Life Coaching Therapists in Vancouver, WA

I help big-feeling high achievers resolve emotional overwhelm, so they can accomplish their ambitious goals with confidence and ease. Despite being eager about their growth, empathetic, and having a dry (alright, dark) sense of humor, when my clients come to me, they're stuck. While therapy has helped, there's a missing piece. The insights they gained in therapy aren’t translating to their real-life problems. They aren’t the confident person they want to be. They're insecure in their relationships. They’re missing out on professional opportunities.

Are you seeking a path towards more positive life choices? Feeling trapped in a vortex of poor decisions? Maybe you're looking for assistance in establishing boundaries with your partner, or perhaps you're simply feeling adrift and in need of guidance. Regardless of your circumstances, I'm here to steer you towards an improved life. As a seasoned Military Veteran and accredited Life Coach, Recovery Coach, and Substance Abuse Counselor, I've dedicated myself to enabling individuals to unlock their full potential since 2005.

With over 20 years of experience, I help individuals reclaim personal power, embrace authenticity, and find fulfillment. I will help you navigate challenges, find your strength, and grow. Sometimes it's addressing past wounds, building self-esteem, or tackling relationship or career obstacles. Licensed in WA and OR specialities include couples therapy, life transitions, depression, and anxiety and supporting LGBTQ clients and families in the coming out process by fostering self-expression, honesty, and self-acceptance. I offer a comprehensive toolkit for thriving.

Hello, I help individuals, couples, or families navigate life's challenges, whether personal, with a partner, family, or peers. I specialize in couples and families regarding relationship complexities. You will find that I am respectful, personable, open, knowledgeable, and humorous in my sessions. All faiths, or lack thereof, are welcome. I am experienced with premarital counseling, grief, loss, trauma, PTSD, depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, bipolar, schizophrenia, autism, and OCD. I enlist my clients' strengths or resources to improve their quality of life!

Imagine a life where stress no longer consumes your every thoughts, where depression no longer casts a shadow over your days, and where anxiety no longer holds you back from reaching your full potential.

My lived experience as a primary and long-distance caregiver coupled with 20 years of counseling experience provides me with the foundational knowledge, clinical experience, and compassion needed to validate and empower clients serving as caregivers for family members living with a chronic or terminal illness; often without the support needed to maintain their own mental health wellness. More specifically, I counsel middle-aged women who are considering or are now serving as their parents' primary caregiver—a role-reversal few are prepared for especially if there is a history of unreported sibling physical and sexual abuse.

Imagine walking into an interview with the confidence that you will ace it or having a discussion with a colleague or your partner and feeling understood . I hold a graduate degree and I am a masters certified coach with extensive training in executive functioning. I work with individuals, families, and couples experiencing ADHD and executive functioning skills challenges. I educate and support my clients in developing and improving skills, including organization, time management, emotional regulation, communication, conflict resolution, goal attainment, and more.

Assisting individuals, couples, parents and families with the challenges of life is a privilege and a passion! Some of these challenges come from difficult and painful relationships we have with others but can even come in the relationship we have with ourselves! This can cause a loss of connection and an increase in anxiety, anger and depression. However, learning to manage and improve relationships can bring about significant satisfaction, confidence and joy. We are also often faced with the anxiety and fear of transitions and unexpected life changes. I am here to help you navigate these challenges!

When life feels presents us with stress, whether it be from anxiety, depression, or trauma, it is not uncommon to feel overwhelmed and a sense that our lives have become unmanageable. My greatest satisfaction comes with assisting individuals in recognizing their power to grow and thrive. I assist my clients, who include adolescents and adults, in finding ways to change their relationship to thoughts and emotions and develop a stronger sense of self, establishing core values, and creating an action plan linked to goals based on those values.

Are you feeling stuck? Is it difficult for you to shake feelings of self doubt? Are you dealing with uncertainty or confusion about your path or identity? Are you having trouble navigating relationships? Are you bogged down by worried thoughts and stories? I want to offer you a safe space to talk about anything you might be going through. I am accepting individual clients right now, however, our practice has providers who have availability for individuals, teens, and couples with various concerns so feel free to reach out to me.

I know that for some individuals it maybe hard to find a provider that is conveniently located. I provide counseling services virtually, working with individuals located any where in both Oregon and Washington. I have been in the mental health field for 20 years. I have a background in helping clients through times of difficulty, by guiding them in developing self care and stress reduction tools.

I specialize in early childhood trauma, dissociation, PTSD, and TBI. I use various assesments such as Continuous Performance Testing, QEEG (Brain Mapping), and clinical interviewing for assessment. I prefer to work with patients who have already tried therapy with several other therapists and have found therapy to be ineffective.

Please call 253-352-2480 or email me directly at inner.wellth@yahoo.com to schedule an intake or a free consultation for 15 minutes. It can be a scary thing to reach out for help and support! You might feel like there might be judgment or misunderstanding! Maybe you're puzzled as to why you haven't reached your goals, wondering what's holding you back? What are the barriers? I also offer EMDR and ART (accelerated resolution therapy) if we feel you're "stuck". Maybe you've never considered what you really want in life? Are you in a transition in life? I'd love to help you get to where you want to go!

If you are seeking guidance, it takes courage and strength. Whether you are struggling to adjust to a life transition, finding it hard to make changes last, or just ready to face your past, you do not have to find your way alone. Your thoughts, feelings and behaviors may feel overwhelming and impossible to understand or connect but I can work with you to create a space for change and help you find relief from the suffering.

Aloha and thank you for taking the time to visit my page! We are all on this journey of life with the only constant in each of our experiences being change. Finding serenity in the midst of all of that change and chaos can be challenging. Let me offer you a safe and compassionate space. Our conversations take place in a trauma-informed environment that is free from worry or judgement. With me as your counselor, we will foster an environment of trust where we can safely explore those topics or issues you feel are holding you back from living in freedom and the full enjoyment of life.

We at Real Life Counseling are a group practice. We believe that everyone deserves counseling tailored to fit their needs. We enjoy the opportunity to teach and advise the people who come to our practice. The goal is to empower people to use their strength and wisdom to overcome their challenges and find solutions.

Portia believes that all can reach an optimal state of health and regardless of a person's circumstances, they should be viewed as creative, capable, and valuable individuals. We all experience life differently; therefore, her goal is to offer a safe and secure environment for individuals to experience healing, growth, and hope. As clients explore their issues, they begin to navigate those experiences and start making choices that will facilitate healthy change.

Are you feeling overwhelmed? All of us experience seasons of unbalance, heartache, and emotional distress. My practice is centered on us co-authoring respectful and lasting solutions to the struggles you have experienced in the past or are presently experiencing. It is important to me for sessions to include: hopefulness, compassion, and a sense of humor. I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Washington State. I also have a Professional Counselor License for the State of Oregon (LPC). I have worked at CHARIS Counseling Associates for over a decade. Before my counseling career, I was a high school teacher with PPS.

In our sessions, we will work on understanding emotional responses, protective mechanisms, and inner system work. Together we will work to increase yourself-efficacy and compassion to deal with any stressful life situations that can and will occur. My clients will want to work on developing a stronger sense of self. Goals in therapy will be a collaborative process structured to help you along your introspective journey. If you are interested in delving deeper into your personal story, please don't hesitate to contact me to see if we are a good match.