EMDR Therapists in Portland, OR
Lisa Sacker
Professional Counselor Associate, MA, QMHP, LPC-R, CADC I
Verified Verified
Portland, OR 97239
EMDR is just one healing modality I can utilize with clients.
As a mental health professional, I bring nearly a decade of experience to benefit clients from a broad range of backgrounds. My professional style is holistic, high-energy, compassionate, organized, and solution focused with motivation to assist clients in meeting their needs and develop skills through therapeutic treatment to achieve their optimal level of emotional health. I am available to all individuals at various stages of their mental health journey. Similarly to my choice of approach, the ultimate objective of our time together will differ between individuals, and we can work together to identify your personal goals.
EMDR is just one healing modality I can utilize with clients.
As a mental health professional, I bring nearly a decade of experience to benefit clients from a broad range of backgrounds. My professional style is holistic, high-energy, compassionate, organized, and solution focused with motivation to assist clients in meeting their needs and develop skills through therapeutic treatment to achieve their optimal level of emotional health. I am available to all individuals at various stages of their mental health journey. Similarly to my choice of approach, the ultimate objective of our time together will differ between individuals, and we can work together to identify your personal goals.
Jamie Lloyd is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 10 years of experience providing therapy for individuals, groups, couples, and families. For the past 5 years, Jamie has worked in a rural primary care clinic doing integrated care and found it to be both challenging and rewarding. She has worked in two additional primary care settings as well as in private practice and additional agency settings, seeing clients of all ages and from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. Her approach to therapy is most frequently Family Systems using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, or EMDR.
Jamie Lloyd is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 10 years of experience providing therapy for individuals, groups, couples, and families. For the past 5 years, Jamie has worked in a rural primary care clinic doing integrated care and found it to be both challenging and rewarding. She has worked in two additional primary care settings as well as in private practice and additional agency settings, seeing clients of all ages and from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. Her approach to therapy is most frequently Family Systems using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, or EMDR.
I use a variety of techniques, like mindfulness and EMDR, to process and move through challenging life experiences.
How can you learn to let go? People suffer because of things have happened to them: a bad relationship, family issues, transitions to a new life stage, early childhood trauma. Sometimes it feels like those past injuries hold you in place, make it so you’re barely treading water. These injuries cause anxiety and depression, addiction, nightmares, isolation, a lack of connection.
I use a variety of techniques, like mindfulness and EMDR, to process and move through challenging life experiences.
How can you learn to let go? People suffer because of things have happened to them: a bad relationship, family issues, transitions to a new life stage, early childhood trauma. Sometimes it feels like those past injuries hold you in place, make it so you’re barely treading water. These injuries cause anxiety and depression, addiction, nightmares, isolation, a lack of connection.
Debra J. Schnack, MFT
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Portland, OR 97214
Waitlist for new clients
I am a trained Brainspotting and EMDR therapist, working with clients suffering from emotional problems.
I believe that participating in therapy can result in many benefits, including a better understanding of your personal goals and values, improved relationships, and resolution of the concerns that led you to seek therapy. My hope is that with sensitivity and compassion, I can help you identify strengths, as well as find solutions to a wide range of psychological issues. Taking a holistic approach to therapy, I am concerned with the long-term well-being of the individual. I work on anxiety, depression, life transitions, and other issues in a safe, supportive, non-judgmental environment.
I am a trained Brainspotting and EMDR therapist, working with clients suffering from emotional problems.
I believe that participating in therapy can result in many benefits, including a better understanding of your personal goals and values, improved relationships, and resolution of the concerns that led you to seek therapy. My hope is that with sensitivity and compassion, I can help you identify strengths, as well as find solutions to a wide range of psychological issues. Taking a holistic approach to therapy, I am concerned with the long-term well-being of the individual. I work on anxiety, depression, life transitions, and other issues in a safe, supportive, non-judgmental environment.
