Mindfulness-Based (MBCT) Therapists in Springfield, OR

Just as we need air to breathe and survive, we need connection and compassion to heal and thrive. I believe your mental health is just as important as other aspects of your health and dealing with feelings like anger, shame, ambivalence, and loneliness isn’t something you should have to do alone. At times we need to talk and reflect on our issues, other times we need to make direct changes to our circumstances and lifestyles. In either case, I am happily honored to be your counselor and meet your needs while dealing with the uncertainty, depression, anxiety, or disconnection that comes with the struggle of being human.

I am a person-centered therapist committed to creating a safe space where I can empower clients to find fulfillment in themselves and their lives. I believe that we are beautifully unique, while recognizing that our life experiences can leave us with internalized beliefs, messages, or patterns we hope to address in order to live a more content life. I work collaboratively with clients to develop greater self-awareness while holding space for healing and reclamation of strength.

I believe that we all have a journey that has led us where we are, with individual challenges and opportunities. Events from the past can leave lasting impacts that lead to feeling disconnected from self or others and difficulties with living authentically. I am passionate about listening to your story to work through challenges and assist you with taking control of this journey in order to feel whole and complete. I believe in a collaborative approach to help people create a healthier perception of themselves while strengthening their resources, and relationships during the healing process.

I have been working in mental health and substance use case management and counseling since 1995. I have worked in a variety of settings from court ordered treatment facilities, to inpatient locked mental health units, community mental health, crisis and stabilization, private practice, college level education, and insurance care management and utilization review.

You’re doing your best given your circumstances, awareness, & resources. Growth, and a fulfilling, meaningful life is possible when the conditions work for your unique needs. If you have ADHD/Autism, relationship, medical, or identity issues, anxiety, depression, or trauma, you may want your life back- or to feel "normal” for once. From the heavy depths of despair to the bubbly heights of playfulness, what makes life absurd, beautiful, & tragic will be acknowledged, not ignored. “Weird” celebrated, not shamed. I’ll help you embrace the unknown, adapt to change, & move forward.

I believe that counseling is not a one-size-fits-all process. Every person has potential to become the best version of themselves; your counselor is here to help you do that! I also have an interest in combining therapeutic approaches with holistic health to create an experience that is unique to every client.

“The good life is a process… it’s a direction not a destination.” - Carl R. Rogers. - - I believe that people are strong and resilient with vast internal resources for transformation and healing. This is the foundation of my counseling practice. I see my role as creating conditions that increase access to those resources.

Exclusively Telehealth: Congrats on making your mental health a priority! I see counseling as an opportunity of self-exploration and growth. I am passionate about helping my clients gain a better understanding of their story and how their previous experiences in life are influencing their present. I strive to create a safe environment for my clients, one in which they feel heard and understood with no judgement. I have had the pleasure of working with individuals from all different ages, cultures, backgrounds, and cognitive/developmental levels. I am here to meet you where you are at, and help you meet your goals.

Are you feeling lost and in need of an advocate and partner to reach your goals? Depression or anxiety crippling your quality of life? Feeling broken from trauma? Selah Counseling & Wellness provides child, teen and adult therapy as well as couples and family therapy for ages 4 - 65+ years of age. Selah creates a space for holistic healing, with the opportunity to integrate mental and physical health with our partner Bryce Family Medicine for a full mind-heart-body union.

When people become overwhelmed by life challenges and past experiences, their lives can be shattered. My mission, since completing my masters in counseling from Arizona State University in 2015, is to provide a safe space for people to heal, process root causes, and find insight to begin a journey of reclaiming their lives. I help adult clients discover the roadmap to defeating anxiety, depression, and trauma, to feel competent, capable, and resilient once more.

I know that seeking out and beginning one’s therapy journey requires a great deal of courage. The clients I work with generally arrive facing tremendously challenging life events that often leave them feeling overwhelmed, helpless, bereaved, and even broken. My main priority as a clinician is to provide a safe, compassionate, non-judgmental space where you feel supported and can imagine and realize new possibilities. Your stories, life experiences, strengths and weaknesses, spiritualities, and identities will be witnessed, honored, and respected.

I strive to create an accepting and supportive space in sessions for you to feel truly seen and heard, utilizing a person-centered and strengths-based approach in accompanying you on this journey. I bring compassion, warmth, and unconditional positive regard to this space and believe that healing can happen through compassionate connection and exploration. It is important to me that we incorporate approaches which honor your unique needs, and that we do so in an affirming and gentle manner. I hope that this can be a space in which you feel supported, celebrated, and cared for.

I believe in the value and worth of each human being and that each one of us has the ability to heal and master new skills throughout the life span. I strive to form trusting relationships with clients to assist them with improving their quality of relationships, increase their personal sense of well being or self esteem, achieve a better balance in their life, resolve traumatic history, and learn effective coping skills. Through a collaborative relationship, I assist clients with exploring their personal and spiritual development.

My approach is strengths-based, positive and non-judgmental. Together, we create an environment of safety and trust that is essential for exploring challenging issues. Offering guidance and support, my focus is to empower individuals and couples to increase harmony in their relationships and to develop an attitude of loving kindness toward themselves. My intention is to raise awareness of the impact of our thoughts on our feelings in order to awaken the power within each person to reduce negative thinking and increase health and well-being. A specialty is individual personal psychotherapy.

I am a licensed psychologist who utilizes mindfulness-based therapies in my approach to treatment. I have worked with many patients experiencing varied mental health concerns, including anxiety, OCD, depression, grief, eating disorders, sleep disorders and acute stress. Together, we will work to identify what you value in life and explore ways for you to engage in a way that is aligned with your valued outcome. Typically, what lands people in my office is a gap between how they are living their lives and how they want to be living their lives. Our work together would focus on closing this gap.

Now accepting clients! I honor the courage it takes to reach out and ask for support! We all have, within ourselves, the wisdom to heal from adversity and trauma in a way that allows us to live with purpose and passion. My passion is helping individuals to reconnect to that wisdom. I offer a safe space for individuals and families to develop new ways of being that work for and not against them in their journey. I will work with you to reconnect to your self, loved ones, community, and nature to facilitate healing and restoration. It is in this place we can reclaim an authentic way of being. I offer a $75-$150 sliding scale.

Accepting new clients. I specialize in trauma, emotional regulation, difficult to manage anxiety, depression, anger, guilt/shame and other areas. Do you need an ESA? Better yet, would you like learn how to train your dog as we work on the improvements you wish to make in your life while learning how your state of mind effects the relationship with your dog? Together we will create a plan with goals that works for you so you can improve your mental health while learning how train your dog at the same time. My specialty is bringing the two worlds together to create happy minds and healthy packs.

You deserve to feel empowered in your daily life- to be the one who confidently shows up for yourself in times of difficulty. I believe empowerment happens through a better understanding of the ways stress and trauma manifests in our minds/bodies. I seek to support those who experience barriers to empowerment, through the use of tools for stress management/mood regulation, self advocacy and healthy communication. I work primarily with anxiety, depression, life transitions, trauma, and relational stress. Together, we will question and challenge old stories, thoughts and behaviors that hold you back from embodying your empowered self.

My goal in therapy is to help you achieve a deeper understanding of why you may struggle to cope with stress and anxiety or make the desired behavioral changes you identify as needed in your life. I will work with you to explore your goals and motives, while learning about the neurobiological underpinnings of what we understand as our human "fight, flight of freeze" responses, which can often sabotage our ability to respond in ways that avoid exacerbating our situation and/or damaging our relationships with others. Together we will explore how you can learn to identify and short-circuit your emotional triggers.