LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapists in Newberg, OR
Newberg Counseling & Wellness is here for you. Our team of experienced, licensed therapists works with children, teens, parents, families, marriage, couples, men’s and women’s issues, LGBTQ identifying clients, adults for a range of concerns: depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction, relationship problems and people in seasons of change of all kinds.
Newberg Counseling & Wellness is here for you. Our team of experienced, licensed therapists works with children, teens, parents, families, marriage, couples, men’s and women’s issues, LGBTQ identifying clients, adults for a range of concerns: depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction, relationship problems and people in seasons of change of all kinds.
Tiffany Looney
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
Newberg, OR 97132 (Online Only)
My areas of expertise include diagnosis and therapy for autistic adults, relational therapy for individuals and couples, and therapy for individuals with histories of trauma and abuse, especially emotional abuse. My perspective is neurodiversity-affirming, attachment based, and emotionally focused. I support people in living their most authentic and connected lives through self-compassion, nervous system regulation, awareness and validation. I love helping clients experience authentic connection with themselves and with their loved ones.
My areas of expertise include diagnosis and therapy for autistic adults, relational therapy for individuals and couples, and therapy for individuals with histories of trauma and abuse, especially emotional abuse. My perspective is neurodiversity-affirming, attachment based, and emotionally focused. I support people in living their most authentic and connected lives through self-compassion, nervous system regulation, awareness and validation. I love helping clients experience authentic connection with themselves and with their loved ones.
Parenting a young child is challenging, but it is so much more difficult when your child is oppositional, defiant, and/or aggressive. Many parents blame themselves, feel isolated, and are unsure of what to do. You can be the solution, though! Through a unique approach called Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), I coach parents and guardians in developing the necessary tools for promoting a healthy relationship with their children based on mutual love and respect. In return, children feel more secure and are less interested in testing boundaries. PCIT has strong scientific support and is highly effective in person or online!
Parenting a young child is challenging, but it is so much more difficult when your child is oppositional, defiant, and/or aggressive. Many parents blame themselves, feel isolated, and are unsure of what to do. You can be the solution, though! Through a unique approach called Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), I coach parents and guardians in developing the necessary tools for promoting a healthy relationship with their children based on mutual love and respect. In return, children feel more secure and are less interested in testing boundaries. PCIT has strong scientific support and is highly effective in person or online!
Hello! I am a licensed psychologist and have been practicing in the field for over 20 years. I work with adults and adolescents providing individual or couple's therapy. I address a wide variety of issues including depression, anxiety, trauma, problematic behaviors, communication problems, and relationship issues.
Hello! I am a licensed psychologist and have been practicing in the field for over 20 years. I work with adults and adolescents providing individual or couple's therapy. I address a wide variety of issues including depression, anxiety, trauma, problematic behaviors, communication problems, and relationship issues.
Bickford Therapy, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Newberg, OR 97132 (Online Only)
Thanks for taking the time to read my profile! My name is Tarin Bickford and I've been a clinical social worker for more than two decades. My approach to therapy is multi-faceted and I incorporate many modalities into my work (although I primarily use cognitive behavioral, acceptance and commitment and solution-focused therapy).
Thanks for taking the time to read my profile! My name is Tarin Bickford and I've been a clinical social worker for more than two decades. My approach to therapy is multi-faceted and I incorporate many modalities into my work (although I primarily use cognitive behavioral, acceptance and commitment and solution-focused therapy).
I specialize in un or newly diagnosed Neurodivergent adults understand how Autism, ADHD, and/or cPTSD impacts their daily life. I specialize in working with women as they are often mis-diagnosed, gaslit, and generally have more difficulty navigating neurodivergence in our society. Throughout our work we hold space for the pain and hurt that comes with having invisible disabilities and how you were treated up to this point in your life by society. Our work focuses on helping you understand your system so you can navigate & find your own path in society. Please go to my website and hit schedule to get started.
I specialize in un or newly diagnosed Neurodivergent adults understand how Autism, ADHD, and/or cPTSD impacts their daily life. I specialize in working with women as they are often mis-diagnosed, gaslit, and generally have more difficulty navigating neurodivergence in our society. Throughout our work we hold space for the pain and hurt that comes with having invisible disabilities and how you were treated up to this point in your life by society. Our work focuses on helping you understand your system so you can navigate & find your own path in society. Please go to my website and hit schedule to get started.
Reaching out for help in a constantly changing world takes courage. Changes can be both overwhelming and exciting. You need to know you are not alone. As your therapist, I will partner with you to help find solutions and meaning in the uncertainty you are facing. Emotional distress and relational conflict are common human experiences. I invite you on this journey of self-discovery. I offer you hope and acceptance right where you are. I believe you are wired with resiliency and have the capacity to face life head-on.
