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Is shame negatively affecting your life? Many people feel shame for all sorts of reasons, but shame is often a weapon used in bullying behaviors to make others feel defenseless, embarrassed, or confused. If you are experiencing these symptoms of shame, then it's a good idea to seek professional assistance from a licensed therapist, who can help you make sense of those feelings and stop them at the source.

Whether you are located in downtown Portland, Arlington Heights, Buckman East, Eastmoreland, or even Healy Heights, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Common Signs of Shame

If you’re wondering whether you’re experiencing shame, this section is for you. Shame can bring on a myriad of symptoms, including:

  • Feelings of vulnerability.
  • Feelings of rejection.
  • Feeling small in relation to others.
  • Worrying about failing.
  • Worrying about what others may think about you.

This is not an exhaustive list. Licensed therapist Aaron Mason wrote this article about shame, imperfections, and the difference between guilt and shame.

Don’t Wait: Get Shame Counseling Today!

It’s totally normal to feel shame in the short term, but when these feelings linger or grow over time, they can have detrimental effects on your self-esteem and mental health as a whole. Therapy can help tremendously by helping you discover the source of your shame and how to overcome it. And Mental Health Match can help you find a quality therapist to get started. Start by browsing below or using our free therapist matching tool.

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Carolyn Peterson
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work together to build a better relationship with yourself and others to move beyond merely existing to living a more fulfilling, vibrant life. We will unveil your coping mechanisms, nurture resilience, develop essential coping skills and awareness


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work together to build a better relationship with yourself and others to move beyond merely existing to living a more fulfilling, vibrant life. We will unveil your coping mechanisms, nurture resilience, develop essential coping skills and awareness

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grounded in evidence-based practices, tailored to you. I recognize the weight of unrealistic expectations, both self-imposed and external, that can leave you perpetually unfulfilled. I am a licensed psychologist who works with adults.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Cultural Adjustment
  • Depression
  • Family of Origin
  • Grief
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Life Adjustment
  • Men
  • People Pleasing
  • Self-Compassion
  • Trauma
  • Veterans/Military Families
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Sienna Church
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Address issues such as trauma, grief and loss, domestic violence, mood disorders, health at every size, emotional regulation, boundary setting and more. II can help you process these issues with words, through your body, and expressively with art.


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Address issues such as trauma, grief and loss, domestic violence, mood disorders, health at every size, emotional regulation, boundary setting and more. II can help you process these issues with words, through your body, and expressively with art.

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I am an art therapist and therapist and work with somatic based therapies.

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  • Abuse
  • Anxiety
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Domestic Violence Survivors
  • Family Trauma
  • Grief
  • Intergenerational Trauma
  • Life Transitions
  • Mood Disorders
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Self-Doubt
  • Self-Expression
  • Self-Harm
  • Self-Image
  • Self-Understanding
  • Sexual Trauma
  • Situational Grief
  • Traumatic Loss
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Grace Carter
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Sessions provide you with a space to be understood and heard. This can help you can gain clarity and find your true strengths, resilience and authentic self.


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Sessions provide you with a space to be understood and heard. This can help you can gain clarity and find your true strengths, resilience and authentic self.

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I have a natural ability to: •inspire hope for getting better •be flexible in discovering what's happening for you •help clients heal their past and manage the present •accept people for who they are - in their current life circumstances.

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  • Anxiety
  • Artists and Creative Personalities
  • Attachment Issues
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Confidence
  • Self-Esteem
  • Trauma
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Tate Sprite
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I'll hold the firm yet welcoming space of presence and compassion, so that you can find your safety and ground under you. You'll have new powerful emotional experiences and develop new meanings. You'll become someone who is more able to engage life.


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I'll hold the firm yet welcoming space of presence and compassion, so that you can find your safety and ground under you. You'll have new powerful emotional experiences and develop new meanings. You'll become someone who is more able to engage life.

Something to know about my approach is:

Attachment work, mindfulness-based, trauma-informed, experiential, somatic work. I may be a great fit if you don't just want new tools and behavioral skills - you want to re-organize your basic operating system for doing life.

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  • Attachment Issues
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Developing Secure Attachment
  • Developmental Trauma
  • Dissociation
  • Embodiment
  • Emotional Intimacy
  • Intimacy
  • Loneliness
  • Mind-Body Connection
  • Mindfulness
  • People Pleasing
  • Perfectionism
  • Relationships
  • Relationship Skills
  • Relationship Trauma
  • Self-Doubt
  • Self-Esteem
  • Shame
  • Social Anxiety
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Seth Williams
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Establish a diagnosis and treatment plan based on your life journey thus far. Identify and build on your strengths. We will attempt to add one new skill most sessions. Between sessions we will note how we are feeling or functioning better.


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Establish a diagnosis and treatment plan based on your life journey thus far. Identify and build on your strengths. We will attempt to add one new skill most sessions. Between sessions we will note how we are feeling or functioning better.

Something to know about my approach is:

I focus on care for the second half of life. Key lenses I look through are Biopsychosocial (how our body, mind and spirit together contribuite to problems and solutions) and Existential (what is the meaning of this moment for my patient).

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Aging and Getting Older
  • Aging Parents
  • Anger Disorders
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Bisexuality
  • Body Acceptance
  • Elder Care Issues
  • Gay
  • Grief
  • Illness and Disease
  • LGBTQ+
  • LGBTQ Family Development
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Panic Disorders
  • Perinatal Mood/Anxiety Disorders
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Self-Acceptance
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