Education and Learning Disabilities Therapists in West Linn, OR
As a former teacher from a family of teachers, I have, since 1996, maintained a private practice that is devoted to the assessment of learning difficulties. I work with students age 12+ and adults in higher education or the workplace, who have difficulties in the areas of reading, writing, mathematics, attention, and/or executive functioning. Psychological, neuropsychological, and educational assessment tools are chosen for each individual, to build on strengths, facilitate appropriate support, and help each individual learn the best strategies for managing any challenges.
As a former teacher from a family of teachers, I have, since 1996, maintained a private practice that is devoted to the assessment of learning difficulties. I work with students age 12+ and adults in higher education or the workplace, who have difficulties in the areas of reading, writing, mathematics, attention, and/or executive functioning. Psychological, neuropsychological, and educational assessment tools are chosen for each individual, to build on strengths, facilitate appropriate support, and help each individual learn the best strategies for managing any challenges.
Learning Differences.
Experience passion in your marriage and fun in your family. You've spent years building an exceptional family, career, and life but recently have hit a snag. It might be a lack of intimacy in your marriage, a child who isn't thriving in school, sports, or emotional health, or a feeling that you're stuck--simultaneously overwhelmed and uninspired.
Learning Differences.
Experience passion in your marriage and fun in your family. You've spent years building an exceptional family, career, and life but recently have hit a snag. It might be a lack of intimacy in your marriage, a child who isn't thriving in school, sports, or emotional health, or a feeling that you're stuck--simultaneously overwhelmed and uninspired.
I’m excited to announce the opening of my new private practice. I have 20 years of experience as a psychologist working with adults, children, and families. I specialize in EMDR and my favorite part of my job is watching people let go of the pain from trauma and seeing the guilt and shame melt away. I have plenty of openings currently and look forward to hearing from you.
I’m excited to announce the opening of my new private practice. I have 20 years of experience as a psychologist working with adults, children, and families. I specialize in EMDR and my favorite part of my job is watching people let go of the pain from trauma and seeing the guilt and shame melt away. I have plenty of openings currently and look forward to hearing from you.
Shannon Frank-Richter
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPCC, LMHC, NCC, CCMHC
Verified Verified
West Linn, OR 97068 (Online Only)
Do you struggle with feeling misunderstood or like an outlier among others? I'm a licensed therapist in CA, OR, WA, & NV who treats individuals, couples, & families, especially those with neurodivergence or relational stress. My expansive experience enhances the empathy, relatability, dignity, skill, and understanding desired in a therapist. It's important that you feel that your therapist is a good fit for you, so if you're seeking a seasoned therapist in these relatable life conditions, please connect with me for a free consultation. I provide telehealth via a HIPAA compliant video conferencing format.
Do you struggle with feeling misunderstood or like an outlier among others? I'm a licensed therapist in CA, OR, WA, & NV who treats individuals, couples, & families, especially those with neurodivergence or relational stress. My expansive experience enhances the empathy, relatability, dignity, skill, and understanding desired in a therapist. It's important that you feel that your therapist is a good fit for you, so if you're seeking a seasoned therapist in these relatable life conditions, please connect with me for a free consultation. I provide telehealth via a HIPAA compliant video conferencing format.
Matt Field
Marriage & Family Therapist Intern, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
West Linn, OR 97068
Imagine taking a moment to connect your feelings and thoughts. You sit down and take a moment to feel sensations in your body, your mood, and then work through the story you connect to it all. Often when seeking therapy we start by wanting to find solutions to get rid of unwanted thoughts, feelings, and behaviors - and this is good! Taking time to have caring and attentive guidance through this process is the role I take. As you share what you are going through either as an individual, partners, or family, I see that it is my job to come alongside to first listen and then guide the path to a different and preferred life.
