Individual and Couples Therapist in Wilsonville, OR

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couples counseling in Wilsonville, OR Couples therapy starts with your therapist working with you to discover current patterns and learn about what is keeping you stuck. Your couples therapist will serve as your guide towards meeting your relationship goals. The therapist will help you find new ways to view old issues, help you adopt new insights, and teach you practical skills. Couples and marriage counseling provides a safe and non-judgmental environment for couples to speak openly about their experiences.

Men have historically shied away from therapy and have opted to try and fix their problems on their own. Douglas Counseling can help. We specialize in individual therapy for men. Our goal is to help men better understand themselves and find real solutions to move their lives forward. We teach men practical skills that they can apply on a daily basis. Our male clients use these skills to become more effective at their work, with their partners, and with their kids. Most men are naturally good problem solvers and often implement new strategies learned in therapy very quickly. Individual therapy for men at Douglas Counseling strives to deliver real-world solutions and practical skills.

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Couples Counseling in Wilsonville, OR

Couples in Wilsonville are dealing with modern challenges that so many couples face. Often couples are surprised to learn that they are not alone in dealing with these challenges. Couples willing to take an honest look at their relationship and follow the advice of their therapist to get the most out of therapy. These couples seek to discover new insights, mindsets, skills, and new methods for connecting with their partners. The couples counseling process starts with your therapist identifying the current patterns, behaviors, and beliefs that are keeping you feeling stuck.

Couples counseling provides the space to learn, or in some cases re-learn new ways of relating in healthy ways. Your therapist will work with you to feel confident about your new skills and show you how to implement them for relational success.

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Common Problems Couples Are Facing Today

Common issues couples in Wilsonville face include:

Too much conflict
Communication problems
Lacking emotional intimacy
Lacking physical intimacy
Feeling alone
Lack of understanding or feeling heard
Healing from betrayals/affairs
Lacking trust
Lacking equality
Dealing with opposing beliefs
Differences in parenting styles

How Couples Therapy Can Help

Couples therapy addresses as wide range of issues. Areas couples counseling often deals with includes the following:

Helping couples understand their relational pattern – Many couples become stuck in a pattern of conflict as they attempt to get their needs met. Couples counseling helps couples to recognize these patterns and teaches couples to step out of their current conflict while learning a better process. Ultimately, it can also lead to conflict resolution.
Gaining clarity on expectations – Couples often lack clarity on what they are looking for from their partner. Couples counseling can help each partner clarify expectations and map out a better plan to get their needs met.
Increasing intimacy – Couples in long-term relationships often report a lack of physical or emotional intimacy. Most partners don’t understand what drove them apart in the first place and desperately want to feel more connected. Couples counseling provides answers to couples about why they drifted apart and teaches couples how to find more intimacy.
Improving safety and rebuilding trust – Couples counseling often deals with helping a couple heal from a betrayal. Counseling can help to restore a sense of safety and security that provides the foundation needed to build back trust.
Gaining clarity – Couples today face unprecedented challenges including what direction they’d like their lives to take. Our modern world has provided many exciting possibilities, but these choices require making many decisions. Counseling can provide emotional support to help couples become clear on their values, which allows couples to make these life-altering decisions with confidence.

Individual Therapy for Men in Wilsonville, OR

Men, have you been struggling on your own but haven’t found answers? Maybe your partner suggested therapy but you’ve always thought that therapy is for people who can’t figure things out on their own. Individual therapy for men is designed specifically for men who think like this. Most men approach their problems with good intent, yet don’t have the understanding needed for substantial change.

The problem is often struggling to identify the core issues that keep us stuck. This is where therapy for men comes in. Therapy provides a space to speak about struggles, gain new insights about their core issues, and find practical solutions to truly solve problems. If you want real change and would like to work with therapists that have helped hundreds of men find solutions, please contact us. We can help. Call (503) 388-6611 or contact us online to schedule your FREE consultation.

Common Issues Addressed in Individual Therapy

Self-Esteem Issues: Most men struggle with self-esteem and these issues manifest as anger and often isolation. Working to improve self-esteem is often a core focus.
Anger Issues: Anger is often the one emotion that men feel comfortable showing. Your therapist will help you understand what lies underneath your anger and will teach you new ways to speak out about your feelings. Therapy can help men understand their anger while teaching them new ways to express themselves.
Parenting Challenges: Many men grow up with less-than-ideal role models for parents. We believe most men desire to do a better job than their fathers, but simply lack the training and knowledge. Counseling can help men learn the tools needed to be a better parent.
Work-life Balance: Men often overly focus on their work and struggle to show up in their homes and relationships the way their partners and kids would want. Individual counseling can help to break this pattern by giving men a new way of looking at their relationships and finding a balance with time and efforts at work versus home.
Communication: Men often self-report that they struggle with communication. Most men do the best they know how, but it often falls short of our partner’s expectations. Counseling can teach you how to communicate your thoughts, feelings, and needs in a way that will work better for you and those around you.