I offer you my kindness, respect and years of my own dedicated self work. Listening, presence and experience is a big part of what I bring to our sessions. A lot of pain and trauma becomes unconscious. I work with you to understand the sources of the problem. We aim to understand the different parts of your self. We work to activate your highest or most authentic self. I also aim to heal the trauma in the body. I am Jungian based, using EMDR, mindfulness psychology, and somatic approaches, all to deepen your relationship to yourself.
I offer you my kindness, respect and years of my own dedicated self work. Listening, presence and experience is a big part of what I bring to our sessions. A lot of pain and trauma becomes unconscious. I work with you to understand the sources of the problem. We aim to understand the different parts of your self. We work to activate your highest or most authentic self. I also aim to heal the trauma in the body. I am Jungian based, using EMDR, mindfulness psychology, and somatic approaches, all to deepen your relationship to yourself.
I am trained in the protocols of EMDR and Lifespan Integration.
I am here to help my clients figure out how to build safety and security back into their lives after living through traumatic experiences. In my perspective, we are all living with trauma and this world was not built for us to heal from it. This makes it one of the most challenging things to be actively working towards healing from trauma and living your life within the confines of our systems. It is my goal to create a space where healing is not just possible, but probable. I am here to help people figure out how to create the life they want; together we will chart a course that feels nurturing, safe, and realistic.
I am trained in the protocols of EMDR and Lifespan Integration.
I am here to help my clients figure out how to build safety and security back into their lives after living through traumatic experiences. In my perspective, we are all living with trauma and this world was not built for us to heal from it. This makes it one of the most challenging things to be actively working towards healing from trauma and living your life within the confines of our systems. It is my goal to create a space where healing is not just possible, but probable. I am here to help people figure out how to create the life they want; together we will chart a course that feels nurturing, safe, and realistic.
Kathleen Converse
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Portland, OR 97214
I am trained in EMDR and Internal Family Systems informed.
Hi! I’m Kathleen Converse, LCSW (she/her). Are you struggling with anxiety or healing from past trauma? Do you feel like there are problems from your past affecting your current relationships? If so, I'd love to connect and see if we could be a good fit. I specialize in anxiety, trauma, and relationship issues.
I am trained in EMDR and Internal Family Systems informed.
Hi! I’m Kathleen Converse, LCSW (she/her). Are you struggling with anxiety or healing from past trauma? Do you feel like there are problems from your past affecting your current relationships? If so, I'd love to connect and see if we could be a good fit. I specialize in anxiety, trauma, and relationship issues.
Robin L Magdahlen
Licensed Professional Counselor, MFT, RDT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Portland, OR 97239
Positive Aging, Senior Life Transitions, Caregivers/Adult Children, Families - Adoption/Divorce/Blended Families, Divorce Coaching, Adult Adoptee/Birth Parent Reunification, Pre-Marital Counseling, EMDR, Depression, Anxiety, Grief/Loss, Crisis Intervention and Stabilization, Substance Abuse, Self Esteem/Personal Growth, Individual and Group Drama Therapy.
My intention for you is to gently but dynamically create opportunities for growth and healing through flexible and creative alternatives to break through old patterns. I like to collaborate with motivated clients who are willing to work to change their lives. My goal is to help you discover your own solutions to your problems and concerns in an environment that is welcoming, empathetic and non-judgmental. I do that by carefully attending to your thoughts and feelings. Although I will offer specific "interventions" I believe that change occurs during therapy when there is strong motivation combined with the quality of our connection.
Positive Aging, Senior Life Transitions, Caregivers/Adult Children, Families - Adoption/Divorce/Blended Families, Divorce Coaching, Adult Adoptee/Birth Parent Reunification, Pre-Marital Counseling, EMDR, Depression, Anxiety, Grief/Loss, Crisis Intervention and Stabilization, Substance Abuse, Self Esteem/Personal Growth, Individual and Group Drama Therapy.