Imagine taking a moment to connect your feelings and thoughts. You sit down and take a moment to feel sensations in your body, your mood, and then work through the story you connect to it all. Often when seeking therapy we start by wanting to find solutions to get rid of unwanted thoughts, feelings, and behaviors - and this is good! Taking time to have caring and attentive guidance through this process is the role I take. As you share what you are going through either as an individual, partners, or family, I see that it is my job to come alongside to first listen and then guide the path to a different and preferred life.
I evaluate and treat children, adolescents, and adults suffering from ADHD, PTSD, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship and communication problems. I assist patients who seek balance between work and play, as they develop healthy communication, and compassion for others in relationships as parents, and partners, while also achieving success in their educational pursuits, and career path.
I evaluate and treat children, adolescents, and adults suffering from ADHD, PTSD, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship and communication problems. I assist patients who seek balance between work and play, as they develop healthy communication, and compassion for others in relationships as parents, and partners, while also achieving success in their educational pursuits, and career path.
SensoriWorks
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, CSWA, CADCIII, LAC
Verified Verified
West Linn, OR 97068
If you or your teen/young adult loved-one needs mental health Intensive Outpatient care, and talk therapy has not been the best fit for you, SensoriWorks is a great option. We work with young people transitioning into adulthood on stabilizing and becoming consciously embodied, through somatic therapy and coaching, medication management and assessment. We'll work together to develop a consistent mental, physical and emotional support plan that is really effective to stabilize your current concerns and expand your bandwidth in life. Learn the skills to grow your capacity for joy and play, strive for goals and practice thriving!
If you or your teen/young adult loved-one needs mental health Intensive Outpatient care, and talk therapy has not been the best fit for you, SensoriWorks is a great option. We work with young people transitioning into adulthood on stabilizing and becoming consciously embodied, through somatic therapy and coaching, medication management and assessment. We'll work together to develop a consistent mental, physical and emotional support plan that is really effective to stabilize your current concerns and expand your bandwidth in life. Learn the skills to grow your capacity for joy and play, strive for goals and practice thriving!
I am a licensed psychologist who specializes in working with children, adolescents, and their families. I offer a goal-centered, collaborative approach to therapy, using your child’s unique strengths and needs to identify challenges and develop skills to meet them. I provide a safe environment where both you and your child will be heard and supported, while giving caring, honest feedback to help you explore issues, reduce conflict and problematic behaviors, and increase happiness for both you and your family.
I am a licensed psychologist who specializes in working with children, adolescents, and their families. I offer a goal-centered, collaborative approach to therapy, using your child’s unique strengths and needs to identify challenges and develop skills to meet them. I provide a safe environment where both you and your child will be heard and supported, while giving caring, honest feedback to help you explore issues, reduce conflict and problematic behaviors, and increase happiness for both you and your family.
Welcome! I’m Fionn and a doctoral graduate student at Pacific University in my 4th of 5 years. I’m looking forward to getting to know you. As a therapist, I strive to create a space where clients of all backgrounds and identities feel welcome and safe. I truly believe that my clients are the experts on themselves and their experiences. I prefer to follow the lead of my clients and work at their pace as we navigate the path of healing and growth together. You are in charge! If we use a car metaphor, I will always let you be the main driver, while I’m in your passenger seat. I have great experience as a co-pilot and love that job!
Welcome! I’m Fionn and a doctoral graduate student at Pacific University in my 4th of 5 years. I’m looking forward to getting to know you. As a therapist, I strive to create a space where clients of all backgrounds and identities feel welcome and safe. I truly believe that my clients are the experts on themselves and their experiences. I prefer to follow the lead of my clients and work at their pace as we navigate the path of healing and growth together. You are in charge! If we use a car metaphor, I will always let you be the main driver, while I’m in your passenger seat. I have great experience as a co-pilot and love that job!
I tend to work with people who have tried many different therapies which failed to adequately improve their brain-related challenges or the benefits of such therapies have plateaued. Thus, this means that my clients tend to have fairly complex symptomologies and diagnoses, sometimes they don't even have formal diagnoses due to the unique mix of symptoms. Maybe the client has physical symptoms that their physician cannot explain and says are psychosomatic or due to a history of complex trauma. I also work with children for both neurofeedback and neurobehavioral counseling, which is behavioral counseling based on neurobiology.
