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Donald D.
Cohen, M.S.W., Ph.D.
"Psychotherapy
means integration, emotional awareness & intimacy."
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| 511 SW 10th #604 |
Work: |
503-238-5557 |
| Portland, Oregon
97205 |
Voice Mail: |
503-238-5557 |
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Fax: |
503-234-7166 |
| Disabled Accessible:
Yes |
E-Mail: |
Moco552@MSN.com |
Location: |
Downtown |
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2 blocks
south of Powell's Bookstore on 10th Avenue, 3 blocks north of the
main library. Office
building also known as the Portland Medical Center 6th floor, room #604 |
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| Degrees: |
Ph.D. |
School of Education and Dept. of Psychiatry |
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Master of Social Work |
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| Licenses: |
Psychologist |
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Licensed Clinical Social
Worker |
| Advanced Training &
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| Certifications: |
Couples & Sex
Therapy, "Marriage Council" at the University of Pennsylvania
Hypnosis Certification |
| Availability: |
Routine |
| Affiliations: |
American Psychological
Association |
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American Association
of Marriage and Family Therapy - Clinical Member
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| Fees: |
Fee structure available
upon request |
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Specialization
| Couples Therapy |
Sex Therapy |
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Focus of Practice & Interests
| Couples therapy |
Intimacy and
sex therapy |
| Chronic medical or
psychiatric illness. |
Transition from
divorce and separation |
| family therapy |
Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder |
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Background & Experience
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I have been in full time private practice
since 1988. Since that time I have also offered private supervision and
consultation to other private practitioners on a regular basis. From 1989
to 1993 I was an adjunct faculty at the Lewis and Clark graduate program
in Counseling Psychology teaching courses such as Human Sexuality,
Clinical Practicum, and Couples Therapy. In Philadelphia I administered an
AIDS program which did prevention and HIV testing and counseling, as well
as developing policies and procedures. For the 5 years preceding
that I was a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Medical College of
Pennsylvania, teaching medical students, residents, and mental health
professionals in continuing education programs in a variety of clinical
mental health topics. During these 6 years (1982-1988) I also had a part
time private practice. From 1979-1982 I was involved in my Ph.D. program
at the University of Pennsylvania. From 1974-1976 I was getting my MSW
from the same school. 1976-1977 I was an inpatient social worker for
psychiatric hospital. 1977-1979 I was a counseling supervisor for an
outpatient program working with adjudicated delinquents. My work
experience includes inpatient psychiatric, outpatient ER mental health
evaluations, day treatment, and administrative and preventive work. I have
been doing independent psychotherapy since 1976. |
Patient & Client Populations
Served
| Adult |
Older
Adults (65 yrs and up) |
| Teenage (12 to 18
yrs) |
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Orientation & Approach
| My training and
experience have been multidisciplinary and multi-theory. I consider myself
an integrated therapist. The three main theories I integrate in my
work are systems, psychodynamic, and cognitive-behavioral. I hope my work
in practice is similar to the way Paul Wachtel writes about his
("Therapeutic Communication", "Cyclical Psychodynamic
Theory"). I am n interactive therapist who explicitly represents a
point of view of what I believe is mentally healthy without believing I
have the last word. I believe the main power of psychotherapy comes from a
collaborative relationship between the therapist and the patient(s). |
Personal Comments
| I enjoy being a psychotherapist. I
believe I am truly privileged to be a witness and guide to peoples'
intimate explorations of themselves and their relationships. My practice
is about 50% with couples and I find working on relationships interesting
because of the need to understand the couples' system and the two
individuals and the two histories that make up the system. I am proud of
my unusual background; being from 2 different disciplines, having had
supervisors from at least 5 different disciplines, having worked in a
variety of mental health settings, and having started working in the
mental health field over 30 years ago (first job in the field as a
psychiatric aide in a psychiatric hospital).
I first thought of being a
psychologist when I was 12, and ultimately came back to my interest later
after working for a few years with an undergraduate degree, and then after
working as a social worker for a few years. My wife Deborah, and my
daughters Sarah, Emma, and Naomi, represent the most important
relationships in my personal life. I am interested in the social and the
psychological, and how one influences the other whether it is in
individual or couples therapy. I am interested in issues of fairness and
justice and the sharing of power, on small and large levels. I believe in
an almost mystical healing power of therapeutic relationships.
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