Compassion Focused Therapists in Sandy, OR
Lili Micaela
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMHC
Verified Verified
Sandy, OR 97055 (Online Only)
I specialize in women's empowerment across the lifespan. Do you need support with relationships, body sovereignty, attachment issues, neurodiversity, alternative lifestyles, attuned eating, health at every size, re-imagining your Elderhood? Philosophically, I see therapy as an honoring of the sundered, the incomplete, the subdued that lives within ourselves, and within our world. Our faults, our mistakes, our regrets, our heartache, can be mended, and they need not be so hidden. They can even be treasured. Think of this for yourself: Our wounds and our healing make us stronger, just as the golden joinery on kintsugi-mended pottery.
I specialize in women's empowerment across the lifespan. Do you need support with relationships, body sovereignty, attachment issues, neurodiversity, alternative lifestyles, attuned eating, health at every size, re-imagining your Elderhood? Philosophically, I see therapy as an honoring of the sundered, the incomplete, the subdued that lives within ourselves, and within our world. Our faults, our mistakes, our regrets, our heartache, can be mended, and they need not be so hidden. They can even be treasured. Think of this for yourself: Our wounds and our healing make us stronger, just as the golden joinery on kintsugi-mended pottery.
Dr. Greg Peterson
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, LMHC, ACS
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Sandy, OR 97055 (Online Only)
I am a proud professional counselor. In the last ten years of my career I have worked with university students and individuals with severe persistent mental illness. I was drawn to working in higher education because university students are often times ready to change and dive into working on growing as people and developing new patterns of behavior. I enjoy helping anyone willing to take a few moments to try an experiment with their thoughts, or try something new. It may be a bit anxiety provoking at times but it helps us all to grow and change. I aspire to be an expert in helping clients find relief from their issues.
I am a proud professional counselor. In the last ten years of my career I have worked with university students and individuals with severe persistent mental illness. I was drawn to working in higher education because university students are often times ready to change and dive into working on growing as people and developing new patterns of behavior. I enjoy helping anyone willing to take a few moments to try an experiment with their thoughts, or try something new. It may be a bit anxiety provoking at times but it helps us all to grow and change. I aspire to be an expert in helping clients find relief from their issues.
Sandy Counseling Center, Annie Zander
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CADCIII
Verified Verified
Sandy, OR 97055
We provide DUII Rehabilitation, Individual Counseling and Life Coaching. My philosophy is to provide a person-centered approach to individual health and healing. I take pride in the ability to offer customized counseling and addiction recovery services. My counseling center is dedicated to helping individuals find a wide range of supports and foster lasting change. I offer trauma-informed, evidence-based treatment for substance abuse, mental health disorders, and life coaching.
We provide DUII Rehabilitation, Individual Counseling and Life Coaching. My philosophy is to provide a person-centered approach to individual health and healing. I take pride in the ability to offer customized counseling and addiction recovery services. My counseling center is dedicated to helping individuals find a wide range of supports and foster lasting change. I offer trauma-informed, evidence-based treatment for substance abuse, mental health disorders, and life coaching.
Secret Room Therapy Center LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, CADC
Verified Verified
Sandy, OR 97055
The Secret Room is the ancient word for chrysalis.Its within the walls of the chrysalis "the safe and protected space" that total transformation takes place. It is the secrets that are within our family systems the secrets that we keep from ourselves and the secrets that others keep that we need to be freed from. Within the safety of The Secret Room you will be able to transform to your highest potential and unveil the secrets that hold you back from the life you truly want and deserve!
The Secret Room is the ancient word for chrysalis.Its within the walls of the chrysalis "the safe and protected space" that total transformation takes place. It is the secrets that are within our family systems the secrets that we keep from ourselves and the secrets that others keep that we need to be freed from. Within the safety of The Secret Room you will be able to transform to your highest potential and unveil the secrets that hold you back from the life you truly want and deserve!
Kelly Jo Salusova- Accepting New Clients Now!
