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Therapists for college students near Portland, OR

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Cara Freudenberg, Psy.D.
Psychologist
Portland, OR

If you woke up tomorrow and your life was exactly how you wanted it to be, what would be different? Maybe you’re feeling stuck and weighed down by the past, and you want to be unburdened and able to move forward with your life. Perhaps you want to manage stress better, improve relationships, or feel less depressed and worried. You may want support around uncertainty, grief, anxiety, or fear related to the world around you, with concerns related to discrimination, politics, or the future of our country and world. Whatever you are facing right now, therapy can be a powerful tool for creating meaningful and lasting change. I support clients in healing from past pain and lessening its impact on life now using EMDR and other modalities. My approach is integrative and personalized. With warmth and authenticity, I collaboratively work with clients to put the past in the past, create healthier patterns, live more fully, and move forward with greater freedom.

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Ryan Varian
Psychologist
Portland, OR

My work is guided by the belief that mental health care should be compassionate, collaborative, and personalized. With a background in community mental health and primary care behavioral health, I offer an integrative, culturally responsive, and values-based approach to therapy. I believe therapy is most effective when it goes beyond symptoms—when we explore your values, goals, and passions together. Through this lens, we co-create a foundation rooted in curiosity, connection, and emotional safety, opening space for healing and growth. I’ve had the privilege of expanding gender-affirming care at a community health system in Seattle and helped develop a behavioral health department embedded within a community center—where I facilitated programming focused on emotional wellness and connection. These experiences have shaped my commitment to making therapy accessible, affirming, and grounded in real-world community values. My value of community and connection continues to be nourished at Aspire Psychology.

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Gillian Boudreau
Psychologist
Burlington, VT

I am a licensed clinical psychologist and a licensed school psychologist. I hold a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Long Island University in Brooklyn, NY. Urban and rural, inpatient and outpatient work settings have taught me about the many challenges an individual may face including experiences of oppression and injustice, as well as a deep appreciation for the richness of the human experience. My style is described as warm, analytical and collaborative, balancing deep emotional work with elements of humor and lightness when appropriate. I aim to help clients address the root of complex challenges, in a safe and supported way. I most enjoy working with anxious kids and families, neurodivergent humans, queer clients, and folks working with depression, trauma, attachment, and identity including DID. I use insight-oriented, mindfulness-based, and systemic approaches including family therapy, Internal Family Systems therapy, and emotion-focused work. I seek to help clients understand patterns that may not be serving them, and to hold a safe and empowering space in which positive shifts can occur. I am a student and teacher of yoga and meditation and I often weave these practices into my work with clients. I currently offer virtual therapy to clients in Oregon, New York, Colorado and Vermont.

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Discover Counseling
Group practice
Tigard, OR

I love working with college students, especially those struggling with academic stress, anxiety, difficulty adjusting to this new season of life, and/or general life decisions. I can also work well with trauma and offer a Christian perspective upon request. I can't wait to get to know you!

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Tracie McDowell, LPC, LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor
Lake Oswego, OR

I specialize in work with adult survivors of abuse, as well as anxiety and adjustment issues. I offer compassion and tools to help meet your goals. I offer both in person and telehealth appointments. If you're struggling and need help, reach out so you're not alone. I respond to all contacts within 24 hours.

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Sarah Bord
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Portland, OR

I work with clients struggling with anxiety, depression, substance abuse, burnout, compassion fatigue, and socioeconomical, environmental and climate concerns. I work with individuals that want to put the work into improving the quality of their lives and finding balance within their core values, beliefs, self-worth, interpersonal relationships, work/college, leisure time, time outdoors, and lifestyle. I work with individuals on identifying the disruption in these areas of their lives that come from stressors, distorted ways of thinking, unhealthy habits and behaviors, isolation, and a disengagement from the natural world. I specialize in CBT and ecotherapy walk and talk model. CBT is goal oriented and focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior. Ecotherapy, also known as nature based therapy, utilizes nature to benefit from its healing capabilities. I integrate the two approaches which allows for increased growth and insight to find balance.

