Depression Therapists in Grant Park, Portland, OR
In our sessions together we can work on managing anxiety, depression, process trauma, and learn stress management.
Maybe you are someone who cares for others, a college or a graduate student, an immigrant, or a driven professional. Perhaps you feel like you need extra help because doing all of the above can be overwhelming. If it is true about you, we might be a good match. Check out my profile and reach out for your free phone consultation.
In our sessions together we can work on managing anxiety, depression, process trauma, and learn stress management.
Maybe you are someone who cares for others, a college or a graduate student, an immigrant, or a driven professional. Perhaps you feel like you need extra help because doing all of the above can be overwhelming. If it is true about you, we might be a good match. Check out my profile and reach out for your free phone consultation.
Anika Amin
Clinical Social Work Associate, MS, MSW, CSWA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Grant Park, Portland, OR 97232
Accepting OHP clients. It can feel scary to take the first step and reach out for help, but it doesn't have to be. If you are struggling with anxiety, depression, grief and loss, life transitions, trauma, family systems, difficulty with work/life balance or other mental health concerns and need help figuring it out, you are not alone. We can have a safe therapeutic environment to explore, heal and grow that is free from judgment, shame and fear. I believe everyone deserves to be happy, and together, we can work towards the change that you want.
Accepting OHP clients. It can feel scary to take the first step and reach out for help, but it doesn't have to be. If you are struggling with anxiety, depression, grief and loss, life transitions, trauma, family systems, difficulty with work/life balance or other mental health concerns and need help figuring it out, you are not alone. We can have a safe therapeutic environment to explore, heal and grow that is free from judgment, shame and fear. I believe everyone deserves to be happy, and together, we can work towards the change that you want.
Lanette Ambers
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Grant Park, Portland, OR 97232
Waitlist for new clients
I have experience working with children and youth experiencing difficulty regulating emotions, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, peer difficulties, school issues, family changes, grief, loss, trauma, and post-adoption challenges.
I believe there comes a time in most people's lives when it's helpful to have a supportive person to guide them through challenges they may be experiencing. It takes strength and courage to decide to begin therapy. If this is something you are considering for your child, then you should be commended! As a Certified Synergetic Play Therapist, I engaged in Synergetic Play Therapy (TM), "a research-informed model of play therapy blending the therapeutic power of play with nervous system regulation, interpersonal neurobiology, physics, attachment, mindfulness, and therapist authenticity." - Lisa Dion, creator of Synergetic Play Therapy.
I have experience working with children and youth experiencing difficulty regulating emotions, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, peer difficulties, school issues, family changes, grief, loss, trauma, and post-adoption challenges.
I believe there comes a time in most people's lives when it's helpful to have a supportive person to guide them through challenges they may be experiencing. It takes strength and courage to decide to begin therapy. If this is something you are considering for your child, then you should be commended! As a Certified Synergetic Play Therapist, I engaged in Synergetic Play Therapy (TM), "a research-informed model of play therapy blending the therapeutic power of play with nervous system regulation, interpersonal neurobiology, physics, attachment, mindfulness, and therapist authenticity." - Lisa Dion, creator of Synergetic Play Therapy.
Kristina Barnett
Marriage & Family Therapist
Verified Verified
Grant Park, Portland, OR 97232 (Online Only)
I'm so glad you found me! Whether you are struggling with relationship issues or experiencing anxiety and depression symptoms, I am here to help. Many of our human struggles emerge from troubled connections with significant people in our lives or with ourselves. Together, we will explore and change the patterns in your life that are getting in the way of your peace and well-being by cultivating a sense of safety and healthy boundaries.
I'm so glad you found me! Whether you are struggling with relationship issues or experiencing anxiety and depression symptoms, I am here to help. Many of our human struggles emerge from troubled connections with significant people in our lives or with ourselves. Together, we will explore and change the patterns in your life that are getting in the way of your peace and well-being by cultivating a sense of safety and healthy boundaries.
Shannon Calcott
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Grant Park, Portland, OR 97232
Whether you would like to improve your relationships with partners, friends, or family, explore feelings of grief in your own way without pressure to "get back to normal already," or find that sense of self and purpose that you might be missing, I provide a safe and confidential environment to process thoughts and feelings and gain insight, feedback and understanding.