Counselor, MS, NCC, LPC, LMHC
Verified Verified
Sandy, OR 97055 (Online Only)
Our therapist-client relationship is one that relies on our shared wisdom. You are the expert in the subject area of you, while I bring over 20 years of therapeutic knowledge and experience. I have worked with individuals and families across the lifespan including: teens, adults, and seniors. I use a variety of therapeutic approaches and interventions. I hold a Masters Degree in Counseling and am an LPC and LMHC. I am accepting Oregon Health Plan members who work with Columbia County CCO and Care Oregon Healthshare CCO.
Our therapist-client relationship is one that relies on our shared wisdom. You are the expert in the subject area of you, while I bring over 20 years of therapeutic knowledge and experience. I have worked with individuals and families across the lifespan including: teens, adults, and seniors. I use a variety of therapeutic approaches and interventions. I hold a Masters Degree in Counseling and am an LPC and LMHC. I am accepting Oregon Health Plan members who work with Columbia County CCO and Care Oregon Healthshare CCO.
Theresa Graham
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, LMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Sandy, OR 97055 (Online Only)
I am currently Accepting New Clients, including OHP. I offer a collaborative compassionate mind-body approach to healing and to reaching personal goals. I specialize in EMDR and Somatic Psychotherapy, mixed with Cognitive Behavioral interventions. I believe healing involves both mind and body as many symptoms of stress, anxiety, trauma and more are experienced in Both mind and body.
I am currently Accepting New Clients, including OHP. I offer a collaborative compassionate mind-body approach to healing and to reaching personal goals. I specialize in EMDR and Somatic Psychotherapy, mixed with Cognitive Behavioral interventions. I believe healing involves both mind and body as many symptoms of stress, anxiety, trauma and more are experienced in Both mind and body.
Melissa Harbert
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Sandy, OR 97055 (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
I specialize in providing support to heal the effects of trauma - single event, childhood, complex chronic, and acute types. I also treat anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, grief, & stress from work or family, or from life-changing events. I provide a safe and caring place for feeling, learning, and healing. I help adolescents and adults learn to navigate life's challenges.
I specialize in providing support to heal the effects of trauma - single event, childhood, complex chronic, and acute types. I also treat anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, grief, & stress from work or family, or from life-changing events. I provide a safe and caring place for feeling, learning, and healing. I help adolescents and adults learn to navigate life's challenges.
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Even in the darkest hours there is hope that healing and wholeness is possible. Do you suffer with the effects of depression, anxiety, addiction, self-loathing or lack of self-esteem? Do you have trouble with anger, communication or setting boundaries? There is hope! You are the author of your own story, and a skilled, caring counselor can help you find the tools you need to navigate through the hard times and be able to feel empowered to continue writing your story.
Even in the darkest hours there is hope that healing and wholeness is possible. Do you suffer with the effects of depression, anxiety, addiction, self-loathing or lack of self-esteem? Do you have trouble with anger, communication or setting boundaries? There is hope! You are the author of your own story, and a skilled, caring counselor can help you find the tools you need to navigate through the hard times and be able to feel empowered to continue writing your story.
Amelia Patrice
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Estacada, OR 97023 (Online Only)
Do you identify as transgender, non-binary, gender-fluid or gender-nonconforming? Are you neurodivergent (such as ADHD or autism), or have a disability? Do you work in social justice or in the sex industry? I bring experience in these areas to support you in your healing process. Whether you are addressing PTSD, chronic PTSD, suicidal thoughts and feelings, anxiety, stress or depression, or want to improve your self-esteem, I can help.
Do you identify as transgender, non-binary, gender-fluid or gender-nonconforming? Are you neurodivergent (such as ADHD or autism), or have a disability? Do you work in social justice or in the sex industry? I bring experience in these areas to support you in your healing process. Whether you are addressing PTSD, chronic PTSD, suicidal thoughts and feelings, anxiety, stress or depression, or want to improve your self-esteem, I can help.
I work with both children and adults, with the aim of helping them discover greater peace, joy, and meaning in their lives. I strive to create an environment where each individual feels supported, understood, and valued, fostering a sense of empathy and trust. My approach centers on truly understanding each person’s unique beliefs, values, goals, and challenges. When working with children, I integrate talk, play, and art therapy to provide a safe space for expression, particularly when words may be difficult to find.
