Provider Biographies

Mackenzie brings a child-centered approach to her work with children and families. She believes all children express themselves through play and deserve space to do so. She follows the child's lead, letting play unfold at its own pace, trusting they know what they need, while offering support to give words to their experience. Outside of work, you'll find her hiking, swimming in the river, or exploring with her dog, Beanz. She loves discovering new music and going to concerts.

Grounded in an existential approach, Ray uses art therapy and EMDR to help clients discover true authenticity and create meaning in their lives. His experience includes working with teens, young adults, and those in the LGBTQ+ community. If you are drawn to alternative and introverted personalities, and want to make art with a fellow quirky queer, consider working with Ray as your therapist!

• Art Therapy
• LGBTQ+
• EMDR

Bella has been working with children, youth, and families in various roles for over 10 years. Bella specializes in working with teens, particularly those dealing with symptoms of trauma, anxiety, and ADHD. Bella has been trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and integrates a variety of other approaches into her work depending on a client’s needs. When not in the office, Bella is usually reading, watching scary movies, or playing videogames while her cat begs for her attention.

As both an artist and art therapist, Emily believes making art can create space for expression, curiosity, connection, and discovery. She takes a collaborative approach that honors clients’ expertise in their own lives and supports adolescents in exploring their identities, strengths, and personal narratives. In both individual therapy and the ceramics studio, Emily invites hands-on creative experiences as a way to deepen the mind-body connection and discover new ways of understanding oneself.

• Art Therapy

Julie uses a trauma informed lens when providing treatment for individuals ages 7 to 21 and their families. Her areas of proficiency are in treating anxiety, depression, trauma, family conflict and disruption. Julie's therapeutic approaches include: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Solution Focused/ Strength Based Therapy and Collaborative Problem Solving. She brings her own life experience as a mom of a special needs child to her work with clients.

Kali is a Deaf art therapist who uses the creative process and a relational, humanistic approach to support children, teens, and adults in discovering their strengths and creating meaningful change. She integrates strengths-based, solution-focused, and ACT approaches into her practice. As an artist, she believes creativity can deepen connection and support personal growth.

• Art Therapy

Jessica believes there isn't one "right" way to do therapy. Every person is different, so sessions are shaped around each client's interests and goals. She works with families, children, teens, and young adults, meeting them where they are through art, gardening, play, movement, or conversation. Jessica sees therapy as a collaborative process that helps people trust their own inner wisdom and grow with confidence.

• Garden Therapy

Marianne values meeting clients in their environment, utilizing a holistic, intersectional approach that acknowledges systemic, socioeconomic, cultural, and other relevant factors. Marianne employs humor, relationship-building, growth mindset, and an eclectic tool bag of tools and resources to support each client in exploring their identities and values while working towards their goals. Marianne works with all youth ages 13-21 and strives to include family and relevant supports in treatment planning. She has experience working with children experiencing foster care, LGBTQIA+ youth, immigrant families, and single-parent households.

Cass is a warm, energetic, and playful therapist who believes that choice is an important part of mental health treatment. She prioritizes choice in her sessions by allowing her clients to take the lead within the therapeutic space using a primarily nondirective play therapy approach. Cass is passionate about helping parents of clients understand the ways that play can be a window to a child's world, and the value of what children are saying to the adults around them through their play.

• Play Therapy

Ben earned an MS in School Counseling in 2019 and a BA in Psychology and Philosophy in 2013. He specializes in treatment-resistant teens and has had success working with diverse socioeconomic and demographic groups, specifically LGBTQ youth and high-acuity clients.

He wasn't an easy kid to raise and wasn't receptive to help because the adults in his life treated him like he was a problem. This is why personal respect, client-directed therapy, and a frank and honest approach are core to his therapeutic style.

• Teens

Born and raised on an island, Emy enjoys spending time near the water and in nature, where she feels most grounded. As a therapist, she values building genuine connections with each client. She strives to create a safe, supportive space where clients feel heard and understood. Her playful nature and sense of humor help foster trust, especially with children. She integrates Gestalt, somatic, play, and art interventions to meet clients where they are and support their growth.

