“I am multiracial, bilingual in Thai and English, and the proud daughter of a Veteran.”
I help adults struggling with trauma, grief, and life transitions by navigating intense emotions and finding peace and connection. I am multiracial, bilingual in Thai and English, and the proud daughter of a Veteran.
PTSDMen's IssuesRacial IdentityCognitive Processing TherapyProlonged ExposureACT for TraumaOut of PocketOut of NetworkFirst Choice HealthPacificSource
“I’m a multiracial, first generation Salvadoreña, currently able-bodied, a life-long learner, and transplant from Southern California.”
Marsha Cristales-Fontaine is a Licensed Professional Counselor who specializes in supporting women experiencing disordered eating, eating disorders, body image issues, trauma, and chronic stress. She utilizes integrative EMDR, Mujerista, Womanist, and liberation-based psychologies in her practice.
“I am a mixed-heritage trauma and addiction therapist, community healer, facilitator, and land tender.”
Hello and Welcome! I am a mixed-heritage trauma and addiction therapist, community healer, facilitator, and land tender.
Addiction CounselingEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Internal Family SystemsAnxietyHistorical/ Intergenerational TraumaPost Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)Addiction CounselingAttachment TheoryCulturally Sensitive TherapyDialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Family SystemsFamily TherapyTranspersonal TherapyInternal Family SystemsFirst Choice HealthMedicaidOptumPacificSourceBlue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)Blue CrossTrillium Community Health Plan
“BA identifies as mixed race, gender queer/nonbinary person.”
Beth Ann Short is a nationally registered and board certified Art Therapist, fine artist, author, and educator based in Portland, Oregon. They incorporate intersectionality, social constructionism, feminism, queer theory, liberatory practices, and antiracism into their work.
Art TherapyTraumaMindfulnessArt TherapyCreative Mindfulness TechniquesArt Journaling
“As a biracial Asian-American woman, I have experienced how my intersecting identities can shape relational power dynamics.”
Anchi Howitz is an Associate therapist who approaches her work with a systemic and relational lens, specializing in working with couples, adult, and teen individuals. She aims to create a collaborative environment grounded in warmth and compassion, drawing from Narrative Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and Ecotherapy.
“I am multiracial (Black, Native American, Asian and white), raised in a predominately Black family in a predominately Black neighborhood, that has since been gentrified in NE Portland.”
Francesca is a senior program director and therapist at Project Network (part of LifeWorks NW) in Portland, Oregon. She has over 13 years of experience working in African American culturally focused programs, dual-diagnosis therapy for youth and families, and supporting women in recovery.
Dual-diagnosisSubstance use disordersMental health issuesTrauma-informed carePrenatal and recovery servicesChild and family therapyTrauma-informed
“She identifies as a queer and biracial psychotherapist associate”
Olivia Bormann is a queer and biracial psychotherapist associate in Oregon who utilizes collaborative modalities like psychodynamic and narrative therapy to support adults, college students, and couples navigating trauma, abuse, dissociative disorders, and relationship conflict.
TraumaAbuseDissociative disordersRelationship conflictPsychodynamicNarrative therapyBlue Cross Blue ShieldMODAProvidenceKaiserPacificSourceCareOregonHealth ShareOHP
“As a multiracial (paternally White, maternally Asian) cisgender male, I recognize the significant influence cultural and social identities have on individual experiences, including how those identities are shaped, perceived, and reacted to in larger institutions and society.”
Mark Reck, PsyD, ACS is a licensed psychologist and Clinical Director in Oregon who approaches therapy through a collaborative, anti-oppressive, and holistic lens, with a personal and professional interest in meditative practices and identity development.
AnxietyConcentration and focusDepressionMood concernsTraumaIdentity developmentIdentity-based oppressionIndividual therapyGroup therapyPartner therapyGestalt therapy
“RACE & ETHNICITY Asian American, White, Biracial/Multiracial”
Josh Bolle is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist in Portland, Oregon, who specializes in LGBTQIA+ therapy, couples counseling, chronic illness, and relationship issues, working with individuals, couples, and families.
LGBTQIA+Couples CounselingChronic IllnessRelationship IssuesMulticultural ConcernsFamily SystemsEmotionally FocusedEye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)NarrativeFeminist TherapyMulticulturalAetnaBlue CrossBlue ShieldBlue Cross and Blue ShieldCareOregonCigna
Alex Haslett is a Graduate Student Intern at Family Ties Counseling Center who works with individuals, teens, couples, and families. Having grown up biracial, he brings a warm, thoughtful, and collaborative approach that is social justice oriented and queer affirming.
“I'm a Black and Native American/Indigenous Licensed Professional Counselor.”