I tend to work with people who have tried many different therapies which failed to adequately improve their brain-related challenges or the benefits of such therapies have plateaued. Thus, this means that my clients tend to have fairly complex symptomologies and diagnoses, sometimes they don't even have formal diagnoses due to the unique mix of symptoms. Maybe the client has physical symptoms that their physician cannot explain and says are psychosomatic or due to a history of complex trauma. I also work with children for both neurofeedback and neurobehavioral counseling, which is behavioral counseling based on neurobiology.
I believe that growth and healing happen when you are seen, supported, and cared for no matter how you feel or what is happening in your life. I love listening to you and helping you hear your own wisdom about the challenges you’re facing. I can help you develop confidence in your ability to ride the waves of emotion that can be overwhelming. It is beautiful and painful to be a human and I want you to know you’re not alone. I use a strength-based approach, helping you re-write stories about yourself and your relationships. I work with adults, couples, and families with kids 8 and older.
I believe that growth and healing happen when you are seen, supported, and cared for no matter how you feel or what is happening in your life. I love listening to you and helping you hear your own wisdom about the challenges you’re facing. I can help you develop confidence in your ability to ride the waves of emotion that can be overwhelming. It is beautiful and painful to be a human and I want you to know you’re not alone. I use a strength-based approach, helping you re-write stories about yourself and your relationships. I work with adults, couples, and families with kids 8 and older.
My ideal clients are children and families seeking support around behavior and communication concerns. They may be struggling with dysfunctional dynamics that have long persisted, or they may be facing new challenges brought on by recent change or loss. They desire to work collaboratively within a systems model to investigate the “whys” behind their distress, in order to get to the “how” when it comes to managing the way they respond to adversity individually and collectively. Ultimately my clients have the goal of becoming more capable and confident members of their family and society.
My ideal clients are children and families seeking support around behavior and communication concerns. They may be struggling with dysfunctional dynamics that have long persisted, or they may be facing new challenges brought on by recent change or loss. They desire to work collaboratively within a systems model to investigate the “whys” behind their distress, in order to get to the “how” when it comes to managing the way they respond to adversity individually and collectively. Ultimately my clients have the goal of becoming more capable and confident members of their family and society.
I believe the therapeutic process is about us journeying together on the path of wholeness and healing. It is in the context of a safe, consistent, secure therapeutic relationship whereby trauma can be processed and adaptively stored, where overwhelming emotions feel safe to be expressed, where that which happened to you becomes part of your story, and no longer the one that defines you. It is my belief that as you do this courageous work of healing, you are then able to experience internal power and strength that once felt unavailable to you. I believe that every human being possesses worth and value and the capacity to heal!
I believe the therapeutic process is about us journeying together on the path of wholeness and healing. It is in the context of a safe, consistent, secure therapeutic relationship whereby trauma can be processed and adaptively stored, where overwhelming emotions feel safe to be expressed, where that which happened to you becomes part of your story, and no longer the one that defines you. It is my belief that as you do this courageous work of healing, you are then able to experience internal power and strength that once felt unavailable to you. I believe that every human being possesses worth and value and the capacity to heal!
Christopher Willson
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
West Linn, OR 97068
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Mental strength training involves learning and practicing mental skills that strengthen the ability to control thoughts, emotions, and performance. With a Whole-person and Holistic Approach, it is a WIN! As a Doctor of Clinical Psychology, certified Holistic Health Practitioner, Consulting Hypnotherapist, Certified Wellness and Nutrition Coach, Certified Fitness Trainer, Behavioral Change Specialist, Certified Mental Trainer, and Cognitive and Sports Psychologist, I am passionate about helping you perform the best when it matters the most. I am a trained Brain Health Coach with the Daniel Amen Method Professional and a Career Coach.