Kaite is a school-based therapist who uses a trauma-informed, client-centered lens with teens and families. Her areas of experience and interest include trauma, eating disorders, NSSI, co-parenting and family challenges, and life transitions. She uses CBT, DBT, & ACT and brings her experiences as a parent and understanding of complex family dynamics to her work. Kaite holds an M.S. in Psychology and M.Ed., AAC, LMHCA (pending), and is a Psychology Doctoral Candidate (Fall 2027).

Kate has a Masters in Early Childhood Education specializing in Infant & Toddler Mental health and a Masters in Social Work from Portland State University. Her focus on relationship building in therapy integrates years of experience as an early childhood educator and clinical social work skills. She believes in creating a safe space for self-exploration and aims to support the whole family system. Self-determination, respect, and empathy are core values of Kate's work with clients.

Berit enjoys working with children and teens by creating a warm, playful, and supportive environment where they feel safe to be themselves. She believes meaningful change happens when children feel supported both in and outside of the therapy room, so she values partnering closely with caregivers throughout the therapeutic process. She enjoys finding creative ways to weave each client's interests into therapy, helping sessions feel engaging and uniquely their own while building practical coping skills and confidence.

Outside of work, Berit enjoys walking her dog, visiting the dinosaur museum, and spending time outdoors.

Elyssia's approach to individual and family therapy is collaborative, experiential and creative. As a mixed-ethnicity person whose family was shaped by their migration story, she is highly attuned to cultural context, identity and belonging. Supporting adolescents in identity exploration, multigenerational families and immigration/displacement trauma are close to her heart. She is a devoted bunny mom to rescue rabbits, cherishes her friends and family, and loves all things music and dancing!

Bridget is dedicated to creating a warm space that welcomes each client’s unique needs while feeling both supportive and empowering. She utilizes play, creative expression, humor, and conversation to support each client’s personal growth and development. Her approach is client-centered, trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, and values caregiver and family collaboration. In her free time, Bridget enjoys crafting, games, time with her children, getting outside, and eating ice cream.

Lori provides intake assessments and works with teens, meeting them where they are. Her approach is attachment-focused, strengths-based, and tailored to each client's unique needs and interests. She believes behavior has a purpose, and with support, growth and change are possible. Outside of work, she enjoys crafting, baking sourdough, and photography.

Daria is a client-centered therapist whose practice emphasizes meeting clients/families where they are at; she tailors her therapeutic approaches based on the unique needs and contexts that clients present with.

Daria values a collaborative approach that allows for youths to exercise their autonomy and feel heard.

Daria's interventions draw from play and art-based approaches and may be attachment-focused. She is a dog lover and values the impact of human-animal relationships on mental health.

Sarah provides a warm, gentle and supportive space where clients can feel heard and understood. She works with children, teens and adults using an attachment-based and trauma informed approach. Sarah integrates EMDR, mindfulness and polyvagal theory to help clients better understand the connection between their mind and body, build resilience and create lasting change.

Damien has been a counselor for 30+ years. He believes in holistic health; physical, mental / emotional, social / cultural, and spiritual and that we need to understand behaviors in context. He offers an opportunity to change, and hope, but that (you) have to do the work, that anger comes from hurt, old and new, that empowerment includes deconstructing racism, sexism, homophobia, etc., that safety and trust are critical. He is a bookworm, proud nerd, gamer, martial artist, fisherman and Chinese-American.

Darya is a collaborative and strengths-based therapist who believes that connection is the key to change and healing. She utilizes creative, play and evidence-based interventions to meet each youth where they are and support them in reaching their goals. Darya aims to create a safe, welcoming and nonjudgemental space where a youth can feel empowered to express themselves, explore their emotions and be their authentic self. Outside of work, Darya enjoys hiking, camping and traveling.