Adults Therapists in Hood River, OR

My primary focus is couple therapy. I am a trained Certified EFT Therapist. EFT stands for Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples and is far and away the best treatment for couples. I have successfully treated couples who struggled with communication issues, infidelity, childhood trauma, attachment concerns, and emotional disconnect. As an EFT therapist I have worked with many couples in which one of the partners has ADHD. I also treat trauma using EMDR therapy with individuals and in the couple setting.

While none of us are free from life's many stressors and occasional deep wounding, we can change the way we relate and cope with them, and lessen their negative effect on us. I help teens and adults learn how to observe their unhelpful patterns, and get to the root cause of what blocks them from fulfillment. With compassion, mutual trust, and a little humor, let's transform your life, and finally break out of the unhelpful patterns that have held you back.

Sometimes we can be unkind to ourselves, feel disconnected in our relationships or overwhelmed by life's problems. I believe counseling is a learning process. I will work with you to develop a compassionate understanding of who you are and new insight about areas in your life where you want support to change. I am passionate about working with individuals and families to support mental health and healing from addiction. I believe our well-being is informed by a healthy connection to family and community. In the therapy process I incorporate perspectives including relationship attachment, developing insight through mindfulness and understanding the effects of trauma.

It is a brave and empowering first step to enter a counseling journey, for yourself, your child, and/or your family. I work with children, adolescents, young adults, and families. I have experience in areas of childhood trauma, anxiety, PTSD, depression, self-esteem, life transitions, adoption, grief, family conflict, and parenting. I have completed certificate programs in Therapeutic Life Story Work and Adoptive and Foster Family Therapy.

I believe that the experiences we go through in life shape us, the people around us impact us, and I believe that the process of growing is a life long journey. I practice psychodynamic therapy informed by person centered ways of relating. That’s just a fancy way to say that I think your life impacts who you are, how you behave and feel, and that an empathetic, supportive relationship is the best place to work on the change you want to see.

Did you know that trauma effects 70% of the population? It's the silence and the shame that keeps us stuck or oscillating in all areas of life, including financially. Your bank account suffers as much as your mind or your body. Because by age 35 your decisions are a memorized set of patterns, beliefs and behaviors. So you keep doing the same thing over and over and over again. Year after year. Maybe a different context but the outcome is the same. It's exhausting. I bring my 35 years of training from EMDR, gestalt, NLP, Self psychology and a little known discovery called the window of consolidation.

Hello! I am currently accepting new clients in-person or video telehealth. Life poses challenges to us all, and I collaborate with my clients to help them to understand and to process difficult life situations, and to build on their strengths and develop new coping strategies. My focus is helping teens and adults address symptoms of anxiety and depression caused by various difficult life experiences, and to develop skills supporting your desire for improved communication, relationships, personal growth, resilience and self-esteem.

WHEN YOU JUST NEED SOMEONE TO HEAR YOUR STORY. I am a faith-based counselor committed to helping my clients find solutions for the places they may feel "stuck". My training allows me to work with young children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. Together we would utilize a collaborative approach to help you meet your goals. I am a professional counselor associate in both Oregon and Washington.

If you are here, I want to help! I believe that therapy is meant to empower clients to know that they are capable of change and living a fuller, more integrated life. I work with adolescents and adults, utilizing a bio-psychosocial-spiritual approach in therapy with the goal of creating a safe haven for clients. This simply means integrating the many parts of a person into therapy in the hope of improving one’s emotional, spiritual and physical well-being. I also aspire to explore the impact of significant relationships and the influence of larger social systems on a client's sense of wholeness and ability to achieve desired growth.

I provide modern, compassionate psychotherapy for adults and college age individuals. My approach helps you think about your thinking, align your life with your values and leave behind unhelpful patterns of behavior. I draw from mindfulness based therapies, resulting in less emotional reactivity and a higher quality of life. For next steps head to my website sarahverducci.com and fill out a new client interest form.

I love to see people who are exploring helping themselves achieve a better space in their life. Many people are suffering, yet they aren't quite sure the next steps. I have experience working with many issues that can make you feel as if you have lost your path or wanting something more out of life. I try to adapt my style to your particular needs and take a collaborative approach, yet guided to therapy sessions. Sometimes we need a safe place to process our thoughts.

Many of us come to therapy disconnected and depleted, confused about who we are and what we want, and unfulfilled in our relationships or work. We hope that therapy will bring us insight, a renewed sense of connection, and resolution to the things we have been struggling with. I strive to be the therapist that I have needed, a guide who could help me navigate my own inner terrain, who could help me make sense of my experiences, learn better ways to cope, to understand and accept myself.

My focus is Perinatal Mental Health, from pregnancy and birth to the postpartum period, as well as women's issues across the lifespan. I approach therapy from an integrative, strengths-based perspective, and believe taking care of your emotional and spiritual well being is as important as your physical health. The transition to parenthood can have unexpected challenges, leading to feelings of depression and anxiety. We will come up with a plan to address those challenges together, incorporating evidenced based practices, mindfulness, and movement if desired. Babies are always welcome at your session.

The main issues I help people to work through are anxiety, depression, trauma, insecurity/self-esteem, trust/openness & excessive standards. You can go to my website to read more about these specialties & what therapy with me looks like.

I work with individuals with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), individuals with early childhood trauma (PTSD, anxiety, depression), and LGBTIA+ individuals. You're here because you imagine a future version of you that feels liberated. Future You worries less, spends more time doing the things you used to enjoy, and feels connected with yourself and others. You want to stop ruminating, escape the the cycle of people-pleasing, anxiety, depression, and have more fulfilling relationships. You're here because you're ready for change, and I'm here to help!

You've taken the first step to wellness by looking for a therapist. It can be difficult to find just the right match. You're ready to make a change - I can assist you. My desire is to help you understand core issues that are creating challenges in your life, find ways to cope more satisfactorily, make your desired changes, discover new options and make informed choices. I believe that the fit between client and therapist is important in making changes. I enjoy coming alongside people who have decided it's time to live life to the fullest and overcome issues holding them back.

My practice focuses on where you feel you need support. I take a holistic and individualized approach with each client. As we work together, we will utilize a combination of therapeutic approaches to best support you, your needs and goals.

I work with people across the lifespan. I specialize in working with trauma, parents and children, and couples. My approach to therapy is centered on you, the client. I rely on you to teach me about your life and tell me what it is you hope to change. We can then work together on understanding how symptoms have developed with particular attention on emotions, relationships, and your experiences. Understanding can then lead to clarity which in turn can lead to change and growth. In addition to therapy, I provide consultation to therapists with particular emphasis on Family Systems and Psychodynamic Theories.

In our sessions, you will learn to be present with and understand patterns, beliefs and emotions and develop an increased ability to cope with stress and challenges. I will introduce you to practices that help you develop the ability to tune in to your inner world so that you can build skills to better regulate and respond to—rather than react to—experiences and avoid going into a flight, fright or freeze response. As you progress in this empowering process of exploration and gain insight into your needs and hopes, you will discover new choices and decisions.