Mental strength training involves learning and practicing mental skills that strengthen the ability to control thoughts, emotions, and performance. With a Whole-person and Holistic Approach, it is a WIN! As a Doctor of Clinical Psychology, certified Holistic Health Practitioner, Consulting Hypnotherapist, Certified Wellness and Nutrition Coach, Certified Fitness Trainer, Behavioral Change Specialist, Certified Mental Trainer, and Cognitive and Sports Psychologist, I am passionate about helping you perform the best when it matters the most. I am a trained Brain Health Coach with the Daniel Amen Method Professional and a Career Coach.
Looking for peace of mind or a clearer picture of why your child is struggling in some areas, showing brilliance in other areas and whether or not they have a learning disability, a mood or behavioral issue? Perhaps as an adult you are struggling to stay on top of everything and seek clarity regarding your neurocognitive profile so that you can achieve a greater sense of control and balance in your life. My job is to provide you with valuable information and practical recommendations that will enable you to achieve and maintain good health, peace and a sense of control.
Looking for peace of mind or a clearer picture of why your child is struggling in some areas, showing brilliance in other areas and whether or not they have a learning disability, a mood or behavioral issue? Perhaps as an adult you are struggling to stay on top of everything and seek clarity regarding your neurocognitive profile so that you can achieve a greater sense of control and balance in your life. My job is to provide you with valuable information and practical recommendations that will enable you to achieve and maintain good health, peace and a sense of control.
We are a psychological assessment clinic that specializes in conducting assessments for children, teens, and young adults including those for learning disabilities (such as Dyslexia), Autism, ADHD, giftedness, anxiety, and depression. Our approach is compassionate, collaborative, and thorough. One of the goals of the assessment is to provide an in-depth understanding of the young person’s strengths and to uncover the causes of their challenges. Another goal is to provide families, teachers, and other individuals who work with the student with evidence-based recommendations so that they can succeed and thrive in their life.
We are a psychological assessment clinic that specializes in conducting assessments for children, teens, and young adults including those for learning disabilities (such as Dyslexia), Autism, ADHD, giftedness, anxiety, and depression. Our approach is compassionate, collaborative, and thorough. One of the goals of the assessment is to provide an in-depth understanding of the young person’s strengths and to uncover the causes of their challenges. Another goal is to provide families, teachers, and other individuals who work with the student with evidence-based recommendations so that they can succeed and thrive in their life.
ADHD Child & Family Services
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Tigard, OR 97223
I offer child-based services that focus on building self-esteem, teaching skills, and re-igniting a passion for learning.
Raising healthy and happy children with ADHD can be a big job, but the good news is that you do not have to do it alone. There is a lot that can be done to help! ADHD is a complex neurodevelopmental condition that impacts each child differently. ADHD has little to do with how "smart" your child might be, but it has a lot to do with your child's ability to regulate their attention, mood, and behaviors. When symptoms of ADHD lead to lower self-esteem, mental health concerns, behavioral challenges, or academic struggles, it is a good time to seek professional help.
I offer child-based services that focus on building self-esteem, teaching skills, and re-igniting a passion for learning.
Raising healthy and happy children with ADHD can be a big job, but the good news is that you do not have to do it alone. There is a lot that can be done to help! ADHD is a complex neurodevelopmental condition that impacts each child differently. ADHD has little to do with how "smart" your child might be, but it has a lot to do with your child's ability to regulate their attention, mood, and behaviors. When symptoms of ADHD lead to lower self-esteem, mental health concerns, behavioral challenges, or academic struggles, it is a good time to seek professional help.
Whether you struggle with anxiety or depression, or need help learning to manage unwanted thoughts or behaviors, I believe in guiding individuals and families to solutions in a kind and supportive way.
With over 15 years experience working in school settings as a special education teacher and resource specialist, I bring a unique background to my work with clients. I began practicing clinical social work in 2020, and I use my knowledge of child development and neurodiversity to help children and adolescents navigate through challenges they may be experiencing at home or at school. I also have some availability for work with adult clients, especially if you are looking for a safe place to talk about the challenges of balancing family life, work life, and personal life.