My intention for you is to gently but dynamically create opportunities for growth and healing through flexible and creative alternatives to break through old patterns. I like to collaborate with motivated clients who are willing to work to change their lives. My goal is to help you discover your own solutions to your problems and concerns in an environment that is welcoming, empathetic and non-judgmental. I do that by carefully attending to your thoughts and feelings. Although I will offer specific "interventions" I believe that change occurs during therapy when there is strong motivation combined with the quality of our connection.
Jordan Dobrovolny
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Portland, OR 97213
Waitlist for new clients
I am trained in EMDR, AEDP, and PACT.
Whether this is your first time seeking therapy or you are coming back to the work, finding a therapist you connect with is key. When you feel the right fit, it is amazing what is possible on the healing journey. Problems start to feel more manageable and creativity opens up, allowing you to lean in and work toward the change you want to see happen. I deeply value both humor and seriousness to the therapeutic relationship. I believe that we are all wired to move toward health; sometimes we need help and guidance along the way to clear out past trauma, anxiety, relationship problems, depression.
I am trained in EMDR, AEDP, and PACT.
Whether this is your first time seeking therapy or you are coming back to the work, finding a therapist you connect with is key. When you feel the right fit, it is amazing what is possible on the healing journey. Problems start to feel more manageable and creativity opens up, allowing you to lean in and work toward the change you want to see happen. I deeply value both humor and seriousness to the therapeutic relationship. I believe that we are all wired to move toward health; sometimes we need help and guidance along the way to clear out past trauma, anxiety, relationship problems, depression.
Shelley Sauer
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Portland, OR 97225
My goal is to help you feel more grounded in yourself, and ultimately more tethered to your inner wisdom. I work with people who want to feel better and navigate life with more ease. I've found that talking things through can help shift thinking, and develop solutions; that somatic (body) work can address problem areas that the mind can't seem to get to. Somatic-focused EMDR, where we track the body sensations more closely and stay with, or work with, what shows up, can make the therapy processing even more effective. It has also been shown to resolve the kinds of problematic patterns that keep showing up in our lives.
My goal is to help you feel more grounded in yourself, and ultimately more tethered to your inner wisdom. I work with people who want to feel better and navigate life with more ease. I've found that talking things through can help shift thinking, and develop solutions; that somatic (body) work can address problem areas that the mind can't seem to get to. Somatic-focused EMDR, where we track the body sensations more closely and stay with, or work with, what shows up, can make the therapy processing even more effective. It has also been shown to resolve the kinds of problematic patterns that keep showing up in our lives.
I’ve also been trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing ( EMDR) which is a treatment modality used to treat trauma.
I work with adults and adolescents over 15 years old. The foundation of my practice is rooted in a trauma-informed, anti-oppressive and liberation frame work. While I work with clients from all walks of life, I have a focus on serving the BIPOC, Latinx and Hispanic communities. I specialize working with people who have experienced trauma and live with anxiety. I provide therapy in English, Spanish (or Spanglish!) and my priority is for clients to feel like they can be their most authentic selves. Further, I foster an environment that is culturally responsive, non-jugmental, and sometimes sprinkled with a little humor.
I’ve also been trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing ( EMDR) which is a treatment modality used to treat trauma.
I work with adults and adolescents over 15 years old. The foundation of my practice is rooted in a trauma-informed, anti-oppressive and liberation frame work. While I work with clients from all walks of life, I have a focus on serving the BIPOC, Latinx and Hispanic communities. I specialize working with people who have experienced trauma and live with anxiety. I provide therapy in English, Spanish (or Spanglish!) and my priority is for clients to feel like they can be their most authentic selves. Further, I foster an environment that is culturally responsive, non-jugmental, and sometimes sprinkled with a little humor.
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Jacey Small
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LSCSW
Verified Verified
Portland, OR 97204 (Online Only)
I am EMDR trained and certified and enjoy working on trauma recovery.