Whether you would like to improve your relationships with partners, friends, or family, explore feelings of grief in your own way without pressure to "get back to normal already," or find that sense of self and purpose that you might be missing, I provide a safe and confidential environment to process thoughts and feelings and gain insight, feedback and understanding.
Todd Borgie
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPCC
Verified Verified
Grant Park, Portland, OR 97212
Finding a therapist can be a difficult task; actually calling one is even harder. When I am struggling with something I find myself irritable, directionless, and without energy (or too much nervous energy) a difficult time to build new relationships. It is my hope that stepping into my office might feel like finding an oasis; a welcoming place where you can put down your burdens, relax, and see what you can unpack or unload. I engage with people with acceptance and curiosity. I find things I like and inspiration in conversations. I am constantly amazed by people’s creativity, perspective, and desire to connect in a personal ways.
Finding a therapist can be a difficult task; actually calling one is even harder. When I am struggling with something I find myself irritable, directionless, and without energy (or too much nervous energy) a difficult time to build new relationships. It is my hope that stepping into my office might feel like finding an oasis; a welcoming place where you can put down your burdens, relax, and see what you can unpack or unload. I engage with people with acceptance and curiosity. I find things I like and inspiration in conversations. I am constantly amazed by people’s creativity, perspective, and desire to connect in a personal ways.
Kristin Tebow
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, LMHC
Verified Verified
Grant Park, Portland, OR 97212 (Online Only)
Welcome! Summit Wellness PDX is mental health therapy with a mission to serve individuals experiencing mood disorders, attachment difficulties, difficult life experiences, anxiety, grief and loss, women's issues, LGBTQI, confusion, relationship difficulties, feeling stuck in life, and those looking for growth and development. What I find most gratifying in my work is seeing clients feeling empowered to improve their own lives until they no longer need my help. This is the place for people, like you, seeking strategies and skills that enable you to go beyond surviving the day-to-day, to discover yourself in a new way.
Welcome! Summit Wellness PDX is mental health therapy with a mission to serve individuals experiencing mood disorders, attachment difficulties, difficult life experiences, anxiety, grief and loss, women's issues, LGBTQI, confusion, relationship difficulties, feeling stuck in life, and those looking for growth and development. What I find most gratifying in my work is seeing clients feeling empowered to improve their own lives until they no longer need my help. This is the place for people, like you, seeking strategies and skills that enable you to go beyond surviving the day-to-day, to discover yourself in a new way.
Carla Canfield
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Grant Park, Portland, OR 97232
*Practice and waitlist currently full* If you have been considering couples therapy, I encourage you to reach out. The problems you face can seem overwhelming, but the type of couples therapy I practice (Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy) is very effective at helping you achieve the loving, trusting relationship you deserve. Therapy with me is nonjudgmental, compassionate and practical. I look for destructive patterns in your relationship and help you find your way back to one another.
*Practice and waitlist currently full* If you have been considering couples therapy, I encourage you to reach out. The problems you face can seem overwhelming, but the type of couples therapy I practice (Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy) is very effective at helping you achieve the loving, trusting relationship you deserve. Therapy with me is nonjudgmental, compassionate and practical. I look for destructive patterns in your relationship and help you find your way back to one another.
Daniel Menely
Licensed Professional Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
Grant Park, Portland, OR 97212
As your therapist, I provide a warm and supportive space where you can talk freely without being judged. I won't just sit there – instead, I'll ask questions, offer suggestions, and reflect on what you share. Together, we'll work on dealing with the things that are bothering you in your everyday life, be it challenges with relationships, work, or family. Whether our work is one-on-one, with you two as a couple, my clients gain valuable insights and practical tools to get unstuck and move forward. Imagine leaving each session feeling understood, empowered, and equipped to navigate life with confidence.
