Christrian Wolf  Christian Wolff, MA Psy.A

Licensed Psychologist Associate

820 NW 21st Avenue, Suite B Work: 503-381-2032
Portland, Oregon   97209 Voice Mail: 503-381-2032
Fax: Made available as needed
Disabled Accessible: No E-Mail: DeftEars@gmail.com

Location:

Northwest Portland

Degrees:

Master of Arts

Clinical Psychology

Licenses:

Licensed Psychologist Associate, Independent Practitioner
Training & Certifications: At least 50 clinically relevant & board approved continuing education credits every 2 years
 
Availability: By appointment 

Fees:
 
$120 per 50 minute hour.
Initial appointments are generally 90 minutes, at no extra charge.
Brief phone or email consultations are available prior to the 1st session at no charge.

Focus of Practice & Interests

I am deliberately avoiding specialization in my practice.  I find that specialization is generally over-rated and presumes too much about a person’s concerns.  Often, presumptions are the very cause of the suffering which brings people to therapy.  There are solutions and possibilities which lie outside the way in which we usually think.  Invention, creation, discovery, and courageous assertion, I find, are the ways to liberate ourselves from the ties which have bound and troubled us.  These are the keys to overcoming the obstacles which have blocked our vision and our paths.  Taking responsibility for one’s own life is at once the hard and easy way. 

Background & Experience

Since 1979, I have worked in state and community psychiatric hospitals, mental health outpatient clinics, and in private practice.  I have lead crisis services, headed up programs for Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and supervised the internships of counselors in training.  My professionally published material has been cited in journals internationally and in presentation to the United States Congress.

Patient & Client Populations Served

Adults and Adolescents Males and Females
Individuals, Couples, and Groups

Spiritual and Non-Spiritual

Straight and Gay

Conventional and Unconventional

Artists, Musicians, and other creative people

Rebels and Warriors

Orientation & Approach

My approach to therapy is to “forget everything you ever thought you knew about psychology.”  The people who come to see me are not statistics.  They are individuals and deserve individual attention and independent consideration.  I take a constructivist and object relations approach to treatment in an effort to creatively restore the relationship between peaceable social living and the sustainable integrity of the individual.  Toward this, I employ a variety of established psychotherapeutic techniques and draw from philosophy, sociology, politics, anthropology, mythology, history, spirituality, art, literature, science, conventional wisdom, and even popular culture.  My style reflects the faith I have in those who seek my assistance.

Personal Comments

 Living well and meaningfully is a life-long endeavor for the conscientious person.  Formal therapy is but assistance one receives along the road.  Although there are many I have seen for long periods of time, and many I expect to work with for even longer periods, there are still many with whom I am only acquainted for a brief period.  It is my aim and my wish to help people create and discover “tools and jewels” they can take with them when they go.  It is my wish that they find and join with fellow travelers and that they live joyful and shared lives free of hopelessness and fear.  It is a great privilege to do the work I do and to have seen the courage and vulnerability of those who have sat with me in good faith and with a humble heart.  Life is a powerful and precious thing. 

Articles and Papers by Christian Wolff: