Jackie Paris, LMFT    Jackie Paris, LMFT, RDT
 

Jackie Paris Counseling

1820 SW Vermont St., Suite L Work: 503-528-4406
Portland, Oregon   97219 Voice Mail: 503-528-4406
Fax: 503-477-4852
Disabled Accessible: No E-Mail: jackieparis@comcast.net

Location:

SW Portland
Corner of Vermont Street and Bertha

Degrees:

Masters

Clinical Psychology

Licenses:

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Training & Certifications: EMDR Practitioner

East/West Healing Methods

Buddhist Insightful Healing Methods

Transformational Coaching

Drama Therapy

Psychodrama

Art Therapy

Dance Therapy

Gestalt Therapy

Emotional Thought Field Therapy

Hospice/Bereavement

Play Therapy

Solution Focused Therapy

Extensive Training in the Treatment of Autism, Aspergers and Developmental Disorders

Availability:

Routine: When I am scheduled to be available I can see return appointments on a weekly basis and I can see first time clients within one week of first contact request.

Urgent:  I will see first time clients within 72 hours of contact.

Crisis:  I have experience providing crisis intervention services or emergency services and I will see first time clients within 24 hours when I am scheduled to be available.

Emergency:  I have experience and training in crisis intervention in dealing with suicidal and homicidal clients, clients who are having a psychotic break, or unexpected environmental stressors.  When scheduled to be available, I will attempt to contact new and prospective clients within 1 hour and can be available to see clients within 12 hours of first contact.

 
Affiliations: National Association of Drama Therapy - I am a registered Drama Therapist
American Mental Health Alliance - Member
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists - Member 
 
Fees:

My fees are determined by my contracts with insurance companies.  My usual customary fee is $125.00 for an Individual Session, $150.00 for a couple’s and/or family session, $65.00 for an assessment for Social Skills Group for Elementary age children who are on the spectrum, and a $25.00 for Social Skills group per hour session.

A  percentage of my practice offers a sliding scale fee.

Specialization

Trauma release work, depression, anxiety and panic disorders, stress, grief and loss, relationship problems, couple and family issues, child/adolescent development issues, parenting issues, communication and assertiveness training, conflict resolution, anger management, life stage transitions, spiritual issues, and self esteem and personal growth. Children and adults who have autism, aspergers or pervasive developmental disorders.  

Focus of Practice & Interests

Trauma Release Work Relationship challenges
Conflict Resolution Assertiveness and Communication Training
Self Esteem Issues Depression
Anxiety Life stage transitions
Child/Adolescent developmental issues Spiritual Issues

Background & Experience

I have 20 years experience working with adults, children, adolescents, elders and families in a variety of settings, including inpatient and outpatient treatment programs, schools, mental health clinics, and private practice.  I’ve had 10 years experience doing business consultation, with a focus on using creative methods to bring about organizational changes.  I have extensive experience teaching, training, coaching, and supervising therapists.  Have also worked in various countries and with a multicultural clientele.  

Patient & Client Populations Served

Adults Couples
Families and children Multi-cultural and multi-ethnic groups

Orientation & Approach

My style is supportive, client centered, strength based, direct, and utilizes a broad range of tools and approaches that are tailored to meet your specific needs.  I encourage authenticity in human interactions.  My orientation is often experiential, and works to release old patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaviors and to acquire new skills, new thought patterns and ways of relating, thus promoting integration and ideally, alignment with one’s Higher Purpose on the planet.  

Personal Comments

Every problem, no matter how hopeless or “stuck” it may appear, can be transformed into an opportunity to develop inner strength, reclaim forgotten parts of ourselves, and to gain a feeling of inner and outer harmony and empowerment.  I run a Theater Company, called Playback Theater, whereby audience members tell a story from their lives and watch them enacted on the spot by an ensemble of actors and musicians. I am committed to honoring and illuminating the lives of individuals and communities, to bear witness to the differences among people and to foster the universality of the human experience thereby creating inherent connection.  It is my intention with both my private practice and theater work to offer an opportunity to re-envision yourself and your community with harmony.

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