Reaching out for help in a constantly changing world takes courage. Changes can be both overwhelming and exciting. You need to know you are not alone. As your therapist, I will partner with you to help find solutions and meaning in the uncertainty you are facing. Emotional distress and relational conflict are common human experiences. I invite you on this journey of self-discovery. I offer you hope and acceptance right where you are. I believe you are wired with resiliency and have the capacity to face life head-on.
I love to work with children, families, and teachers, including Expat families and Third Culture Kids (TCK). My passion is connecting parents, teacher and students, so that all feel heard, supported and students begin to thrive. Many of my clients are overwhelmed by life and they don't know why or what to do about it. Parents and teachers both experience burnout. Getting stuck in the middle of chaos, makes it hard to find the next move. It is not possible to solve a problem without rising above it. My role is to bring you up out of the woods and help you find more effective solutions, ultimately bringing peace of mind.
I love to work with children, families, and teachers, including Expat families and Third Culture Kids (TCK). My passion is connecting parents, teacher and students, so that all feel heard, supported and students begin to thrive. Many of my clients are overwhelmed by life and they don't know why or what to do about it. Parents and teachers both experience burnout. Getting stuck in the middle of chaos, makes it hard to find the next move. It is not possible to solve a problem without rising above it. My role is to bring you up out of the woods and help you find more effective solutions, ultimately bringing peace of mind.
Jennifer Crocker
Licensed Professional Counselor, MCFC, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Newberg, OR 97132
I currently have limited availability for new bi weekly clients and am also starting a waitlist. I enjoy clients who come to me with complex concerns, who are looking for something other than a cookie cutter experience. My focus is on helping you work through the things that aren’t working for you. My goal is to meet you where you are and walk with you through your journey. You are the driver of our therapeutic car and I step into the passenger seat. I guide you using many different techniques/therapy styles and you are the one completely in control.
I currently have limited availability for new bi weekly clients and am also starting a waitlist. I enjoy clients who come to me with complex concerns, who are looking for something other than a cookie cutter experience. My focus is on helping you work through the things that aren’t working for you. My goal is to meet you where you are and walk with you through your journey. You are the driver of our therapeutic car and I step into the passenger seat. I guide you using many different techniques/therapy styles and you are the one completely in control.
Vanessa A Hays
Clinical Social Work Associate, LMSW
Verified Verified
Newberg, OR 97132 (Online Only)
I work with individuals of all ages but specialize in working with children, pre-teens, and teens. Currently, I am only offering sessions through telehealth and would love to work alongside you on your journey towards hope and healing. In addition to lived experience, I have worked for over 10 years with individuals with symptoms of anxiety, depression, trauma, and stress. My goal is to build a collaborative therapeutic relationship and create a safe and accepting space where you can process your feelings and life experiences.
I work with individuals of all ages but specialize in working with children, pre-teens, and teens. Currently, I am only offering sessions through telehealth and would love to work alongside you on your journey towards hope and healing. In addition to lived experience, I have worked for over 10 years with individuals with symptoms of anxiety, depression, trauma, and stress. My goal is to build a collaborative therapeutic relationship and create a safe and accepting space where you can process your feelings and life experiences.
Jessica K Haney
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, CADCII
Verified Verified
Newberg, OR 97132 (Online Only)
The truth... life can be hard. It can feel even more difficult at certain points along the way. Why go through this alone? The suffering of the human heart is something that needs to be heard. Allow me to walk alongside you as you heal and change. If your at a point in your life that feels stuck, lonely, confusing, sad, or even angry, give yourself the opportunity to challenge this and break through. Together, we can discover the events in your life that are your struggles. Whether it's addiction, trauma, relationships or loss, its time to heal and get back to being you.
The truth... life can be hard. It can feel even more difficult at certain points along the way. Why go through this alone? The suffering of the human heart is something that needs to be heard. Allow me to walk alongside you as you heal and change. If your at a point in your life that feels stuck, lonely, confusing, sad, or even angry, give yourself the opportunity to challenge this and break through. Together, we can discover the events in your life that are your struggles. Whether it's addiction, trauma, relationships or loss, its time to heal and get back to being you.
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Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Newberg, OR 97132 (Online Only)
Hi there and welcome! Sometimes it can be difficult to begin therapy. My desire is to be a resource and safe place for you to explore your needs. I am humbled on a daily basis by the bravery and strength of my clients. Your health and mental well-being are my highest priority as you begin this journey towards help and healing. To help this process, I offer free, 30 minute consultations. This is an opportunity for you to get to know me and decide how you would like to continue. . It is an honor to be a part of this process with you.
