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Psychotherapists are called many different things (sticking to the professional titles here), and trained in many different ways. We also all practice differently; some of those differences are more subtle than others. Regardless of who you are seeing for support, whether a...

Counselor
Psychologist
Psychiatrist
Marriage and Family Therapist
Clinical Social Worker
Core Energetics Therapist
or... ?

You should expect out of your time with that person certain fundamental things. And, should you choose to enter into psychotherapy, you should let a few things go. Yes, you!

Above all, you should expect to feel respected and heard. Your therapist should feel

To blog or not to blog, that is the question.

Amber and I have been having some interesting conversations about wellpdx and health and life. We decided that we both love to be excited--of course! Right now, I'm excited about beautiful fall leaves, and a good feeling of health even as winter comes knocking at the door. I know that I am doing all I can with sleep, exercise, and food to keep myself as healthy as I can. And, I have a wonderful resource ( my husband!) for the magic of Chinese Herbal Medicine when I begin to feel that tickle or scratch or lump in my throat.

As I sit, snowed-in, this Christmas Eve Eve, I think of what a different holiday season this has turned out to be. With the economy seeming to go ever downward, and now a snowstorm here in Portland, it has been transformed for many of us. With resources more difficult to come by, priorities change and in some ways become more clear. It is my holiday wish that for many people, a priority this year will become their own health and well being.

There are so many options for health in our community. And not just acupuncture for that back ache that won't go away, or the occasional massage, but a true route to a healthier life. The practitioners listed on wellpdx all offer not only competence in their chosen profession, but an opportunity for a different way of living.

For the month of September, we are offering wellpdx membership to Portland-area graduates at a 25% discount!

As we grow wellpdx, we are looking to create a space and an environment where practitioners cannot only advertise their talent, thereby making it available to the public, but also find ways, together, to reach out to our community and support true health and wellness on a larger scale than even what we all do individually in our practices.

“The wish for healing has ever been the half of health” ~Hippolytus