Whether you struggle with anxiety or depression, or need help learning to manage unwanted thoughts or behaviors, I believe in guiding individuals and families to solutions in a kind and supportive way.
With over 15 years experience working in school settings as a special education teacher and resource specialist, I bring a unique background to my work with clients. I began practicing clinical social work in 2020, and I use my knowledge of child development and neurodiversity to help children and adolescents navigate through challenges they may be experiencing at home or at school. I also have some availability for work with adult clients, especially if you are looking for a safe place to talk about the challenges of balancing family life, work life, and personal life.
Some of the issues we help people identify, understand, and plan for include: giftedness; learning disabilities and/or unique learning styles; emotional concerns (such as depression, anxiety, and mood disorders); the various types of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders; autism-spectrum disorders; psychological/developmental trauma; behavior problems; and peer relationship difficulties.
We are a psychological assessment clinic offering a full spectrum of testing, assessment, and consultation services. At MindSights, we believe that seeing and understanding the complexity of unique minds gives those minds a better chance to thrive. Responsive and responsible psychological assessment is one way to gain such understanding. Whether you're a parent, a social worker/case worker, or a college-aged adult seeking psychological assessment and testing services, please visit us at www.mindsightspdx.com (or click the "Website" link in the upper left portion of this page) to learn more or to make a service request.
Some of the issues we help people identify, understand, and plan for include: giftedness; learning disabilities and/or unique learning styles; emotional concerns (such as depression, anxiety, and mood disorders); the various types of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders; autism-spectrum disorders; psychological/developmental trauma; behavior problems; and peer relationship difficulties.
We are a psychological assessment clinic offering a full spectrum of testing, assessment, and consultation services. At MindSights, we believe that seeing and understanding the complexity of unique minds gives those minds a better chance to thrive. Responsive and responsible psychological assessment is one way to gain such understanding. Whether you're a parent, a social worker/case worker, or a college-aged adult seeking psychological assessment and testing services, please visit us at www.mindsightspdx.com (or click the "Website" link in the upper left portion of this page) to learn more or to make a service request.
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How effective is treatment for learning disabilities?
When initiated early and tailored to a child’s specific needs, learning disability treatment can be quite effective at helping a child cope with their disability, though its exact efficacy may depend on the severity of symptoms and whether comorbid disorders exist. Less is known about treatment initiated in adulthood, but it is certainly possible that an adult with a learning disability will see some improvement—or at the very least, identify workarounds and accommodations that could make symptoms less burdensome in day-to-day life.
When should someone seek treatment for learning disabilities?
It’s best to seek treatment as early as possible. Because learning disabilities often go unnoticed until a child starts school, or even until they’re a few years along, regular check-ins with teachers and doctors can help parents determine whether children are meeting milestones and keeping up with peers or whether an evaluation for learning disabilities may be warranted. And although earlier is always better, it’s never too late to be evaluated for learning disabilities and to seek treatment.
What happens if learning disabilities are left untreated?
Undiagnosed and untreated learning disabilities can be a source of significant frustration and shame for a child, who may feel that their challenges stem from a lack of intelligence or willpower. Such feelings can trigger low self-esteem, depression, or anxiety, which may push a child toward risky behaviors, including substance use. In adulthood, untreated learning disabilities can interfere with career success, and lingering feelings of self-doubt and shame can negatively affect someone’s mental health.
Are there medications for learning disabilities?
Currently, there are no medications designed to treat specific learning disabilities such as dysgraphia or dyscalculia. However, someone with a learning disability may be prescribed medication for a comorbid condition, such as anxiety, depression, or ADHD, which may have positive downstream effects on their learning disability; for example, a child with both ADHD and dyslexia may find that they’re better able to focus on their reading exercises after being prescribed a stimulant medication.