Family Therapy in Bend, OR

Anxiety can leave us feeling stuck, but there is hope. Do you wake up feeling overwhelmed and unsure of what next steps in life look like and how to move forward? If you feel stuck in the same patterns, symptoms of burnout, stress, overwhelm and trauma in day to day life, I can help guide you to unpack challenges and stuck points to begin working towards a life of fulfillment. Check out my website for more info! bendthoughtsandtherapy.squarespace.com

I am an easy to talk to, solutions oriented therapist, who will partner with you in exploring the challenges of life and how to move forward in ways that will have a lasting impact on you and those you care about most. Together we will look beneath the surface to discover your strengths and make a plan to take on the challenges you are facing in life. I am especially equipped to help adolescents, marriages and families.

Are you feeling stressed, sad or perhaps overwhelmed by what is going on in your life right now? Do you wish you could talk to someone but don't know who? We have all felt like this at one time or another. Reaching out to a trained therapist for help is the first step to feeling better. As a respected and trusted healer, I understand what you are going through.

My goal as your therapist is to help you reach your full potential. Life is not always easy, and I help to navigate my clients through a variety of stage of life issues and changes that may come their way. I come from a family systems perspective where my focus is always on the family unit as a whole. I work with families and individuals from a holistic approach to help them discover their strengths, behavior patterns, and healthy solutions. I use evidenced-based therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Family Systems theory to provide effective and professional treatment to my clients.

Do you feel overwhelmed by feelings, thoughts, or a sense of being lost in life? You may be experiencing anxiety, depression, or unresolved trauma manifesting as relationship distress, identity crises, or lack of motivation. My clients seek a guide to uncover the root of their symptoms and find their authentic selves. I help clients go beyond traditional talk therapy, focusing on the mind-body connection through somatic therapies, mindfulness, and Internal Family Systems, while teaching the neuroscience of trauma. Specializing in attachment, I aim to help you reorganize your relationships—to others, yourself, and your past.

At all stages of life people go through hard times - in relationships with others and within ourselves. You are the best expert in your own life experience and possess the capacity to overcome the adversity in your life. I generate a protected space for you to better understand your personal story and manage problems that block the flow of your innate happiness. I help you expand your ability to take care of yourself even when life sends unbearable challenges. I honor all aspects of your ethnicity, sexuality, gender, spirituality, physical and mental abilities, age, socioeconomic class, and native language.

You're a unique person with individual experiences and needs. At Journey to Renewal, I will assess, and then together we will create a plan to meet your goals. Types of therapy provided include individual, couples, and family counseling to people of all ages, backgrounds, and identities. I offer integrative, trauma-informed counseling, working with clients to determine their goals and approaches in a way that work best for them.

No matter what our age life has a way of throwing situations and challenges our way. These can be exciting and positive while at other times difficult to maneuver. As a therapist I offer a warm, compassionate, and accepting presence and deeply respect every individual who comes to me for help and support. I have been providing therapeutic services to children birth to 10 years, families, and adults for over 20 years. I've learned the importance of taking into consideration all aspects of each person's life as we explore the issues that brought you to seek help at this time.

On this journey we call life we are all seeking connection and clarity amid chaos. We all want to be seen, heard, and validated. At times it is difficult to communicate the messages we desire to send in a manner our loved ones can accept. While attempting to communicate these messages conflict may arise. This can be frustrating resulting in hopelessness, confusion, and anxiety.

In my practice, I cultivate a welcoming and nurturing environment where individuals and families explore their thoughts, emotions, and strengths amidst challenges. From personal experiences, I've gained insights into family dynamics and overcoming obstacles, fostering empathy and understanding. Through personalized, evidence-based interventions, I empower clients to utilize their protective factors to navigate struggles or changes and embrace fulfilling lives. Holding space for others to tap into their innate potential is core to my life's purpose. I'm honored to support others on their journey to growth and healing.