As your therapist, I provide a warm and supportive space where you can talk freely without being judged. I won't just sit there – instead, I'll ask questions, offer suggestions, and reflect on what you share. Together, we'll work on dealing with the things that are bothering you in your everyday life, be it challenges with relationships, work, or family. Whether our work is one-on-one, with you two as a couple, my clients gain valuable insights and practical tools to get unstuck and move forward. Imagine leaving each session feeling understood, empowered, and equipped to navigate life with confidence.
Brittany Iverson
Pre-Licensed Professional, CSWA, QMHP, BS
Verified Verified
Grant Park, Portland, OR 97232
My ideal client would be someone who is open to doing the work. Working with trauma is a passion of mine for both personal and professional reasons, and I know how hard and scary it can be to reach out for help and address that darkness head-on. It would be such an honor for me to be chosen as a therapist for someone who trusts me enough to go back through that pain with them.
My ideal client would be someone who is open to doing the work. Working with trauma is a passion of mine for both personal and professional reasons, and I know how hard and scary it can be to reach out for help and address that darkness head-on. It would be such an honor for me to be chosen as a therapist for someone who trusts me enough to go back through that pain with them.
Shelby Lanier
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA
Verified Verified
Grant Park, Portland, OR 97232 (Online Only)
I strive to provide a safety net in therapy, free from judgment and shame, so that my clients feel safe to explore their relational and erotic desires, practice articulating their needs and boundaries in relationships, and touch on any shadowy parts that need attention and grace. As well as being able to provide general individual and couples support in therapy, I have specialized education and training in working with sexual concerns related to sexual dysfunctions, painful sex, shame or anxiety around sex, and improvement in pleasure. I bring a calm, knowledgeable, and sex positive presence to our exploration of sexual intimacy.
I strive to provide a safety net in therapy, free from judgment and shame, so that my clients feel safe to explore their relational and erotic desires, practice articulating their needs and boundaries in relationships, and touch on any shadowy parts that need attention and grace. As well as being able to provide general individual and couples support in therapy, I have specialized education and training in working with sexual concerns related to sexual dysfunctions, painful sex, shame or anxiety around sex, and improvement in pleasure. I bring a calm, knowledgeable, and sex positive presence to our exploration of sexual intimacy.
Lala Harris
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, MScN
Verified Verified
Grant Park, Portland, OR 97232
Welcome to a space where healing is an intentional act of self-compassion, honoring our past and nurturing our collective future. Many of us carry deep generational wounds, declaring, 'No more,' 'Never again.' It’s natural to shy away from our desires when our past has distorted our sense of safety. In this space, neurodivergent creatives of the global majority and LGB, trans and nonbinary communities are the flowers and medicine I tend to—be welcome here. Here, it’s okay to cry, share your fears, and explore their meanings.
Welcome to a space where healing is an intentional act of self-compassion, honoring our past and nurturing our collective future. Many of us carry deep generational wounds, declaring, 'No more,' 'Never again.' It’s natural to shy away from our desires when our past has distorted our sense of safety. In this space, neurodivergent creatives of the global majority and LGB, trans and nonbinary communities are the flowers and medicine I tend to—be welcome here. Here, it’s okay to cry, share your fears, and explore their meanings.
Lindsey Winkler
Pre-Licensed Professional, Q, M, H, P
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Grant Park, Portland, OR 97232
Creativity and personal reflection can offer insight into how you engage with the world. Art therapy is a deeply personal practice that values process over product. Art experience or skill is not a prerequisite! Together we can find clarity using both words and images. You may leave a session feeling more connected to yourself and your values. Curiosity and compassion allow us to investigate our felt experience through self-expression.
Creativity and personal reflection can offer insight into how you engage with the world. Art therapy is a deeply personal practice that values process over product. Art experience or skill is not a prerequisite! Together we can find clarity using both words and images. You may leave a session feeling more connected to yourself and your values. Curiosity and compassion allow us to investigate our felt experience through self-expression.
Carie Arps
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, NCC, LMT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Grant Park, Portland, OR 97232
Either working with an individual, couple or family, I come from the perspective that every person is wired for connection and seeks growth to embody their wisdom and wholeness. Individuals can heal from past experiences, move through difficult transitions, and learn to tolerate the stresses of modern life. When we are disconnected from our natural capacity, we can experience life as intolerable and forget our inherent worth. I believe in a collaborative approach to not only find relief from problems, but also to restore health and a sense of internal wholeness.