Individual Therapy for Women in Wilsonville, OR

individual therapy for women in Wilsonville, OR Women, are you feeling underappreciated and overburdened? Women often fill the role of the “manager of all things” with their relationship, with the children, and within their house. This pressure often leaves women struggling to keep their heads above water and feeling like no matter how hard they try they can never keep up. If this sounds like you, individual therapy for women may be just what you need.

Counseling for women is specifically geared towards the many issues women face. The pressures of being a mom, building a career, having a partner, and finding time to be social can be overwhelming. Many of the women we work with report feeling like they are running on the treadmill of life. The faster they go the more those around them seem to require and it feels like a never-ending cycle. If you would like to slow things down and re-evaluate your life, working with Douglas Counseling could be a perfect fit.

Common Issues Addressed in Individual Therapy for Women

Common issues addressed in Individual Therapy for Women include:

Relationship struggles
Family Issues
Parenting struggles
Self-defeating Beliefs
Low Self-Esteem
Anxiety
Trauma and PTSD
Setting and keeping boundaries
Postpartum Depression/Anxiety
Panic Attacks

Benefits of Individual Therapy for Men and Women

Benefits of individual therapy can include:

Managing emotions – learning how to understand, manage, and report our feelings
Improving Self-Esteem – building a better relationship with yourself and others
Better Communication – learning to share your inner experience and feel heard
Healthy boundaries – lessening stress and unburdening yourself
Putting yourself first – learn to rebalance your life including yourself as a priority
Improved and more stable mood – fewer highs and lows
Improved relationships – operating in thoughtful ways with those around you

Our Approach

Douglas Counseling strives to meet each individual or couple where they are without judgement. We work to understand the challenges faced and what is keeping the person or couple stuck. Our therapists at Douglas Counseling have a collaborate relationship with our clients to build a detailed plan to address the current issues and make strides towards finding solutions.

What to Expect During Your First Therapy Session

Your first therapy session will include 3 main phases. First, your therapist will learn more about you and your background. Your therapist will ask questions to learn more about personal history, current struggles, and what you have done to work on them yourself. Next your therapist will help you to explore what you would want to happen at the end of the counseling process. Your goals will be processed, and you and your therapist will gain clarity on what you consider a successful outcome. At the end of your therapy session your therapist will give you feedback on why you are getting/staying stuck and will propose a plan to help you work towards successful completion of your goals. Your therapist will make recommendations including what will be worked on, how often you should attend sessions, and their estimation of what a course of therapy entails.

Our approach at Douglas Counseling is always to collaborate with the client. The client’s input and insights are critical to putting together a successful plan for therapy. At Douglas Counseling you are not a passive bystander with therapy but rather are at the heart of the healing process.

Meet Our Therapist in Wilsonville, OR

Greg Douglas, LPC has extensive experience in the areas of couples counseling and men’s issues. For over 10 years Greg has helped couples and individuals improve their relationships and lives. Greg has had advanced training in many couples therapy modalities including Relational Life Therapy (RLT), Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Greg started his practice with the intent to help couples and individual men build better and more satisfying relationships.

Greg is licensed as both a Licensed Professional Counseling and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. For years Greg has done his continuing education in the areas of couples counseling, men’s issues, and affair recovery. This narrow focus and intensive training have allowed Greg to help thousands of couples and individuals reach their therapy goals.

To learn about our additional therapists, please read more here.

Contact Information

Douglas Counseling

Address: 16325 Boones Ferry Road, Ste 209, Lake Oswego, OR 97035

Phone: (503) 388-6611

Client Testimonials and Success Stories

Frank and Debbie from Wilsonville:

This couple started therapy after feeling like their relationship had been drifting apart for years. They had both been busy with their careers and raising kids for many years while their relationship took a backseat.

Frank and Debbie worked with their therapist to see what patterns had settled into place that kept them from connecting. The couple learned that their methods of coping with individual stresses had carried over to their relationship as they both isolated and avoided connecting. The couples therapy focused on learning new and healthier ways of coping that allowed the couple to spend more time together. They learned how to engage by making bids for connection that neither had made in years.

At the end of their therapy the couple had been spending more time together than they had in years. Both partners stated that they doubt their relationship would have made such a dramatic turnaround without the help of couples therapy.

