehensive services dealing with:

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Counseling for Anxiety
• Couples Counseling
• EMDR
• LGBTQIA+ Individual Therapy
• Mindfulness-Based Therapy
• Personal Addiction Counseling
• Social Anxiety Disorder Counseling
• Telehealth
• Therapy for Depression

My primary approach to counseling is the person-centered approach. This means I believe that no one knows you better than you do, and it is my job to help you identify goals, develop solutions and coping skills, improve communication, strengthen self-esteem, and promote optimal mental health. You are in the driver’s seat, I am just a GPS to help you on the road to better mental health. It’s my job to help you to deal with your issues in a safe, non-judgmental environment, regardless if that environment is in person or via telehealth. More than one in six adults is living with some sort of mental illness and there should be no stigma in seeking help.

I am eager to work with clients of all types and issues. I have strength with teen and adult ADHD. I also have a specific focus on sexual issues and sexual minorities, not just the LGBTQ+ community, but also those involved in ethical non-monogamy, kink, and other “non-traditional” relationships.

I offer individual therapy with an intention to cocreate a working relationship and environment that is collaborative, non-judgmental, but challenging and attentive to allow for the exploration of life experiences. I incorporate harm reduction, feminist, trauma, and psychodynamic theories with the inclusion of anti-racist and social justice lenses while attending to resilience. Primarily, I work with the queer and trans/GNC communities and with persons who identify as poly, non-monogomous, and kink. Additionally, my practice focuses on work with persons who have survived complex trauma, childhood sexual abuse, childhood neglect, dissociative disorders, IPV, and substance use/addiction. I work with both adolescents and adults and I am credentialed with some insurance plans.

Professional specialties and skills: I am a cognitive behavioral therapist, with expertise in eating disorders, weight, and body image issues, PTSD, mood and anxiety disorders, women’s issues, gender and sexuality-affirming care, and helping people through difficult life transitions. I believe that a good relationship with my clients is a necessary precondition to good therapy. I balance compassion and acceptance with a firm, challenging stance. We don’t grow from sitting in our comfort zones!

Language(s) spoken: English

Populations served - ages, concerns, etc. My clients are diverse by age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, race and ethnicity, and ability status. I aim to provide affirming care to folks in the LGBTQIA+ community, kink/poly/CNM community, vegan, and to folks from diverse identities.

Professional specialties and skills: CBT, DBT and Hypnosis

I counsel adult individuals and intimate partners that struggle with Substance Use, Trauma impact, and/or issues of emotional and physical intimacy. I offer services in English and Hebrew. I am out-of-network provider to all insurances. Email is given to clients only. To message me, please communicate through the website message.

I began working in the Mental Health and Chemical Dependency fields in 1981.

I have worked primarily in community-based, not-for-profit agencies, and have worked as a therapist, a clinical supervisor, a clinical director, and as an administrator at various points throughout my career.

My theoretical approach to counseling is a Cognitive-Behavioral approach which research has shown to be one of the most effective methods of therapy. I also utilize a Family Systems approach, and a Jungian approach as appropriate. I work with individuals, couples, families, and groups.

I moved to the Portland area in August of 2001, and began my private practice in January, 2002.

My office is conveniently located at the Portland Insight Meditation Center on a major public transportation route.

I graduated from Florida State University in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science in Social Work, and in 1987 with a Master of Social Work (clinical).

I was originally licensed as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of Florida in 1989, and became a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of Oregon in 2001. I have been continuously licensed in my field since 1989.

I have worked with many types of issues and people throughout my career, I currently specialize Sexual Minority Issues (LGBTQ), Addictions (Chemical, Behavioral, and Relational), Couple & Family Issues, Abuse & Trauma Issues, Spiritual/Religious Issues, Depression, Anxiety, and Stress, Grief & Loss Issues, Co-dependency and Personal Growth, Family of Origin Issues.

