Stephan Tobin, Ph.D.
Nixon Avenue
West Linn, OR

Tillamook Professional Building
2106 NE 40th Avenue
Portland, OR  97212

 Work: 503-699-5534
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Fax: 503-636-0719
Disabled Accessible: Yes E-Mail: StephTobin@comcast.net

Location:
West Linn or NE Portland
West Linn Marylhurst area.  Five minutes from Highway 43. Parking available in driveway.

Degrees:
Doctorate
Clinical Psychology
Master of Art  Psychology
Bachelor of Arts Psychology, minor English Literature

Licenses:
Psychologist
Training & Certifications: Gestalt Therapy
EMDR
Psychoanalytic self psychology and Intersubjectivity
Relational Gestalt Therapy
 
Availability: Routine and Urgent Care
Affiliations:
American Mental Health Alliance - Oregon
Gestalt Therapy Institute of Los Angeles
EMDR International Association
Association of Humanistic Psychology
Oregon Psychological Association
Washington State Psychological Association
Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration
American Psychological Association
 

Fees:
$160 for Initial session
$130 for Individual session, 45 minutes in duration
$140 for Couples/Family session
Sliding scale fees will be negotiated upon request.
Some insurance accepted.

Specialization

Individual therapy: for relationship problems, depression, anxiety, grief; and for childhood sexual and/or physical abuse. Couples and family counseling
Group therapy:  for those wishing to improve their ability to relate to others. Supervision and consultation.

Treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD), phobias and panic disorders.

Dental phobias and problems handling money.

Focus of Practice & Interests

Relationship Issues Resolution of childhood sexual, physical and psychological abuse and neglect.
Depression and Anxiety  

Background & Experience

Private practice:  Over 36 years practicing clinical psychology in California Past teaching experience:  Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychology, UCLA, Adjunct Faculty, California School of Professional Psychology.
Current teaching: Ryokan College and Saybrook Graduate and Research Institute. Co-founder, Past President and Trainer, Gestalt Therapy Institute of Los Angeles
Co-founder and Director, Mental Health Center, St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, Sherman Oaks, CA

Co-founder, Topanga Center for Human Development

   
   

Patient & Client Populations Served

Elder (65 yrs and up) Teenage (13 to 17 yrs)
Adult (18 to 65 yrs)  

Orientation & Approach

I have two strong beliefs, which are supported by much research on psychotherapy and counseling.  One is that the most successful treatment involves a good therapeutic alliance between client(s) and therapist.  The other is that people have within themselves the resources for positive change.  Therefore, I see myself and my clients forming a team so that we, together, can help them grow, resolve problems and lead more productive, creative and joyful lives. 

 
My orientation is integrative.   Rather than a one-size-fits-all approach, I draw upon my wide experience  to co-create with my clients a strategy to meet their  unique needs.  For some, it might be a short-term treatment to resolve excessive grief, a phobia,  the debilitating effects of a traumatic incident or to the creation of a more harmonious couple or family.  For other clients, it might be helping them to free themselves of an unsatisfying  relationship, job or addictive life style.  For still other clients,  it might be longer term treatment to raise self-esteem, learning to tolerate and work through negative emotions such as grief, shame, anxiety and destructive anger; and to resolve the painful and debilitating effects of childhood psychological, physical or sexual abuse. 

 
My training and experience is in the areas of Gestalt therapy, EMDR, humanistic-existential therapy, object relations therapy, systems theory and psychodynamic therapies, particularly self psychology and intersubjectivity.

 

Personal Comments

 

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