Hi there and welcome! Sometimes it can be difficult to begin therapy. My desire is to be a resource and safe place for you to explore your needs. I am humbled on a daily basis by the bravery and strength of my clients. Your health and mental well-being are my highest priority as you begin this journey towards help and healing. To help this process, I offer free, 30 minute consultations. This is an opportunity for you to get to know me and decide how you would like to continue. . It is an honor to be a part of this process with you.
The Hope Connection
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPC
Verified Verified
17 Endorsed
Newberg, OR 97132
If you are looking for confidential, professional and respectful counseling, you have come to the right place. If you have experienced trauma, depression, anxiety, relationship or family struggles... our group of qualified therapists will work with you on improving areas of your life so you gain control. Our goal is to help you uncover your true potential and lead a life that is worth celebrating. We will work with you to better understand and resolve challenges in your life and help you discover what may be holding you back from experiencing a fulfilling and meaningful life.
If you are looking for confidential, professional and respectful counseling, you have come to the right place. If you have experienced trauma, depression, anxiety, relationship or family struggles... our group of qualified therapists will work with you on improving areas of your life so you gain control. Our goal is to help you uncover your true potential and lead a life that is worth celebrating. We will work with you to better understand and resolve challenges in your life and help you discover what may be holding you back from experiencing a fulfilling and meaningful life.
Colby Schneider
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Newberg, OR 97132
Accepting New Clients - I help individuals and couples understand the deeper meaning of the problems that are holding them back and work with them so they can break free and reach their full potential. I use empathy, compassion, and unconditional positive regard to guide my practice while helping people understand themselves. Working together collaboratively but acknowledging that people are the experts of their own life, we will work together to end suffering while building self growth.
Accepting New Clients - I help individuals and couples understand the deeper meaning of the problems that are holding them back and work with them so they can break free and reach their full potential. I use empathy, compassion, and unconditional positive regard to guide my practice while helping people understand themselves. Working together collaboratively but acknowledging that people are the experts of their own life, we will work together to end suffering while building self growth.
Freeland Shreve
Pre-Licensed Professional
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Newberg, OR 97132
Waitlist for new clients
Sorry, my schedule is full until 10/24. My approach is based on the belief that we all have the power to heal and find meaning, yet sometimes we need help doing it. I welcome clients who are struggling with anxiety, stress, or daily challenges and specialize in grief, end-of-life anxiety, and psychedelic integration. Together we will create a supportive, non-judgmental, and collaborative space for this work, emphasizing transparency and trust. I agree with Alan Watts: “When you’re freed from being out to improve yourself, your own nature will begin to take over.” We’re all doing the best we can with what we’ve been given.
Sorry, my schedule is full until 10/24. My approach is based on the belief that we all have the power to heal and find meaning, yet sometimes we need help doing it. I welcome clients who are struggling with anxiety, stress, or daily challenges and specialize in grief, end-of-life anxiety, and psychedelic integration. Together we will create a supportive, non-judgmental, and collaborative space for this work, emphasizing transparency and trust. I agree with Alan Watts: “When you’re freed from being out to improve yourself, your own nature will begin to take over.” We’re all doing the best we can with what we’ve been given.
My clients are often those keenly aware of the complex time we live in, and are interested to understand what is keeping them from having the vibrant life they seek. You are doing "all the right things," and yet you continue to feel unfulfilled, anxious - in your relationships, sex life, in your work. You might feel stuck creatively. You feel distant, or at odds with your physical body. You'd like to know your story more fully, to understand how past experiences and cultural conditioning have impacted you, and to give your story voice, so you can express yourself - in relationships, work, art - from a place of deeper authenticity.
My clients are often those keenly aware of the complex time we live in, and are interested to understand what is keeping them from having the vibrant life they seek. You are doing "all the right things," and yet you continue to feel unfulfilled, anxious - in your relationships, sex life, in your work. You might feel stuck creatively. You feel distant, or at odds with your physical body. You'd like to know your story more fully, to understand how past experiences and cultural conditioning have impacted you, and to give your story voice, so you can express yourself - in relationships, work, art - from a place of deeper authenticity.
Melissa McMurry
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, CADC 1
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Newberg, OR 97132
Life can lead us down some pretty confusing paths sometimes, leaving us feeling crazy, unsettled, and totally lost. You don't have to feel like this forever. I work with individuals, couples, and teens who are really going through it - anxiety, panic and stress, relationship issues, PTSD, and unresolved issues that continue to impact current life. Many of my clients are insightful, curious, growth-oriented people who are seeking something beyond traditional therapy. My focus is on helping you to UN-learn all the crap you've taken on over the years that is weighing you down and freeing up whatever it is that seems to be stuck.