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George Poliszuk
Marriage & Family Therapist
Beaverton, OR

When therapy is conducted in a safe and warm environment, and a client or couple or family feels heard and understood without judgment, it can be an incredibly powerful tool in providing healing and growth for life's difficult past experiences and current challenges. As a strengths-based and client-centered Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I work with a client's existing internal strengths to partner with them to create goals that build towards healing, growth, awareness, and positive change. My clinical experience and specialization has included Couples Therapy, CBT, EMDR, Emotionally Focused Therapy for individuals and couples, Trauma informed therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused, Family Systems Theory, and Attachment Theory. I work with couples, adults, adolescents, and families. Starting therapy can be overwhelming and anxiety producing. My goal is to immediately build a safe place and therapeutic connection with you, and remove some of the anxiety that can often be part of reaching out and pursuing counseling.

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Matt Elliott, LMFT
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Portland, OR

Often our first response to misfortune is to fight against it. While we may have skillful ways of doing this, our efforts nevertheless become futile and disconnect us from others. Our energy gets bound up, we get stuck in elusive cycles. However, our truths are complex and deserve to be recognized. I provide a focused and understanding space that supports you opening to your own aliveness and your voice. I bring my full attention, my honest feeling, and I will share what I see will help you. In a setting of mutual respect and trust, and with your active participation, I will encourage and challenge you to take risks to be more honest and vulnerable with yourself and in your relationships. The result is often a more comfortable, effective and empowered sense of self from which one can thrive. I offer individual therapy to adults who are interested in exploring one's relationship with oneself, including through dreams and creative process. I have a special interest in working with anxiety, depression, grief and self-esteem.

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Skip Shewell
Licensed Professional Counselor
Portland, OR

Your care and well-being remains at the heart of our journey. My practice is based on providing a trusting and non-judgmental safe space for us to work towards your personal goals. I believe therapy is a meaningful, collaborative, and intentional process. I work from a trauma-informed, social justice, and culturally competent framework.

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Anne Horgan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Portland, OR

Anne’s open and receptive warmth welcomes clients who are looking to make changes, improve wellbeing, and work through challenges. Her approach is eclectic and person-centered, tailored to each person specifically. As appropriate, she incorporates elements of Cognitive Behavior Therapy, art and narrative therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness and imagery/meditation, mind-body connection, solutions-focused, and certainly, strengths-based. Throughout her vast clinical professional experience, she has worked with individuals experiencing depressive disorders, anxiety and panic, PTSD, postpartum mental health, self-esteem/identity conflicts, psychosis, mania, adjustment issues, parenting, substance use, relationship conflicts, and loss. It is Anne’s ultimate goal to create and provide a safe space for connection, to promote empowerment, comfort, trust, and engagement. She provides down to earth and non-judgmental perspective and strongly believes a more natural and genuine approach helps in the outcome.

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Pacific Northwest Psychiatry Associates
Group practice
Lake Oswego, OR

Pacific Northwest Psychiatry Associates is a group of psychiatric mental health practitioners serving the entire state of Oregon. We work in collaboration with children, families, and individuals to provide evidence-based individualized care to attain mental wellness and improve the quality of life. It is our belief that mental wellness or illness is a dynamic interplay between environmental, physical, psychological, and social factors with the individual or family at the center of the healing process.

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Samuel Salamon, Psy.D.
Psychologist
Portland, OR

Please visit my profile to learn more about my services.

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Mindful Therapy Group
Group practice
Portland, OR

Mindful Therapy Group is a diverse group of over 900 independent mental health practitioners serving Washington and Oregon. Each licensed mental health professional that is a member of Mindful Therapy Group is a separate, independent business. Providers that are members of Mindful Therapy Group receive support with administrative tasks, insurance billing, client placement, and more. These services allow providers to focus on providing the best care to their clients. As a client, you can expect the highest quality administrative services, warm and professional offices, and a seamless Telehealth experience while receiving care from your provider. Mindful Therapy Group's mission is to create, facilitate, and support access to high-quality mental healthcare in our community. We are continuing every month to partner with more and more providers in the area. Our providers and currently paneled with United, Regence, Kaiser, Medicare, Pacific Source, Aetna, Cigna, and Providence.  We have providers specializing in ADHD, Anxiety, Bipolar, Depression, Grief/Loss, LGBTQ+, Mindfulness, Sexuality, Suicidal Ideation, Trauma/PTSD and more.

