Melissa Polensky
Pre-Licensed Professional
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7320 Southwest Hunziker Street, Suite 204, Portland, OR 97223
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Kids learn through play. I have seen the value of play as it supports and helps a child grow and learn. Whether I am participating in imaginary play with your child or involving your teen in a favorite card game, I believe kids and adolescents can better process difficult emotions in an atmosphere of therapeutic connection and play. I am committed to supporting my clients in therapy while also assisting the parent/guardian. I am a firm believer that parents/guardians are co-regulators for their child’s emotions.
Children and adolescents need support more than ever. In my practice, I desire to support the overall mental health of your child or adolescent by incorporating what I have learned in my Master of Professional Counseling studies and my years of working in Pediatric Occupational therapy.
I look forward to meeting and working with you and your child. Feel free to send me an email or call!
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $185
Insurance
- Aetna
- Cigna and Evernorth
- PacificSource
- Providence
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Melissa Polensky
Pre-Licensed Professional
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Supervised by Angie Morgan (Oregon / C5128) Melissa Polensky
- Degree/Diploma from Linn-Benton Community College Associates of Science in Occupational therapy Assisting / 2013
- Degree/Diploma from Multnomah University Bachelors of Science/ Biblical Studies with minor in Psychology / 2015
- Attended Grand Canyon University, Masters of Science in Professional Counseling with an Emphasis in Childhood and Adolescents disorder, Graduated 2021
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Melissa Polensky
Pre-Licensed Professional
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Child
- Behavioral Issues
- Coping Skills
Expertise
- ADHD
- Adoption
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Autism
- Depression
- Developmental Disorders
- Divorce
- Education and Learning Disabilities
- Emotional Disturbance
- Grief
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Peer Relationships
- School Issues
- Self-Harming
- Stress
- Trauma and PTSD
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Client Focus
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen
Participants
Individuals
Religion
Christian
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen
Participants
Individuals
Religion
Christian
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Christian Counseling
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Person-Centered
- Play Therapy
- Sandplay
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
- Trust Based Relational Intervention
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Melissa Polensky
Pre-Licensed Professional
Location
Primary Location
7320 Southwest Hunziker Street
Suite 204
Portland, OR 97223
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