Khrystal Johnson is a Licensed Professional Counselor and the founder of Blue Camas Healing & Wellness. She provides trauma-informed therapy grounded in interpersonal neurobiology, somatic regulation, and creative healing, with a focus on culture, identity, and indigenous ways of knowing.
TraumaADHDRelationship TherapyBIPOCNeurodivergenceGender-Affirming Surgery Referral LettersInterpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB)Somatic regulationCreative healingDialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotional Brain Training (EBT)
“I am a multiracial, neurodivergent art therapist and storyteller who believes healing is an act of reclamation.”
Do you ever feel like you've been “too much” for the world, but “not enough” for yourself? This space is for the deep feelers, the creative souls, and the caregivers who are ready to come home to themselves. I am a multiracial, neurodivergent art therapist and storyteller who believes healing is an act of reclamation.
Art TherapyBurnoutNeurodivergenceLatinx / Queer AffirmingArt TherapyCreative Expression
“I’m a first-gen, biracial psychotherapist of Indigenous Chamorro/Pacific Islander and Mexican heritage, with roots in Anaheim, California.”
I’m a first-gen, biracial psychotherapist of Indigenous Chamorro/Pacific Islander and Mexican heritage, with roots in Anaheim, California. I work with kids, teens, and adults navigating anxiety, OCD, depression, relationship stress, life transitions, complex trauma, low self-esteem, and attachment wounds.
You're carrying generational and childhood trauma. You have family of origin trauma to unpack. You’re overwhelmed. Your emotional reactions feel reactive and uncontrollable. Defenses feel high. Stress has left you in a state of “survival mode” and you are wanting to slow down & cope. I often work with clients who have experiences with Complex Trauma (C-PTSD). I support you in understanding your reactions and exploring coping strategies that feel more supportive to you now and as you grow and adapt. I focus on trauma, abuse, dysfunctional relationship patterns, identity, self-worth, anxiety, depression, body image & burnout.
“As a biracial (filipina/white) person, I also bring personal understanding of what it can feel like to move through spaces where you may not feel fully seen or understood.”
Renata Austin is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Oregon who offers individual counseling to adults, with a focus on supporting marginalized communities, including BIPOC, multiracial individuals, immigrants, and refugees. She brings a collaborative, strengths-based, and culturally responsive approach to her practice.
TraumaSubstance UseAnxietyDepressionFamily ChallengesGrief/LossIntergenerational traumaMultiracial IdentityReproductive HealthAcceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)Motivational Interviewing (MI)Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET)Person Centered Therapy (PCT)Relational Cultural TheoryAetnaBCBSCignaKaiserModaOHP Columbia PacificOHP Healthshare/CareOregonOHP Jackson Care ConnectOHP Open CardOHP PacificsourceOHP TrilliumOHP Yamhill CCOPacificsourceProvidenceUnited Healthcare
“I am a mixed race, cisgender, neuroqueer woman of color; my ancestors are from Zacatecas, Mexico, Hoshiarpur, India, Germany, and England.”
I am a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) serving both Portland, Oregon and Albuquerque, New Mexico. I am a relational therapist specializing in working with multiracial and monoracial people of color who experience cultural insecurity, as well as addressing trauma, neurodiversity, and the intersection of race with other identities.
Intimate partner violenceSexual traumaNarcissistic abuseAdults who experienced abuse as childrenComplex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD)Post Traumatic GrowthRacial traumaCultural insecurityNeurodiversity-affirming assessment and diagnosis of ADHD and Autism Spectrum DisorderInterpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB)Anti-Oppressive/Liberation PracticeEmotion Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT)Attachment TheoryEcotherapyEMDR
“As a queer, non-binary, Chinese/Native Hawaiian person, I understand the impact of cross-generational trauma and colonialism on all bodies.”
Claire Tam is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Portland, OR, specializing in working with queer, TGNB, and BIPOC adults dealing with depression, anxiety, gender identity, polyamory/relationship concerns, and healing from trauma using a relational and sensorimotor framework.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Relational TherapySensorimotor PsychotherapyGender Identity TherapyLGBTQ-Friendly TherapistsSystemic Oppression TherapyAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)Motivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPerson-Centered (Rogerian)Out of NetworkHealth Share of OregonMedicaidOregon Health Plan
Jaclyn LewisLMFT, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Eugene, Oregon
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“I grew up in Southern California in a biracial family and moved to Oregon in 2022.”
Jaclyn Lewis is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Oregon who grew up in Southern California in a biracial family. She practices from a sex-positive, kink-aware, and LGBTQIA+ affirming lens, utilizing an integrative approach that incorporates DBT, CBT, and family of origin exploration.
DepressiongrieflosssadnessAnxietyworrystresspanicLGBTQIA+ Related IssuesRelationship strugglesBIPOC related issuesTrauma and PTSDDomestic violenceSexual traumaIntegrative approachFamily of originDBTCBT