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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.

Northwest District of Portland, OR Shame Therapists - List Your Practice on Mental Health Match

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Anya Szumowski
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Identify and challenge those patterns, behaviors, and beliefs that are holding you back and keeping you stuck. We can work to create meaningful change that aligns with your unique values, interests, wants, and needs.


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Identify and challenge those patterns, behaviors, and beliefs that are holding you back and keeping you stuck. We can work to create meaningful change that aligns with your unique values, interests, wants, and needs.

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I provide gentle challenges and necessary tools to help you overcome difficult obstacles, while highlighting your existing strengths to cultivate growth and healing.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Confidence
  • Depression
  • Life Transitions
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Self-Esteem
  • Substance Use Disorders
  • Trauma
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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).

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  • 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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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
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  • Trauma
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Darren Hunt
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I can be of service to all people, including those with the following challenges: anger, anxiety, boundaries, coping skills, couples counseling, depression, grief, men's issues, relationship issues, stress management, substance use, and trauma.


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I can be of service to all people, including those with the following challenges: anger, anxiety, boundaries, coping skills, couples counseling, depression, grief, men's issues, relationship issues, stress management, substance use, and trauma.

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Peer reviewed research suggests that the most vital aspect of a strong therapeutic relationship is trust, and building a genuine connection. This allows for feelings of vulnerability and honest communication in sharing thoughts, beliefs and feelings.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Alcohol
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • Codependency
  • Confidence
  • Coping Skills
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Drug Use
  • Grief
  • Life Adjustment
  • Men
  • Relationships
  • Self-Esteem
  • Stress
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