Either working with an individual, couple or family, I come from the perspective that every person is wired for connection and seeks growth to embody their wisdom and wholeness. Individuals can heal from past experiences, move through difficult transitions, and learn to tolerate the stresses of modern life. When we are disconnected from our natural capacity, we can experience life as intolerable and forget our inherent worth. I believe in a collaborative approach to not only find relief from problems, but also to restore health and a sense of internal wholeness.
Are you carrying the weight of generational and childhood trauma? Do you feel frustrated, misunderstood or not enough? Do you feel pressure from society’s expectations? Often the world can feel overwhelming, and we all need a moment of stillness. Together we can work towards releasing shame and finding a deeper sense of peace and self-compassion.
Are you carrying the weight of generational and childhood trauma? Do you feel frustrated, misunderstood or not enough? Do you feel pressure from society’s expectations? Often the world can feel overwhelming, and we all need a moment of stillness. Together we can work towards releasing shame and finding a deeper sense of peace and self-compassion.
Pulse Wellness Cooperative
Pre-Licensed Professional
Verified Verified
Grant Park, Portland, OR 97232
Your hurt, fear, loss, and love are welcome here. We can share in what hurts, and together we can find tools that make you feel safe enough to begin breaking patterns. I want to see you for the whole, complex person you are and believe in finding adaptable strategies to help meet your goals. From both my personal experiences and my experience in healthcare and food system advocacy and social work, I have come to believe in how trauma and pain can show up in our minds, our bodies, and in our relationships. I look forward to being a partner for my clients to explore what this looks like for them.
Your hurt, fear, loss, and love are welcome here. We can share in what hurts, and together we can find tools that make you feel safe enough to begin breaking patterns. I want to see you for the whole, complex person you are and believe in finding adaptable strategies to help meet your goals. From both my personal experiences and my experience in healthcare and food system advocacy and social work, I have come to believe in how trauma and pain can show up in our minds, our bodies, and in our relationships. I look forward to being a partner for my clients to explore what this looks like for them.
I enjoy working with kids and adults alike, and have a special interest in working within the LGBTQIA2S+ community. I wish to help each individual find acceptance and pride in their own embodied expression of self through the work we do together. A sense of spirituality infuses my approach to life, both personally and professionally, and I love to guide individuals toward finding what lights up their soul in and out of the office. I utilize a person-centered, trauma-informed approach; and acknowledge that you know yourself better than anyone and are the expert of your own experience.
I enjoy working with kids and adults alike, and have a special interest in working within the LGBTQIA2S+ community. I wish to help each individual find acceptance and pride in their own embodied expression of self through the work we do together. A sense of spirituality infuses my approach to life, both personally and professionally, and I love to guide individuals toward finding what lights up their soul in and out of the office. I utilize a person-centered, trauma-informed approach; and acknowledge that you know yourself better than anyone and are the expert of your own experience.
Jenna Abernathy
Counselor, MA, LPC, CHT, LMT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Grant Park, Portland, OR 97232
I see my job as helping you reconnect to and live from your inner truth. Do you feel you have been living in ways that feel like "not the real me"? Together we can uncover and validate what makes sense about unwanted behaviors and find the important impulse that lives underneath. I believe we each have wisdom inside that gets covered over with protective strategies, like the sun behind the clouds. I work with individuals and couples to facilitate reconnection to the heart of self and others.
I see my job as helping you reconnect to and live from your inner truth. Do you feel you have been living in ways that feel like "not the real me"? Together we can uncover and validate what makes sense about unwanted behaviors and find the important impulse that lives underneath. I believe we each have wisdom inside that gets covered over with protective strategies, like the sun behind the clouds. I work with individuals and couples to facilitate reconnection to the heart of self and others.
Jocelyn K Durant
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Grant Park, Portland, OR 97232
Hello! I am a Play Therapist and Grief Counselor for children, tweens, adolescents and young adults. I have 20+ years of experience fostering individuals' self-expression, empowering growth and development, strengthening family dynamics, transforming traumatic events through play and other forms of creative expression, and compassionately addressing complex issues. I believe that with compassion and connection, individuals -from childhood to adulthood - can heal and grow, and find a renewed excitement in living.