Life can lead us down some pretty confusing paths sometimes, leaving us feeling crazy, unsettled, and totally lost. You don't have to feel like this forever. I work with individuals, couples, and teens who are really going through it - anxiety, panic and stress, relationship issues, PTSD, and unresolved issues that continue to impact current life. Many of my clients are insightful, curious, growth-oriented people who are seeking something beyond traditional therapy. My focus is on helping you to UN-learn all the crap you've taken on over the years that is weighing you down and freeing up whatever it is that seems to be stuck.
Megan Iversen
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Newberg, OR 97132 (Online Only)
It can be hard to shake feelings of anxiety or depression. Maybe strong emotions seem to take over and you don't know why. You may have an inner critic—telling yourself you should be a better parent, spouse, friend, etc. Perhaps you feel you function really well in some areas of life and struggle in others. You might even feel like you are fighting yourself at times. All kinds of things can leave you feeling stuck or unsettled, and I have a feeling you're working too hard to feel so beat up! Imagine how it could be to feel more capable, hopeful, open and connected to your life. This is the kind of work I love to do with my clients!
It can be hard to shake feelings of anxiety or depression. Maybe strong emotions seem to take over and you don't know why. You may have an inner critic—telling yourself you should be a better parent, spouse, friend, etc. Perhaps you feel you function really well in some areas of life and struggle in others. You might even feel like you are fighting yourself at times. All kinds of things can leave you feeling stuck or unsettled, and I have a feeling you're working too hard to feel so beat up! Imagine how it could be to feel more capable, hopeful, open and connected to your life. This is the kind of work I love to do with my clients!
With recent changes in our world and communities, adolescents and young adults are bombarded with stress and insecurity leading to mental health challenges. Anxiety, depression, and loneliness can lead to increased isolation, conflicts in parent/child relationships, suicidal thoughts and feelings of hopelessness. They may need a life line, a map to find their way.
With recent changes in our world and communities, adolescents and young adults are bombarded with stress and insecurity leading to mental health challenges. Anxiety, depression, and loneliness can lead to increased isolation, conflicts in parent/child relationships, suicidal thoughts and feelings of hopelessness. They may need a life line, a map to find their way.
Leisha Miller is EMDR certified and trained in Brainspotting. Both are researched based practices that help people process experiences in a different way than traditional talk therapy. Motivational Interviewing and mindfulness exercises are frequently part of counseling sessions.
Leisha Miller is EMDR certified and trained in Brainspotting. Both are researched based practices that help people process experiences in a different way than traditional talk therapy. Motivational Interviewing and mindfulness exercises are frequently part of counseling sessions.
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LGBTQ+ Therapists
Do LGBTQ-affirmative therapists receive special training?
Yes. Many therapists who practice LGBTQ-affirmative therapy have completed specialized training, either during their degree program or as continuing education, to learn the core principles of affirmative therapy and how to best support their LGBTQ clients; some have received certifications in LGBTQ-affirmative therapy. Prospective clients should inquire as to a clinician’s background and training to ensure a good fit.
Why might I want to see an LGBTQ-affirming or LGBTQ-friendly therapist?
Queer and gender-non-conforming individuals frequently experience bias and marginalization in day-to-day life. Working with a therapist who understands these unique challenges, as well as accepts and affirms their identity, can help LGBTQ clients feel safe and supported during therapy—allowing them to better navigate their relationships, mental health, and anything else that they wish to explore during therapy. It is important to note that many therapists can be effective in their work with LGBTQ+ individuals, even in the absence of specific training or background knowledge. The most important component in therapy is the alliance between therapist and client, and this alliance can exist between individuals with very different backgrounds.
How can I find an LGBTQ-friendly therapist?
You may wish to inquire about a therapist’s expertise with your specific challenges or concerns—depression, for example, or relationship strife—as well as their past experiences treating LGBTQ+ clients. Prospective clients may also ask whether a therapist has obtained additional training and/or certification in LGBTQ-affirmative techniques.
How can I inquire about a therapist’s experience with LGBTQ issues?
Prospective clients should feel empowered to directly ask therapists whether they have received training or been certified in LGBTQ-affirming therapy; competent therapists will be happy to explain their educational background and preferred approach(es) to help a client find the best match for them. Clients may also wish to ask how a therapist has treated clients with their particular challenges in the past and what they expect treatment to look like.
Are all the therapists listed in the LGBTQ directory themselves members of the LGBTQ community?
While therapists may choose to disclose their sexual orientation or gender identity in their profiles, the LGBTQ directory features not only those who have shared this information but also those who assert specialized training or experience in providing support to queer individuals, couples or families.