I work with both children and adults, with the aim of helping them discover greater peace, joy, and meaning in their lives. I strive to create an environment where each individual feels supported, understood, and valued, fostering a sense of empathy and trust. My approach centers on truly understanding each person’s unique beliefs, values, goals, and challenges. When working with children, I integrate talk, play, and art therapy to provide a safe space for expression, particularly when words may be difficult to find.
Online Therapists
Monica Marquard
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA , MFTA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Tigard, OR 97223
Whether this is your first time in therapy or you have been in therapy before, welcome. You are right where you need to be and I am so glad that you are taking the brave step in reaching out. My approach to therapy is joining you through a compassion focused lens. When working together, I will help you understand how your behaviors may have protected you in the past. Together, we can work to let go of harmful behaviors and integrate more adaptive coping mechanisms into your daily life. We will work together to integrate the parts of you that can get you to feeling like your more authentic self.
Whether this is your first time in therapy or you have been in therapy before, welcome. You are right where you need to be and I am so glad that you are taking the brave step in reaching out. My approach to therapy is joining you through a compassion focused lens. When working together, I will help you understand how your behaviors may have protected you in the past. Together, we can work to let go of harmful behaviors and integrate more adaptive coping mechanisms into your daily life. We will work together to integrate the parts of you that can get you to feeling like your more authentic self.
Allucardo Greene
Clinical Social Work Associate, CSWA
Verified Verified
Salem, OR 97301 (Online Only)
I specialize in Compassion Focused Therapy which has been evidenced to provide benefits for shame, guilt, low self-esteem, depressed mood, and anxiety.
I enjoy supporting people who are experiencing depression, anxiety, overwhelm, stress, life transitions, or difficulty in relationships. I have worked with many people who are processing through a period of growth in their life and supported them through the ups and downs they encounter. I will work with you to create a therapeutic relationship in which you have a space that will feel safe, supportive, and validating. I will offer objective feedback as you process through these issues as well as introduce new ideas and concepts for you to reframe or grow from your experience.
I specialize in Compassion Focused Therapy which has been evidenced to provide benefits for shame, guilt, low self-esteem, depressed mood, and anxiety.
I enjoy supporting people who are experiencing depression, anxiety, overwhelm, stress, life transitions, or difficulty in relationships. I have worked with many people who are processing through a period of growth in their life and supported them through the ups and downs they encounter. I will work with you to create a therapeutic relationship in which you have a space that will feel safe, supportive, and validating. I will offer objective feedback as you process through these issues as well as introduce new ideas and concepts for you to reframe or grow from your experience.
Rachel Baker
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, NCC, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Portland, OR 97239 (Online Only)
I provide an approach that is rooted in solutions-focused and compassion focused therapy.
Feeling connected to who you are and those around you. Trusting yourself in the midst of hard decisions. Gaining purpose and prioritizing self-care. Creating and maintaining healthy relationships. All of this can feel impossible to accomplish when life is filled with uncertainty, change and exhaustion. Your confidence may feel lower. Your self-trust may feel inaccessible. You may be feel overwhelmed, confused and exhausted by the job of being a parent. Together we can co-create an environment that is conducive to sifting through these concerns while sustainably enacting change in these areas of your life.
I provide an approach that is rooted in solutions-focused and compassion focused therapy.
Feeling connected to who you are and those around you. Trusting yourself in the midst of hard decisions. Gaining purpose and prioritizing self-care. Creating and maintaining healthy relationships. All of this can feel impossible to accomplish when life is filled with uncertainty, change and exhaustion. Your confidence may feel lower. Your self-trust may feel inaccessible. You may be feel overwhelmed, confused and exhausted by the job of being a parent. Together we can co-create an environment that is conducive to sifting through these concerns while sustainably enacting change in these areas of your life.
Dr. Whitney Standal Schollars
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Lake Oswego, OR 97035 (Online Only)
Accepting telehealth clients in Oregon! Planning for in-person options near Portland January 2025. Have you experienced traumatic events, chronic stressors, or interpersonal distress that has impacted your view of self, others, and the world around you? Do you find yourself protective in relationships due to fear of getting hurt or rejected? Guess what? You make sense. My therapeutic aim is to support you with effective exploration and integration of your experiences, foster insight and understanding, and implement real changes so that you can experience healing in ways that align with your values and unique intersecting identities.