You are here for a reason. You may not have ever imagined yourself in therapy before, but you know something needs to change. You have parts of yourself you keep hidden from everyone—parts you don’t even like to look at yourself. Fear, anger, jealousy, insecurity—these are your shadow parts. You keep them in the dark, wishing they would go away. You try to be better, braver, kinder. Still, they follow you. It can be scary and overwhelming to step into the shadows of your self, but there is deep wisdom to be found in the darkness. The feelings you have been avoiding are trying to tell you something—will you listen?

I am a companion for those who wish to learn what their shadow sides can teach them. I help my clients explore their hidden parts. I provide a place of acceptance and safety so that you can integrate your shadow parts and finally feel whole. If you are ready to discover the wisdom you hold within, contact me for a free consultation.

I provide counseling to individuals, couples, and to people in other relationship structures. - Does online consultation

My name is Damon L. Jacobs, and I help couples and individuals live with fulfillment, joy, fun, and serenity. After 15 years of working with poly/open couples, I have found certain tools and techniques that can help people navigate some of the challenges and difficulties that can accompany these relationships. I now offer sessions and talks in New York that promote information and empowerment for people in these arrangements.

Individuals who share love and affection with more than one person are uniquely positioned to experience deeper levels of pleasure and satisfaction in all relationships. But without certain principles they may often flounder and become frustrated and disappointed. These five tools will offer ideas/concrete steps that participants can immediately implement in order to gain more satisfaction and fulfillment in their relationships. Clients learn how to:

• Improve rational communication that promotes respect, integrity, and efficacy in interpersonal relationships with multiple partners.
• Learn the value of staying present and ways to maintain here-and- now focus.
• Explore impact of "drama" in increasing frustrations and resentments.
• Gain tools for managing and inevitable insecurities that arise in poly relationships.
• Maintain responsibility for one's own emotional wellness and state of serenity in relationships.

I have consistently received positive feedback about the value of these tools from the participants in my talks, as well as my private pratice couples. So please, feel free to email or call if you would like the tools and support for making YOUR relationships happier, healthier, and more fulfilling.

I provide individual psychotherapy to people age 13 and up.

I work with individuals and couples in the Boulder/Lafayette area across a wide variety of issues such as marriage and relationship counseling, sexuality, trauma, psychedelic integration, anxiety and depression. I use mindfulness-based approaches with a focus on attachment styles and neurobiology.

The services offered are those of counseling and psychotherapy to people from all over the LGBTQ spectrum and the area of non-monogamous consensual sexual relations. I have training in lifecoaching, REBT counseling and am a supervised psychotherapist in Katathym Imaginative Psychotherapy. I am also an assistant professor at two universities in Rep. Moldova.

I am fluent in my native Romanian. English level C1 and Russian A2.

I work mostly with LGBTQ and non-monogamous consensual people of all ages from Romania and Republic of Moldova.

The services offered are those of counseling and psychotherapy to people from all over the LGBTQ spectrum and the area of non-monogamous consensual sexual relations. I have training in lifecoaching, REBT counseling and am a supervised psychotherapist in Katathym Imaginative Psychotherapy. I am also an assistant professor at two universities in Rep. Moldova.

I am fluent in my native Romanian. English level C1 and Russian A2.

I work mostly with LGBTQ and non-monogamous consensual people of all ages from Romania and Republic of Moldova.

I work with adults (18+) for individual, relationship (including polyamorous partners), and family counseling services. Also offered are assessments for autism, career exploration and support, and letters for gender affirming care. Specialties include chronic illness; suicide loss; and the intersection of gender, neuro, and disability diversity.

My clients describe me as making them feel “normal” and that they wish we had met as friends. Together, we will focus on what is important to you. I became a therapist because I wanted to contribute to changing the system by decolonizing it from the inside. I started my own journey as a consumer of mental health services.

All of my services are provided via telehealth.

Are you nervous about the process of couples or individual therapy? Have you heard that therapy is hard or painful? Maybe it makes you uncomfortable to let a stranger into your world because you fear you will be judged or branded as the person who has caused all of the problems in the relationship.

Let me assure you that I am a genuine person, and I want our time together to feel like you are having a conversation with a trusted confidant. My job is to make you feel comfortable, supported and safe so we can figure out together how to make your relationship better. I have no agenda or desire to figure who is wrong in the relationship. Blame doesn’t create good outcomes, so we won’t even go there.