In individual therapy, I specialize in women's health and work with anxiety, grief, life transitions, the unique presentations of ADHD in women, relationship challenges, CPTSD, PTSD, depression, and reproductive themes. In couples therapy, I specialize in navigating major life transitions, communication challenges, healing from trauma and intimacy issues. In family therapy, I specialize in major life transitions, grief, relationship and communication challenges and healing from intergenerational trauma. Our work together will focus on your specific needs and whatever is bringing you to therapy at this time. Questions always welcome!

My goal is to support others in discovering and tapping into their innate wisdom and authentic self. I believe that you are the expert of your life, and my role is to hold space for self-discovery and exploration. The areas that I'm passionate about include grief and loss, self esteem issues, trauma, change of life experiences, anxiety, and sexual identity. I work with children, teens, adults, older adults, and families. I utilize an internal family systems (IFS) and narrative approach, and strive to create a warm, safe, and collaborative environment.

I'm guessing you're here because something's not quite right in your life right now? Maybe you need help working through a major transition. Or making a life-changing decision. Perhaps you want to move forward in your life after a crisis. You want to improve your relationship with your partner. You want to restructure your life to suit your new hopes, goals, and dreams. You want to sort through relationship challenges in your business and professional life. Maybe you want to overcome PTSD or anxiety due to chronic medical issues. All in all, you want to stop feeling hopeless, stuck, and overwhelmed. You need help changing your life.

Jason believes that entering into counseling is one of the most courageous actions that any person, couple or family can take. He views therapy as a sacred process that requires honesty, presence, and vulnerability. He provides a warm, caring and relational style of counseling where you are free to be who you truly are, wholly accepted and genuinely cared for. He draws on attachment theory as the foundation of his work. Jason feels that both our wounds and our healing come through relationships. He has a special focus on serving couples, new dads, families, and men as well as clients struggling with anxiety and depression.

My work has strongly focused on at-risk children, adolescents, and families and the use of tested and effective treatments. I have had many years of experience with children and youth at risk due to problem behaviors and ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, delinquency, and other risks out of children's control, such as poverty, parental corrections involvement, and foster care. I most typically work directly with parents (and other adults) who are experiencing difficulties with parenting strategies, stress and anxiety, depression, and/or alcohol and substance use.

I am passionate about providing evidence-based, speciality mental health care to Central Oregon. Evidence-based treatments are those that have undergone rigorous scientific evaluation. They have been well-studied and require empirical data to support their use. My approach to therapy involves building a strong relationship with the client, and engaging them to take an active role in their own treatment. Treatment goals are decided collaboratively and worked on both in session and between sessions with clear goals in mind. I aim to get you back to the things you love in your life, with minimal interference from symptoms.

I am a psychologist and family/parenting expert. I have over 40 years of teaching patients how to use practical psychological skills to further marriage and family life. As a parenting expert, my goals are to help you flourish psychologically and help your child develop into a psychologically healthy adult. I also work with patients who may be having problems with anxiety, depression, ADHD, marriage and parenting relationships. As a psychotherapist, I have integrated multiple modalities into effective problem-solving approaches to personal, marital, family and relationship problems to help create better marriages and families.

I believe that all people are wired for connection. We want to be at peace with ourselves, and we want to feel secure in our relationships. However, life experiences, and how we make sense of them, often get in our way. My work as a counselor is to help clients of all ages see themselves and their world more clearly, by cutting through the negative messaging and reconnecting with their wise self. This is done with an attitude of compassionate, even playful, curiosity, recognizing we are all figuring it out as we go.

Hi! I am a psychologist who recently moved to Bend from Portland. I have been in practice for 15 years and really enjoy working with both individuals and couples who want something more from life. I am a transformational healer who believes in the power each of us holds to shape our own futures. Exploration and resolution of old patterns and blocks, as well as focused intention setting are primary areas of focus in my practice. I believe everyone has the power to heal from past hurts and traumas to lead richer, more fulfilling lives.