I have worked with survivors of trauma for ten years. As a child survivor of narcissistic and abusive parents myself, I have fallen in love with the work of assisting survivors on their own path to safety, healing, and even joy! I specialize in survivors of narcissistic abuse, especially within adult children of narcissistic parents and intimate partners of narcissists. Having a Narcissist parent/partner is something you can only truly understand if you have experienced it personally, and it is my mission in life to use my own experiences and knowledge to help YOU understand and heal from the impacts of this kind of abuse.
I am EMDR trained and certified and enjoy working on trauma recovery.
I have worked with survivors of trauma for ten years. As a child survivor of narcissistic and abusive parents myself, I have fallen in love with the work of assisting survivors on their own path to safety, healing, and even joy! I specialize in survivors of narcissistic abuse, especially within adult children of narcissistic parents and intimate partners of narcissists. Having a Narcissist parent/partner is something you can only truly understand if you have experienced it personally, and it is my mission in life to use my own experiences and knowledge to help YOU understand and heal from the impacts of this kind of abuse.
The therapeutic approaches I incorporate are EMDR Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Mindfulness, and Motivational Interviewing (MI).
I’m passionate about helping people who are depressed, anxious, disconnected and overwhelmed with the world. I offer individual therapy for adults in SE Portland, Oregon with a focus on trauma, addiction, and relationship issues. I provide counseling that is strengths-based and respectful. I am kind and compassionate, and also direct and authentic. I will warmly meet you wherever you’re at in your journey while also inviting you to grow and change. I am accepting new clients. I only work with individual adults (no children, adolescents or couples).
The therapeutic approaches I incorporate are EMDR Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Mindfulness, and Motivational Interviewing (MI).
I’m passionate about helping people who are depressed, anxious, disconnected and overwhelmed with the world. I offer individual therapy for adults in SE Portland, Oregon with a focus on trauma, addiction, and relationship issues. I provide counseling that is strengths-based and respectful. I am kind and compassionate, and also direct and authentic. I will warmly meet you wherever you’re at in your journey while also inviting you to grow and change. I am accepting new clients. I only work with individual adults (no children, adolescents or couples).
Heather Cromwell
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Portland, OR 97239 (Online Only)
Utilizing a holistic approach alongside CBT, DBT Narrative Therapy and EMDR, my practice focuses on improving overall well-being by addressing the mind-body connection.
Life transitions and relationship issues can be particularly challenging for Veterans and middle-aged adults, often bringing feelings of uncertainty, stress, and isolation. Recognizing the need for support during these times is crucial. If you're navigating these waters, understanding that your experiences and feelings are valid is the first step towards healing. A holistic approach to therapy can offer not just coping mechanisms but a pathway to a more balanced and fulfilling life, acknowledging the interconnection of physical and emotional health.
Utilizing a holistic approach alongside CBT, DBT Narrative Therapy and EMDR, my practice focuses on improving overall well-being by addressing the mind-body connection.
Life transitions and relationship issues can be particularly challenging for Veterans and middle-aged adults, often bringing feelings of uncertainty, stress, and isolation. Recognizing the need for support during these times is crucial. If you're navigating these waters, understanding that your experiences and feelings are valid is the first step towards healing. A holistic approach to therapy can offer not just coping mechanisms but a pathway to a more balanced and fulfilling life, acknowledging the interconnection of physical and emotional health.
I use a variety of therapeutic techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to EMDR, because each person deserves a unique treatment plan.
I believe strongly in the power of healing though creating a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental space for you to explore your unique experience. My goal is to help you connect with your innate inner strengths, deepen self-understanding and insight, and to build skills that foster healing and resilience. My clients describe me as open, engaging, and caring. I'm here to meet you where you're at. I'm licensed in CA and OR and offer virtual sessions as well as in-person (Portland, OR).
I use a variety of therapeutic techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to EMDR, because each person deserves a unique treatment plan.
