Therapists in Bandon, OR

Are you a teen, adult or parent with a child seeking to resolve trauma-related symptoms, increase emotional regulation, reduce anxiety or depression and wanting to improve your relationships? It can be valuable to explore your story openly with someone who is fully present to listen, who honors your individuality, inner wisdom and personal strengths, and who strives to create an environment of calm acceptance, trust and support where you can feel safe to work toward your goals for personal & familial health and wellbeing.

I am deeply passionate about what I do with children and their families. It's a privilege to sit in a room or play with another human being and have them share with you their suffering, their joy, their anger, their confusion, their sorrow, and their successes. I strongly believe that mental health is essential to a person’s well-being, a healthy family, interpersonal relationships, and the ability and possibility to live a full and productive life.

Hello and welcome to a rewarding path of change, in your journey of strengthening within. My training with my years of experience as well as at the Yale Child Study Center provided me with an invaluable experience and a unique perspective on how to approach children, adolescents, families, and adults. I have received additional training as a Strong Star Network Provider, LGBTQ+ ally and trainings, am a Trauma Informed Care provider, and have Forensic Evaluation training and experience. I hope that by helping you find the strength within we can work together in facilitating a process of change. We will work on this together.

I love working with people who are ready to learn, grow and change. I have the most experience working with young children 0-11 and their parents. I enjoy working with adults with their individual needs as well. Children and adults who have experienced trauma and attachment wounds and are ready to learn how to heal and become empowered are my favorite people to work with. I am also interested in working with individuals who are exploring gender identity.

I approach counseling with a straightforward, transparent approach that has been beneficial in building therapeutic relationships with clients. I believe that, to assist clients in facilitating change, a client centered and open-minded approach is necessary to allow clients to share their struggles. Therapy is a personal journey and I meet clients where they are. I enjoys working with individuals and families from all different backgrounds and wants to help build on your strengths to achieve your goals. I welcome feedback from clients so that I can better support them in achieving their goals.

I work with preteens, teens, adolescents, and parents to navigate the challenging transition of childhood to early adulthood. I believe in the importance of relationship. We aren't ourselves when we feel uncomfortable, so my work centers on establishing a working relationship that fosters connection, collaboration, and mutual understanding. I believe that “you are the expert on you” and work to understand my client’s personal values and life perspective. Once I have a sense of who you are, we will begin to identify behavior patterns and increase awareness to focus on making meaningful changes that are right for you.

Jake is especially interested in working with children and families in rural Oregon who are at disproportionate risk for poor developmental outcomes. Appropriate referrals include concerns related to mood, anxiety, or stress response in individuals college-age or younger; concerns related to autism, ADHD, learning abilities/styles, intellectual functioning, or other social, emotional, cognitive, or adaptive developmental concerns; concerns for adherence to a medical regimen (especially T1D); and concerns related to parenting behavior, family stress, family communication, or child/adolescent behavior management.

Currently accepting new clients with over 25 years of experience, I specialize in working with children and families, as well as trauma work, depression and anxiety, chronic illness and chronic pain. However you define your family, we often need ways to better connect and support each other with tools that can be learned inside and out of a therapy, but are only as good as they are useful.

Kindly leave the name of your insurance provider (if applicable) when you contact me so I can best serve you in our initial consultation- thank you. I work with individuals, couples, families and minors affected by a wide variety of concerns, including trauma, addiction, grief and loss, anxiety, relationship issues, and communication struggles. I understand the importance of establishing a safe, easy-going, non-judgmental relationship where we can work on real life issues.

Please know that if you send an email to a therapist, check your spam for response. I believe that healing is a collaborative endeavor that requires honest caring without judgment, and I cooperatively assist my clients in clarifying their goals for treatment. Rather than using one approach for all individuals and issues, I draw from a variety of methods to create a tailored approach for each individual and situation. As a therapist, I am warm, open, encouraging, and direct. I consider myself an active therapist, combining experience, education, creativity, and sense of humor with a down-to-earth, realistic approach to counseling.