My style of therapy is very much like my personality: down to earth, humble, funny, slightly sarcastic, direct, and blunt in a loving way. I have a sense of humor about myself, and I encourage my clients to adopt the same attitude. I hope you come away with the feeling I am really invested in you. Telling me your thoughts and feeling won’t scare me, surprise me or make me judge you.

My office is a place to find support, empathy, and outside-of-the-box ways of thinking about problems. I have extensive experience with couples who are working through addiction recovery, want pre-marital counseling, and/or are LGBTQIA identified. I also love working with couples and individuals who struggle with being people pleasers and find it difficult to ask for their needs in relationships.

I am incredibly enthusiastic and tend to be an overachiever working with clients who are motivated and open to change. I’ve invested in the highest level of training because I truly want your relationship to be a success. I have some great tools I can share with you to get your conversations moving in a new direction.

Gottman level 3 trained, domestic violence trainer, substance abuse, addictions, and trauma. (CV on website if needed). Works with LBGTQIA, poly-affirming, couples and individuals.

I am passionate about working with the LGBTQ+ community and folks with alternative relationship styles (polyamorous, open, lifestyle, BSDM, kink, etc.). My aim is to create a warm, non-judgmental space to help you to grow into the best version of yourself. I rely on evidence-based practices such to help people with a variety of mental health, addiction, and relationship struggles. It is important to me to offer quality care to people of all genders, sexual orientations, and racial/ethnic/cultural identities.

In session, we identify patterns that are no longer useful and learn healthier strategies for thriving with the hand we’ve been dealt. I trust that you are the expert on your own life and already have the capacity to get through your struggles. My job is to give you the tools you need to achieve your goals.

Feel free to call me and ask questions. If we find that you’re seeking help outside of my expertise, I’d be happy to connect you with someone else in my network who can help.

Professional specialties and skills: Trauma treatment, Anxiety, Depression. Modalities frequently used: including EMDR, Internal Family Systems/Parts Work, Narrative Therapy, Mindfulness-based therapy, DBT, CBT

Language spoken: English

Populations served: LGBTQ+, Women

I welcome and have experience working with clients in open relationships, poly relationships, and poly families. You can expect skilled and sensitive handling of communication issues, sex-positive sexuality, agreements and boundaries, opening up a previously closed relationship, and a supportive environment in which to explore yourself, your relationships, and your options. My practice is a safe and welcoming space for trans and gender non conforming folks.

I am specialized and certified in the method “The 4 sides of the coin”, where you gain a constructive perspective on your stress and burden. My background comes from the concepts of C.G Jung. I speak German and English. I welcome everybody who is willing to look into the unconscious aspects of his/her soul. I also offer home visits. In addition to the contact info listed above, my Skype address is daniel.gerkens

• Professional specialties and skills Cognitive behavioral therapy, family therapy, individual therapy, telehealth
• Language spoken: English
• Ages: 5-65
• ADHD, Anxiety, depression, PTSD, LGBTQ, ENM and open relationships.
• Individual and family counseling and parent training through telehealth services.

• Professional specialties and skills Cognitive behavioral therapy, family therapy, individual therapy, telehealth
• Language spoken: English
• Ages: 5-65
• ADHD, Anxiety, depression, PTSD, LGBTQ, ENM and open relationships.
• Individual and family counseling and parent training through telehealth services.

I provide mental health therapy for individuals aged 18 and older throughout Washington state virtually, or in-person in my office or outdoors in Seattle. My primary therapy modalities are Internal Family Systems and Ecotherapy. Sessions are in English. I particularly enjoy working with folks who are kinksters, non-monogamous, or LGBTQ+.

I am a marriage and family therapist who works with individuals, couples, and families to help them understand better how their lives are intertwined emotionally, and how to better function to create the kind of system that will promote growth. I have worked with polyamorous and other ENM clients for years, and am a member of the community myself. I speak English, and offer both in-person and video appointments.