I believe strongly in the power of healing though creating a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental space for you to explore your unique experience. My goal is to help you connect with your innate inner strengths, deepen self-understanding and insight, and to build skills that foster healing and resilience. My clients describe me as open, engaging, and caring. I'm here to meet you where you're at. I'm licensed in CA and OR and offer virtual sessions as well as in-person (Portland, OR).
Maybe your teen or partner is depressed? Stuck on Internet Porn? Maybe you have somehow been victimized? Feel anxious, or alone? Loss of loved ones? I offer a relationship based, non-judgmental approach informed by tested, evidence-based practices, including CBT and EMDR therapies - neither of which demand medication. EMDR directly targets traumatic or hurtful memories and helps put them "in the past." This has been shown to help with anxiety/fear, panic attacks, nightmares, self-esteem issues and various other symptoms associated with post traumatic stress. CBT further offers you the chance to not be overwhelmed by your experience.
Maybe your teen or partner is depressed? Stuck on Internet Porn? Maybe you have somehow been victimized? Feel anxious, or alone? Loss of loved ones? I offer a relationship based, non-judgmental approach informed by tested, evidence-based practices, including CBT and EMDR therapies - neither of which demand medication. EMDR directly targets traumatic or hurtful memories and helps put them "in the past." This has been shown to help with anxiety/fear, panic attacks, nightmares, self-esteem issues and various other symptoms associated with post traumatic stress. CBT further offers you the chance to not be overwhelmed by your experience.
Kent Kreiselmaier
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Portland, OR 97239 (Online Only)
I have advanced training in psychodynamic psychotherapy, mindfulness and the contemplative traditions, pastoral counseling, EMDR for trauma, and DBT Skills.
Hello! Thank you for considering me to accompany you on this sacred journey. I believe counseling is a powerful tool for overcoming obstacles to well-being and human flourishing. I treat clients with a range of issues, from existential issues and coping with the demands of life, to mood disorders and anxiety, complex trauma and PTSD, spirituality concerns and religious trauma, and men's and LGBTQi issues. Together, we will examine these problems, trace their origins to childhood and significant adult relationships, and learn new skills and new ways of relating to others and ourselves to rediscover well-being and flourishing in life.
I have advanced training in psychodynamic psychotherapy, mindfulness and the contemplative traditions, pastoral counseling, EMDR for trauma, and DBT Skills.
Hello! Thank you for considering me to accompany you on this sacred journey. I believe counseling is a powerful tool for overcoming obstacles to well-being and human flourishing. I treat clients with a range of issues, from existential issues and coping with the demands of life, to mood disorders and anxiety, complex trauma and PTSD, spirituality concerns and religious trauma, and men's and LGBTQi issues. Together, we will examine these problems, trace their origins to childhood and significant adult relationships, and learn new skills and new ways of relating to others and ourselves to rediscover well-being and flourishing in life.
Jennie McCall
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, ATR-BC, LIC- OR, & WA
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Portland, OR 97232
Specialties; EMDR, Art Therapy, IFS, Lifespan Integration, Somatic Attachment Focused Therapy, CBT, and Collaborative Problem Solving.
My professional approach views each client through a biopsychosocial lens. Knowing that each individual is dynamic creates the need for an integrative approach. My approach is client centered and strength based. Integrating, EMDR, IFS, Lifespan Integration, Art Therapy, CBT, and Collaborative Problem Solving. Client centered therapy is focused on the therapeutic relationship and utilizing client’s strengths. From this platform, I adapt theraputically to meet the needs of each client and integrate art therapy directives into counseling sessions to help the client in attaining their goals.
Specialties; EMDR, Art Therapy, IFS, Lifespan Integration, Somatic Attachment Focused Therapy, CBT, and Collaborative Problem Solving.
My professional approach views each client through a biopsychosocial lens. Knowing that each individual is dynamic creates the need for an integrative approach. My approach is client centered and strength based. Integrating, EMDR, IFS, Lifespan Integration, Art Therapy, CBT, and Collaborative Problem Solving. Client centered therapy is focused on the therapeutic relationship and utilizing client’s strengths. From this platform, I adapt theraputically to meet the needs of each client and integrate art therapy directives into counseling sessions to help the client in attaining their goals.
