Mental Health Resources
See below for a list of options for seeking therapy plus additional resources relating to mental health. Have any questions or resources you'd like to add to this? email Celeste: jenisch@pdx.edu
Finding a Therapist
Short term counseling at SHAC: Schedule an appt by calling 503-727-2800.
Long term counseling: use the PSU ThrivingCampus directory to search for a therapist that fits your needs.
Polyvagal Workshop: “A Trauma-Informed Neurophysiological Approach to More Effectively Cope with Anxiety, Depression, and other Emotions” Mondays from 5 pm - 7 pm.
International Student Drop-In Support Group: Every Other Wednesday 1030 am -12pm.
Brainstorm Workshops (support w/things like focus and attention, time management, organization, etc.) Tuesdays 4 pm - 5 pm.
Navigating Life with ADHD: A 3-Part Workshop Series: e-mail Dr. Vivien So (vso@pdx.edu) to inquire about the next series.
Low Cost ($15 per session) individual, relationship, and family counseling.
Call to schedule: 503-725-4620 or email clinic@pdx.edu for call back
Low Cost ($15 intake, sliding scale $5-$75 per session) individual, relationship, and family counseling
Click here to be added to the waitlist
This is an organization created by a professor in the MSW program & their agency has several student interns there as well as licensed social workers.
Sliding scale rates starting at $10/session (they don’t take insurance).
Individual and group therapy practice specializing in somatic (body-centered), EMDR, creative arts therapy and more.
Queer-owned & focused on serving underserved populations.
They specifically accept OHP insurance which usually covers 100%.
If interested they have a new client intake form here.
Somatic (body-centered), trauma-informed, and relational therapist practice. Accepts OHP.
Contact Kristine: 5033890139 or kristinezappa@windingcreekcounseling.com
Portland Therapy Center - For searching for a therapist
Here you can filter therapists in the Portland area based on type of counseling, service, specialty, insurance, cost, etc
Psychology Today - For searching for a therapist
Similar to Portland Therapy Center, filter based on type of counseling, service, specialty, insurance, cost, etc
Additional Mental Health Resources/Education
This website is full of useful information and resources for managing stress & healing from trauma, including links to the latest trauma research, books, and contact information for connecting to trauma therapists.
Check out this video from their site which breaks down the biology of what happens to us when we experience trauma + how we can heal: Trauma and the Nervous System: A Polyvagal Perspective
National Council for Mental Wellbeing list of mental health resources, topics such as depression, suicide, anxiety, psychosis, and much more.
This is a Medium article discussing the conceptual definition of trauma and its implications for therapy.
Podcast interview of van der Kolk discussing his work around what happens in our brains and bodies as a result of trauma and his theory about support for healing.
How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime Nadine Burke Harris at TEDMED 2014. (15:59)
“Childhood trauma isn’t something you just get over as you grow up. Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains that the repeated stress of abuse, neglect and parents struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues has real, tangible effects on the development of the brain. This unfolds across a lifetime, to the point where those who’ve experienced high levels of trauma are at triple the risk for heart disease and lung cancer. An impassioned plea for pediatric medicine to confront the prevention and treatment of trauma, head-on.”