Dylan from Wilsonville:

Dylan reached out for therapy to deal with mounting stress that left him drinking too much and isolating himself from family and friends. Dylan had never been to therapy before and was unsure about how the process would work.

Dylan outlined goals for therapy including learning to cope with stress in better ways (stress management techniques), setting boundaries with his work, lessening his dependence on alcohol, and engaging more with friends. Dylan’s therapist helped him see how his stress was largely based on his need to succeed financially, which would allow him to feel better about himself. Dylan was able to learn about how his unhealthy view of self-esteem fueled his stress and unhealthy coping. Dylan was able to rework his way of feeling worthy and valuable which allowed him to set boundaries with work and feel less pressure to perform.

Dylan reported how helpful therapy had been to reset his way of feeling good about himself.

Courtney from Wilsonville:

Courtney called our office looking for help regarding a decision about staying or leaving her boyfriend. Courtney set the goal of gaining clarity on whether her relationship with her boyfriend of 3 years was healthy for her.

Courtney’s therapist worked with her to take stock of the positives and drawbacks of her current relationship. The client learned about how she’d lacked a voice in the relationship and this had led to her feeling more and more dissatisfied. Courtney was able to take the lessons she learned in therapy and applied them to her relationship. Much to her surprise the lessons from therapy seemed to transform her relationship, which Courtney now felt optimistic about.

After several sessions Courtney felt solid about continuing her relationship and reported that therapy had proved very helpful.

FAQs

Where are you located?

Douglas Counseling is Located in Lake Oswego in the Lake Grove area. The address is 16325 Boones Ferry Rd. Suite 209, Lake Oswego OR, 97035

What are your hours?

Our Hours are Monday – Friday 9am to 7pm

How many sessions will I need to attend?

The number of sessions needed varies and will be discussed with you by your therapist as part of your initial appointment. Most couples can expect a full course of therapy to last about 12 sessions. Individuals can usually expect to meet between 10-12 meetings.

How much do the sessions cost?

The cost depends on the therapist you work with.

Licensed therapist at the associate level: The initial 90-minute session cost is $225 and ongoing 60-minute sessions cost $185.

Licensed therapist at the owner level: The initial 90-minute session cost of $275 and ongoing 60-minute sessions cost $225.

Do you take insurance?

We do not directly accept insurance. Most insurance companies will not reimburse for couples counseling as they don’t consider it a “medical necessity.” Individuals with “out of network” benefits for counseling are welcomed to submit a statement that Douglas Counseling can provide to be reimbursed for a portion of the therapy costs.

To learn more about rates and insraunce, click here.

What’s the best way to schedule an appointment?

The best way to schedule a session is to call the Douglas Counseling office directly at (503) 388-6611. If you need relationship or marriage help in Wilsonville, you can schedule a session or set up a free consultation with one of our therapists.

Do you provide virtual appointments?

Yes, Douglas Counseling provides virtual/online appointments to all clients residing in Oregon. We use a secure telehealth platform for our online sessions.

About Wilsonville, Oregon

Wilsonville is located in Clackamas County and Washington County, Oregon and is a southern suburb of the greater Portland metropolitan area. The population of Wilsonville was 26,664 as of the 2020 census.

Wilsonville was first incorporated in 1969 and allows for easy access to the greater Portland Metropolitan area via interstate I-5. The Willamette Reiver runs just south of Wilsonville which is neighbored to the north by Tualatin and to the northwest by Sherwood.

Wilsonville has many families that live in the area due to the ease of transportation along the I-5 corridor traveling South to Salem or North to Portland. Wilsonville couples face stressors including financial issues, work/life balance, parenting concerns, and finding time to nurture their own relationships. Relationship coaching is a possible consideration if you face similar stressors.

Notable neighborhoods in Wilsonville include Canyon Creek, Charbonneau, Copper Creek, Main Street Village, Memorial Park, Morey’s Landing, Morgan Farm, Rivergreen, Starrod, Villebois, and Wilsonville Meadows.

Popular landmarks include The Korean War Memorial, McMenamins Old Church and Pub, Historic Butteville Store, and the Boone Bridge.

Directions from Wilsonville City Hall to Douglas Counseling Office:

City of Wilsonville

29799 Town Center Loop E, Wilsonville, OR 97070

Get on I-5 N from SW Wilsonville Rd

3 min (0.9 mi)

Follow I-5 N to Lower Boones Ferry Rd in Tualatin. Take exit 290 from I-5 N

6 min (6.4 mi)

Follow Lower Boones Ferry Rd and Boones Ferry Rd to your destination in Lake Oswego

4 min (1.5 mi)

Douglas Counseling

16325 Boones Ferry Rd Suite 209, Lake Oswego, OR 97035