Cynthia Ferguson
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Portland, OR 97239 (Online Only)
I hope you will find a welcome, safe place for healing and growth as we work together. Therapy sessions with me often include techniques from Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing ( EMDR), mindfulness techniques, or Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART). This means that, unlike traditional talk therapy, I often integrate interventions using back-and-forth eye movements to promote resolution from upsetting experiences using ART or EMDR. These approaches are different than hypnosis and are supported by positive outcomes in research studies as well as in my clinical experience.
I hope you will find a welcome, safe place for healing and growth as we work together. Therapy sessions with me often include techniques from Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing ( EMDR), mindfulness techniques, or Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART). This means that, unlike traditional talk therapy, I often integrate interventions using back-and-forth eye movements to promote resolution from upsetting experiences using ART or EMDR. These approaches are different than hypnosis and are supported by positive outcomes in research studies as well as in my clinical experience.
Saussha Flint (Accepting New Clients)
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, CSWA, CADCIII, QMHP
Verified Verified
Portland, OR 97214 (Online Only)
In our work together, we can access talk-therapy interventions, creative interventions, Walk-and-Talk therapy and EMDR to find where you are stuck and move you toward freedom.
Many of us are waking up to the effects of generational trauma. You may have a history that has included family members with addictions, severe mental illness or anger problems. It could be a new realization leading to a hunger to to break free and do life differently. Or it may be you've been aware of the effects of familial patterns for some time and have worked hard to create a life that goes in a better direction. Despite all the work, it can still be possible to get stuck from time to time. I hope to walk beside you as you break the cycles, find your path and create the life where you belong.
In our work together, we can access talk-therapy interventions, creative interventions, Walk-and-Talk therapy and EMDR to find where you are stuck and move you toward freedom.
Many of us are waking up to the effects of generational trauma. You may have a history that has included family members with addictions, severe mental illness or anger problems. It could be a new realization leading to a hunger to to break free and do life differently. Or it may be you've been aware of the effects of familial patterns for some time and have worked hard to create a life that goes in a better direction. Despite all the work, it can still be possible to get stuck from time to time. I hope to walk beside you as you break the cycles, find your path and create the life where you belong.
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EMDR Therapists
Who is EMDR for?
EMDR was initially developed as a treatment for individuals with Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), for whom memories of a deeply distressing experience can be inadvertently triggered by random everyday events. The procedure has since been applied in the treatment of many other conditions. For example, it is used by some therapists to treat anxiety disorders including panic and phobias, depression, dissociative disorders, eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, and some personality disorders. It is suitable for adolescents and adults.
Why do people need EMDR?
People need EMDR as a way to manage distressing memories that in some way hamper the ability to function in the present. The procedure is believed to target the way memories are stored in the brain. Evidence indicates that past disturbing experiences cause ongoing distress because they were not adequately processed, and when such memories are triggered in the present, they are accompanied by all the emotions, thoughts, and physical sensations as the initial experience.
What problems does EMDR treat?
First and foremost, EMDR is intended as a treatment for PTSD, to defuse distressing memories that intrude on and impair everyday functioning. It is also often used to help those who are subject to panic attacks, phobias, and other forms of anxiety. In addition, EMDR has been used to treat individuals with depression, eating disorders, and personality disorders.
What happens in EMDR therapy?
First the therapist takes an individual’s history, and then the therapist and client decide which distressing experience(s) will be the target(s) of the exercise, delivered via a side-to-side visual stimulus requiring lateral eye movements. The client will be asked to activate thoughts, feelings, and any body sensations related to the troubling experience. The eye movements are said to reduce the emotional charge of the memory, so that the experience can then be safely discussed with the therapist and digested, minimizing its ability to trigger anxiety.