Accepting telehealth clients in Oregon! Planning for in-person options near Portland January 2025. Have you experienced traumatic events, chronic stressors, or interpersonal distress that has impacted your view of self, others, and the world around you? Do you find yourself protective in relationships due to fear of getting hurt or rejected? Guess what? You make sense. My therapeutic aim is to support you with effective exploration and integration of your experiences, foster insight and understanding, and implement real changes so that you can experience healing in ways that align with your values and unique intersecting identities.
My foundation as a therapist is compassion focused, attachment based, and built on posttraumatic growth principals.
Being human isn't always easy, no matter how much we would like it to be. Sometimes we experience events and relationship challenges that shake us to the core, leave our emotions raw, and challenge everything that we think we believe about the world. One of my passions is helping individuals and couples to find coping strategies, process through the difficulties they are facing, and help them move towards healing and growth. I offer a compassionate space that honors all of the emotions and experiences my clients bring to the room, and allow them to process at their own pace, while encouraging them to face difficult things.
My foundation as a therapist is compassion focused, attachment based, and built on posttraumatic growth principals.
Being human isn't always easy, no matter how much we would like it to be. Sometimes we experience events and relationship challenges that shake us to the core, leave our emotions raw, and challenge everything that we think we believe about the world. One of my passions is helping individuals and couples to find coping strategies, process through the difficulties they are facing, and help them move towards healing and growth. I offer a compassionate space that honors all of the emotions and experiences my clients bring to the room, and allow them to process at their own pace, while encouraging them to face difficult things.
Bethany Kuehne
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Portland, OR 97230 (Online Only)
You're probably here because you want to feel better. Whether it's recovering from trauma, reducing anxiety and depression, or improving your relationship with yourself and others, therapy can help. I'm dedicated to helping individuals find healing, self-discovery, and emotional balance. With years of experience, my aim is to provide you with compassionate and evidence-based support on your journey. Many of my clients appreciate the blend of practical approaches, emotional processing and good humor that we create together. Our time together can empower you to make lasting, positive changes.
You're probably here because you want to feel better. Whether it's recovering from trauma, reducing anxiety and depression, or improving your relationship with yourself and others, therapy can help. I'm dedicated to helping individuals find healing, self-discovery, and emotional balance. With years of experience, my aim is to provide you with compassionate and evidence-based support on your journey. Many of my clients appreciate the blend of practical approaches, emotional processing and good humor that we create together. Our time together can empower you to make lasting, positive changes.
Natalie Sophia Schwartzbauer
Pre-Licensed Professional, MSW, Intern
Verified Verified
Redmond, OR 97756
I offer a strengths-based approach to therapy that is tailored to each individual's unique needs and use a variety of therapeutic modalities, such as attachment-based therapy, compassion focused therapy, and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT).
Welcome! I offer therapeutic services to individuals and families at Infinite Healing Solutions in Redmond, Oregon. My mission is to help individuals empower themselves and identify behavioral, cognitive, and emotional patterns that no longer benefit their personal goals. I enjoy working with individuals who may be struggling with family conflict, relationship problems, trauma, depression, or grief. I have specialized expertise in LGBTQ+ relationships, Consensual Non-Monogamy (CNM), and Sex Positivity (Kink Allied).
I offer a strengths-based approach to therapy that is tailored to each individual's unique needs and use a variety of therapeutic modalities, such as attachment-based therapy, compassion focused therapy, and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT).
Welcome! I offer therapeutic services to individuals and families at Infinite Healing Solutions in Redmond, Oregon. My mission is to help individuals empower themselves and identify behavioral, cognitive, and emotional patterns that no longer benefit their personal goals. I enjoy working with individuals who may be struggling with family conflict, relationship problems, trauma, depression, or grief. I have specialized expertise in LGBTQ+ relationships, Consensual Non-Monogamy (CNM), and Sex Positivity (Kink Allied).
Andrew Drwenski
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Beaverton, OR 97003
Waitlist for new clients
I specialize in Structural Family Therapy and Compassion Focused Therapy in addition to regular use of CBT and client centered methods.