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Mackenzie Phelps
Pre-Licensed Professional
Milwaukie, OR

I am passionate about supporting individuals across the lifespan, including adolescents, teens, adults, families, and LGBTQIA+ clients. My areas of practice include life transitions, stress and anxiety management, communication, self-esteem, empowerment, and the intersection of faith/spirituality with mental health. I use a variety of interventions tailored to meet the unique needs of each client. From emotional-focused therapy to family systems approaches, mindfulness, and art and sandtray therapy, I am dedicated to creating a safe and inclusive space for individuals and families to explore their identities, navigate life transitions, and cultivate resilience. I would love to connect with you to see how we can partner together to support you in your mental health journey and through what life throws at us. Please reach out when you are ready.

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HOPEFUL MINDS COUNSELING SERVICES CORP
Group practice
Newberg, OR

FIND HOPE AND REFRESH YOUR MIND AT HOPEFUL MINDS COUNSELING At Hopeful Minds, everyone deserves access to the mental health services they need. We aim to create an atmosphere of kindness, respect, and trust to foster growth among our clients. This unique feature is especially attractive to clients who have struggled to find a therapist they can connect with based on shared life experiences and background. Hopeful Minds Counseling SvS Corp (HMCS) stands out in the mental health sector as it is founded and managed by a woman of color.

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elizabeth hartshorn
Licensed Professional Counselor
Lake Oswego, OR

Please visit wwww.fullcirclecounseling.com for more information.

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Atomic Mindworks
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Portland, OR

Atomic MindWorks is an interventional psychiatric clinic that utilizes the quick-acting anti-depressive benefits of IV Ketamine. Nebulized Ketamine also available. Appointments for psychiatric medication management are available within 2 weeks. The clinic specializes in major depressive disorders, bipolar disorder, anxiety, OCD, and ADHD. Precision medicine can be provided that takes genetic information into consideration for more personalized treatment. My goal is to provide hope for those suffering from debilitating depression and other psychiatric conditions, and minimize medications to the lowest manageable doses. Ketamine therapy can greatly improve treatment-resistant depression and other conditions. When you have tried everything for your depression and nothing helps, it might be time for IV Ketamine. HSA/FSA cards accepted. Expanded evening and weekend hours available. Book online today at www.atomicmindworks.com. We are here to help you start your journey to recovery.

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Allen Hall
Counselor
Tigard, OR

I see counseling or therapy as an active, collaborative process. I consider it an honor to go on that journey with clients and build a working relationship focused on understanding the process of change and growth, whatever the context and conditions affecting it. I believe we can learn how to best understand our personal situation from a place of acceptance and gratitude, and how to make the most skillful decisions to best enable us to utilize a sense of purpose and maintain appreciation of ourselves and the world around us. I believe in a client centered approach and utilize various treatment modalities to best serve each one.

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Bridges Therapy
Licensed Professional Counselor
Portland, OR

Please visit my profile to learn more about my services.

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Melanie Smith-Thuret, M.S., MSW, LCSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Beaverton, OR

Today you are one step closer to a new you, where you feel empowered and on a positive path to growth and well-being. I offer brief and long-term psychotherapy to adolescents, adults, couples, and families. I have extensive experience forming successful therapeutic relations with individuals, couples and families from varied ethnic, cultural, national, socio-economic, religious, spiritual, and sexual/gender identity groups. I utilize a collaborative approach to therapy to help my clients gain insight, self-awareness, and the tools necessary to attain mind and body health and wellness. My personal style is warm, caring, and understanding, yet interactive and direct. I help clients examine links between their current thoughts, emotions, and behaviors and how they impact their view of themselves and their experiences in relationships. If you are looking for extra support and guidance through a challenging situation or you are just ready to move in a new direction in your life, I look forward to working with you to achieve your goals.

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