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Kathy has her Master’s of Education as a Special Ed Teacher and her Master’s of Science degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Portland State University.  She has a wealth of experience teaching and counseling.  She is particularly interested in working with individuals, couples, and families who struggle with the impact of trauma in relationships.  I take a “Structural Family System” approach in working with clients in order to help identify what might be keeping them “stuck”, thus preventing them from functioning at an optimal level.  My theoretical orientation stems from Control Mastery Theory, which asserts that all individuals have a desire to reach their potential.  It is often their beliefs, rooted in their family of origin, that present obstacles in reaching their goals.  My goal as a therapist is to facilitate self understanding and improve the process of reaching one’s full potential.  Kathy specializes in:  Family/Couple Therapy; Individual Therapy; Abuse/Trauma issues; Codependency; Play/Sand Tray Therapy; Parenting; Family Divorce Mediation Counseling; Spiritual Awareness; and Psychosocial Aspect of Disabilities.

Kathy’s supervisor is Bob Davidson, M.Div., M.Ed., LMFT, CSAT.  Kathy gets direct individual supervision.

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Heidi, a licensed nurse practitioner, graduated from Oregon Health Sciences University in 1990 with a MS in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing, specializing in Children and Families. She earned prescriptive privileges and is Board certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Heidi taught psychiatric and mental health nursing at Walla Walla College School of Nursing (Portland Campus) for eight years. During that time she practiced therapy and medication management part-time. She has experience in psychiatric diagnosis and medication management. She specializes in medication management. Heidi works on Thursdays, at the Tigard office.

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 Naomi is a licensed professional counselor and certified drug and alcohol counselor in the state of Oregon. She works with individuals, couples, adolescents, families, and groups. She has over six years of experience working in mental health within private practice, community mental health agencies, crisis centers, school systems, and research facilities. She has specialized in various areas such as chemical dependency treatment, parenting and family divorce support, and crisis/suicide prevention. She has developed and led research in addiction, social psychology, and with children with developmental disabilities. In addition, she has created treatment manuals for adolescents and adult addiction programs and has organized mentoring and mediation programs for youth.

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Pamela graduated from OHSU and is board certified as a Family Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She is licensed to work with all ages but prefers ages 17 and up. She worked as a Mental Health RN caring for patients at the Oregon State Hospital and, as a result, is experienced in dealing with individuals who have serious mental illnesses, including schizophrenia, bipolar, and major depressive disorder as well as borderline or other personality disorders. She also enjoys dealing with high functioning individuals who are motivated to seek coping skills for dealing with life’s issues. Her approach in assessment and treatment is holistic and she favors a variety of therapeutic methods, including BSP (Brief Spiritual Psychotherapy), meditation, and/or CBT (cognitive behavior therapy). She believes that the greatest curative forces for individuals with psychological challenges come from within by accessing the ability of the brain to change how it functions, recognizing that medicines can sometimes assist in this process. This belief is fostered by recent research that shows the brain to be an organ that is continually rebuilt by its experience and attitude. Pam’s major interests are anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia.

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Office:   -Forest Grove:  Monday, Thursday

Teresa is a Graduate Student Intern from George Fox University and is completing her Master’s Degree in Couples, Marriage and Family Counseling. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Human Services, and is currently licensed in the State of Oregon as a Licensed Practical Nurse, with an additional certificate from the National Commission on Correctional Healthcare. Teresa has experience with adults, couples, individuals and children in broad range across the medical profession for forty years.  Currently, she works with active duty military and their families around the issues of PTSD, and co-occurring diagnosis. She currently holds membership in American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT).  Teresa looks forward to meeting you, and strengthening your growth, purpose and pleasure in life, through the process of counseling.

Teresa’s current specialties and interests focus in the areas of marital and pre-marital counseling, parenting styles and relationships, adolescent struggles, and spiritual/religious issues.  Teresa's supervisor is Bob Davidson, M. Div., M. Ed., LMFT, CSAT. Teresa gets direct supervision, individual supervision and group supervision. 

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