I enjoy working with people from all walks of life. I'm here to help you (and your family) live the best possible life. I'm ready to work hard with you to adjust to change, cope with trauma, build coping skills around depression, anxiety, and help you see yourself in a more compassionate light. I offer in person sessions on Fridays as well as Telehealth to best meet you where you are.
I specialize in Structural Family Therapy and Compassion Focused Therapy in addition to regular use of CBT and client centered methods.
I enjoy working with people from all walks of life. I'm here to help you (and your family) live the best possible life. I'm ready to work hard with you to adjust to change, cope with trauma, build coping skills around depression, anxiety, and help you see yourself in a more compassionate light. I offer in person sessions on Fridays as well as Telehealth to best meet you where you are.
Erin Mahone
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS , LPC
Verified Verified
Portland, OR 97232 (Online Only)
Do you often feel as if you're "hustling for your worthiness"? Together we can work to find your voice and use it effectively to self-advocate, set healthy boundaries, and challenge internalized narratives of shame and people-pleasing that have left you stuck, exhausted, and lonely. I work collaboratively with teens and adults who are experiencing the effects of trauma, anxiety, ADHD, life transitions, relationship issues, and navigating intersectional identities.
Do you often feel as if you're "hustling for your worthiness"? Together we can work to find your voice and use it effectively to self-advocate, set healthy boundaries, and challenge internalized narratives of shame and people-pleasing that have left you stuck, exhausted, and lonely. I work collaboratively with teens and adults who are experiencing the effects of trauma, anxiety, ADHD, life transitions, relationship issues, and navigating intersectional identities.
Lucy Dao
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Portland, OR 97213 (Online Only)
I draw from a strengths based, compassion focused, anti-oppressive and social justice lens with an integrative perspective approach tailored to your unique situation.
I believe each person is the expert on their own life. My role as a therapist is to advocate for your healing through using my training and knowledge to accompany you on your journey. I have enjoyed my experience working with teens and adults of all ages with struggles of anxiety, depression, attachment-issues, self-esteem, stress, racial identity, generational trauma and intergenerational cultural dissonance. Therapy is most successful when there is authenticity and therapeutic alliance. I look forward to doing the work with you and being witness to your healing.
I draw from a strengths based, compassion focused, anti-oppressive and social justice lens with an integrative perspective approach tailored to your unique situation.
I believe each person is the expert on their own life. My role as a therapist is to advocate for your healing through using my training and knowledge to accompany you on your journey. I have enjoyed my experience working with teens and adults of all ages with struggles of anxiety, depression, attachment-issues, self-esteem, stress, racial identity, generational trauma and intergenerational cultural dissonance. Therapy is most successful when there is authenticity and therapeutic alliance. I look forward to doing the work with you and being witness to your healing.
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Compassion Focused Therapists
How does compassion-focused therapy work?
Compassion-Focused Therapy is based on the idea that humans have at least three emotion regulation systems, including one that responds to threats and another that allows us to self-soothe. Those who experienced serious childhood adversity, the theory goes, have a hyperactive threat system and an underperforming self-soothing system, leaving them vulnerable to shame and a hypercritical mindset. CFT focuses on bringing these systems back into balance, helping the client be kinder to themselves and better able to accept kindness from others.
Is compassion-focused therapy a type of CBT?
Compassion-focused therapy is closely related to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and employs many of its techniques. In addition to CBT, CFT also draws from the fields of biology, evolutionary psychology, neuroscience, developmental psychology, and Buddhism. It also has similarities to some types of trauma-focused therapies.
Is compassion-focused therapy evidence based?
Evidence suggests that CFT can be helpful in the treatment of anxiety, mood disorders, eating disorders, personality disorders, psychosis, and other mental illnesses. It has also been shown to be beneficial for individuals who may not have diagnosable psychiatric disorders but who still struggle with persistent self-criticism and feelings of shame.
What are the limitations of compassion-focused therapy?
Compassion-focused therapy is still a relatively new therapy, and research on its efficacy is still in its early stages; while some studies have found positive results, many have suffered from quality issues or small sample sizes. And while most CFT clients find it difficult to practice self-compassion at first, some—especially those who actively fear compassion or are deeply uncomfortable being cared for—may not be fully open to the tenets of CFT, potentially limiting the therapy’s long-term effectiveness.