Hello! I am a Play Therapist and Grief Counselor for children, tweens, adolescents and young adults. I have 20+ years of experience fostering individuals' self-expression, empowering growth and development, strengthening family dynamics, transforming traumatic events through play and other forms of creative expression, and compassionately addressing complex issues. I believe that with compassion and connection, individuals -from childhood to adulthood - can heal and grow, and find a renewed excitement in living.
Jena Kunimune
Pre-Licensed Professional, MS
Verified Verified
Grant Park, Portland, OR 97232 (Online Only)
Accepting New Clients - I am passionate about working with diverse relational systems exploring ways to build feelings of emotional and physical connection, rebuild trust from attachment ruptures, explore your relationship with intimacy and sex, and address conflict and communication patterns. I am interested in working with interracial and multicultural relationships navigating cross-cultural dynamics. I do individual therapy with the objective to develop coping skills and help you reconnect with your authentic self.
Accepting New Clients - I am passionate about working with diverse relational systems exploring ways to build feelings of emotional and physical connection, rebuild trust from attachment ruptures, explore your relationship with intimacy and sex, and address conflict and communication patterns. I am interested in working with interracial and multicultural relationships navigating cross-cultural dynamics. I do individual therapy with the objective to develop coping skills and help you reconnect with your authentic self.
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Depression Therapists
What is the goal of therapy for depression?
Therapy for depression has several major goals. One is to relieve the mental pain of depression, which distorts feeling and thinking so that sufferers cannot see beyond their current state of mind or envision feeling better. Another is to give people the mental tools to recognize and correct the kinds of distorted thinking that turn a problem into a catastrophe and lead to despair. Therapy also teaches people how to process negative emotions in constructive ways, so they have more control over their own emotional reactivity. And it helps people regain the ability to see themselves positively, the motivation to do things, and the capacity for pleasure.
What happens in therapy for depression?
Perhaps most important, no matter the type of therapy, patients form an alliance with the therapist; that connection is therapeutic in itself, plus it becomes an instrument of change. Patients learn to identify and to challenge their own erroneous beliefs and thoughts that amplify the effects of negative experiences. They learn to identify situations in which they are especially vulnerable. And they learn new patterns of thinking and behaving. They may be given “homework” assignments in which they practice their developing skills. In addition, good therapists regularly monitor patients to assess whether and how much the condition is improving.
What therapy types help with depression?
Several types of short-term therapy have been found effective, each targeting one or more areas of dysfunction. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps clients challenge their negative thoughts and beliefs, learn new behavioral strategies, and curb reactivity to distressing situations. Behavioral activation (BA) is a form of therapy often used in conjunction with CBT; it focuses on engagement in rewarding activity as a pathway to changing negative feelings and disturbed mood. Another widely used approach is interpersonal therapy (IPT), which targets the social difficulties that both give rise to and get exacerbated by depression. Therapists may combine approaches as needed.
Can therapy for depression be done online?
Studies have found that online therapy can be highly effective for treating depression, although it may be more challenging to build a good therapist-patient alliance on screen than in person—at least at first. However, online therapy can offer considerable advantages. Accessibility and convenience are tops among them. Some people actually find it easier to talk about problems online than in person. While online therapy typically limits visibility of facial expression and body gestures that give important nonverbal cues to a patient’s state of mind, it can give therapists a glimpse into a patient’s world and life, providing information that can be highly useful in guiding therapy.
How effective is therapy for depression?
Many studies show that therapy is highly effective provided that patients complete the prescribed course of therapy, commonly 16 to 20 sessions. Over the long term, it is more effective than medication and the effects are more enduring. As a result, psychotherapy has the power not just to relieve current suffering but to prevent future episodes of the disorder. Therapy reverses the dysfunction in neural circuitry that disposes individuals to a negative view of themselves, the world, and their future and they acquire coping techniques, problem-solving skills, and understanding of their own vulnerabilities that are useful over the course of a lifetime.