Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapists in Tigard, OR

*ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS* A strong connection with a therapist is crucial on your journey to healing, so I encourage you to look for a therapist that you like and can relate to. Please contact me for a free 15-minute phone consultation to find out if you and I are a good fit and to see if I can help you with the things that are hurting you or holding you back, Below are some of the concerns that I have helped many clients with over the years.

Are you an individual or couple looking for more fulfillment? I specialize in working with relationships to create change. Monogamous, poly, or open my desire is to work towards your common goals to create lasting change. I love working with couples developing healthy sexualities, LGBTQIA+ individuals developing their sexual and gender expression, and people on the journey of healing. I use a person-centered approach, with a whole lot of fun and humor, to authentically provide a space for a collaborative, non-judgmental relationship. Creating mindful awareness into your lived experience we gently address patterns and build insight.

I serve children, adolescents, and young adults who have a desire for understanding what is happening within them and discovering ways to improve their mental well-being as they develop. I strive to provide a comfortable and welcoming atmosphere where crying is accepted and laughter is encouraged. I deeply value getting to know an individual's true self and embracing the unique ways they see the world. My goal is to guide clients in learning skills and discovering their own personal strengths so that they can find confidence in their ability to heal and work through struggles on their own after counseling is complete.

Since you are reading this profile, you are likely feeling a need for change. Fortunately, it is unnecessary to live life with fear, confusion, or loneliness. Just because you can't see how to get there doesn't mean it can't be done. I would be honored to walk this path of healing with you. Borrow from my hope and experience that things CAN be different. Whatever block you may be experiencing is simply a signal that your body and mind wants to heal. Together we can interpret those signals and create a healing dialogue.

Have you been to many different therapists and don’t feel it has helped? Or maybe you’ve never been to a therapist and have no idea what to expect. Do you feel stuck in relationships and situations where you feel miserable and can’t take the next step?

Counseling is a highly personal experience. With hundreds of counselor profiles online, each sounding very similar, how do you choose the counselor who is right for you and your situation? Choose several that meet your criteria of insurance, services provided and issues addressed. Then call and interview them. Within the first few minutes you may be able to discern who is a good fit.

I believe that all of us are changing and growing throughout our lives. At times, we can feel as though we are treading water instead of moving forward. Participating in counseling can help you work through the "stuck places" as you cultivate skills, strengths, enhanced self-esteem and renewed hope for your present and future.

Everyone could use support when things don't go as we expect. My main goal is to be the person sitting with you during your highest highs and lowest lows. You are not alone and you have what it takes. People of all ages need to be truly seen and heard which is what I am here for. We are all doing the best we can, yet we can desire to change and become better. We could all use a hand wading through challenging times. I will be the support you need, and we will work together to create better days ahead.

Summer is here! Life is full of transitions and can tug at our strings in search for identity and times of uncertainty that can increase anxiety, depression, and trigger previous trauma. Children can feel changes and try to adapt without the words to express how they feel that can create additional tension. Put this together, it can become a cesspool of emotions for both the parent(s) and child. My personal experience of living abroad for 20 years and raising 5 children, helped me to understand transitions and their complexities.I work with both children and adults, parenting for relief.

As a clinician who is part of the Kelle DeBruin Counseling team, I have a passion for working with people who think complexly about the world around them and want to "dive deeper" on their journey. Those who contemplate life’s big questions: who am I? What do I want? What is my purpose here? Why did I have to go through that and what does it mean? Together we will explore yourself and your values, and any barriers that prevent you from creating the life you want to live, either yourself or in your relationships.

At Heartafire, we realize that taking the first step to reach out for help can be a daunting one. If you find yourself struggling to manage life's challenges, the past keeps intruding into the present, or you feel yourself trying to manage your symptoms, but it isn't working - therapy can help! Together, we will collaborate on a plan to incorporate a variety of therapy modalities using evidence + strength-based approaches in order to individually meet your needs.

Accepting NEW clients and OHP... At times, we may reach a point where we are unable to bear the load any longer. Seeking counseling can offer liberation from the heavy burdens that oppress us. Whether it be past or current trauma, problems in relationships, life transitions, or unfulfilled expectations, we can collaborate toward recovering from the injuries inflicted by life's unpredictable challenges. Embarking on the path to healing may seem daunting, but I am eager to create a secure and nurturing environment, fostering a dependable connection where we can embark on this journey together and discover optimism for what lies ahead

::: ::: Our stories are written by the things we experience: our past, our present, and what we hope will be our future. At times we come to a point when the storyline has not turned out like we expected. This may be the catalyst to begin a search to find insight and meaning for the past, hope for change in the present, and movement toward what lies ahead.

Whether you are facing significant life transitions, relational conflict, lost sense of self or wishing to expand your emotional awareness - My hope is to provide a therapeutic space that empowers you to reconnect with your own innate resiliency. In therapy, I often incorporate mindfulness techniques and parts of self work to help clients foster the connection between their mind and body to facilitate healing. I believe that through deeper understanding comes greater self-awareness and the ability to identify your truest needs, wants, wishes, desires and authentically express yourself.

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.

I believe everyone can live a fulfilling life with meaningful relationships, a sense of purpose, and hope for the future. Sometimes a fulfilling life seems out of reach because of distortions in our patterns of thinking, imbalance in our relationships, or systemic barriers beyond our control. Oftentimes it is unclear what is causing our suffering and we may feel hopeless that things will ever change. But even if our outside world doesn’t change, I believe we can obtain the tools and insight to find calm and bring peace to our inner world.

I provide both counseling and consulting telehealth services for children, teens, parents, and families to promote overall well-being, improving relationships, gain coping strategies, parenting skills and nuture healthy development in children and teens.

As an EMDR Certified clinician, I take a different approach to counseling. If you're tired of traditional talk therapy, or want to try EMDR because you've heard others sing its praises, you're in the right place. EMDR is a counseling method that helps people overcome a number of issues including anxiety, self-esteem problems, feeling like an imposter, trying to move on from negative events or trauma and more. Much like the healing that takes place in REM sleep, EMDR heals using eye movements to reprocess the experiences we've had that lead to these concerns so that they sit in the brain differently. And they no longer feel true!

The world is a confusing place, and it feels as if no matter how hard you try, things just stay overwhelming. Friends and family are starting to worry that the weight of the world might crush you. Relationships are getting harder to maintain or even to get started.