Contact Information

Downtown Portland
1020 SW Taylor Street, Suite 730 Portland, OR 97205 (503) 963-9332 Click here for a map to this location.

E-Mail	24hr Phone
melissaowens	(503) 963-9332

Education

Highest Degree Earned: MA
Discipline: Counseling Psychology

I have an Masters degree in Counseling Psychology with Addiction Specialization from Lewis & Clark College and am trained in clinical supervision as well. I have extensive successful experience working with chemical and behavioral addictions, particularly using DBT. I have training in Gestalt therapy and use Gestalt experiential work in my practice. I also have EMDR training and use EMDR frequently in working with patients. I worked for a number of years as Residential Counselor and then as the Clinical Supervisor of Adult Programs at De Paul Treatment Center. Previous to that I worked as a teacher and ESL / Bilingual Education Coordinator in Unalaska, Alaska, and at the Women's Resource Center in Anchorage as Skills Trainer. I have a BA from the University of California at San Diego.

Professional Focus

Professional Interests/Specialties:
I offer respectful confidential counseling to help you with the following issues:
* Brief therapy to get 'unstuck'
* Personal transformation - build on strengths to make desired changes
* Learn how to listen and be heard, love and be loved
* Free yourself from addiction, addictive relationships, compulsive behaviors, eating disorders, compulsive sexuality, shopping, internet addiction, obsessions
* work through grief, loss, abuse, illness, trauma, and difficult transitions
* Prevent debilitating patterns of depression, unmanageable anxiety, or rage
* Heal emotional reactivity and stop hurting yourself and those you love
I am skilled in DBT; Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR); mind/body therapy using breath, movement, and visualization; Kundalini Yoga as a healing practice; Active Imagination; and Prolonged Exposure therapy.

Populations Served: Adults, Couples, Elders, Families, Gay, Lesbian, OR Directory

Office Settings: Private Practice (solo)

Specialty Training: Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor

Usual and Customary Fee: $100 per 55 minute hour.

This therapist offers a discount for payment at the time of service when there is no requirement for billing or other financial paperwork.

I also have a limited number of lower-fee hours.

Affiliations:

Hospital and/or Teaching Affiliations:
Adjunct professor at Clark College in Vancouver WA teaching Assertiveness (communication skills).

Professional Affiliations / Activities:
American Mental Health Alliance - Oregon
Oregon Counselors Association
EMDR International Association
EMDR Therapist Network