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At
different times in our lives, we may need additional support and help with managing life difficulties, whether it is related
to relationship concerns, life transitions, questions about identity, or significant struggles with mental health concerns.
Psychotherapy can provide the guidance you may need to gain tools, seek understanding, and work through painful experiences. Asking
for assistance can be difficult, and it takes courage to seek the support you deserve. My approach to psychotherapy combines the principles of feminism and multiculturalism with the development of a strong relationship. What this means is that I view myself as a collaborator in your change process, whereas you are an expert about yourself, and I am a guide that helps navigate difficulties in your life. This allows us to work together to help identify your goals for therapy and examine not just individual struggles you are experiencing, but larger social and cultural factors that may also be impacting your concerns. For example, it is common for depression to be attributed to biological/physiological components, but also exasperated by experiences of racism, sexism, and other forms of oppression. I also focus on building a trusting, supportive relationship with clients that allows us to examine how previous relationships may influence how you engage with other people in your life, particularly related to intimacy and connectedness. Finally, through exploration of coping strategies, especially those that once may have been helpful but now may interfere with your growth, I can help provide concrete tools to make changes in thinking and behaving that can lead to more personal fulfillment. I provide psychotherapy to adults and couples, and periodically offer group therapy.
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7415 North Oatman Ave
Portland, Oregon 503-358-6479
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