Business Details
Expert Mental Health Therapy in Portland
Counseling On Burnside has been dedicated to providing transformative mental health services since our founding. Our team of licensed therapists specializes in addressing depression, anxiety, addiction, trauma, and relationship challenges through individual, couples, and group therapy. We prioritize personalized care, working closely with clients to develop coping strategies and foster lasting behavioral changes. With expertise in neurodiversity, co-dependency recovery, and crisis management, we offer compassionate support tailored to each client's unique needs. Our practice accepts multiple insurance plans, including Aetna, Kaiser Permanente, and Regence BlueCross BlueShield, ensuring accessible care.We maintain a safe, nonjudgmental environment where clients can explore personal growth through evidence-based therapeutic approaches. Our 50-minute individual sessions and 90-minute group sessions are designed to accommodate diverse schedules, with select evening appointments available. For over a decade, our ongoing support groups have helped clients build healthier relationships and achieve personal goals through structured accountability and peer feedback.
Services
Individual Counseling
Couples Therapy
Group Therapy
Crisis Counseling
Addiction Recovery
Trauma Therapy
Co-Dependence Support
Goal Setting Groups
Consultation Services
Insurance-Backed Therapy
Highlights and features
- Our licensed therapists have specialized expertise in neurodiversity and trauma recovery
- We offer insurance-backed services with multiple major providers
- 13+ year track record of successful group therapy programs
- Personalized treatment plans tailored to individual needs
- Experienced clinicians trained in crisis intervention and behavioral retraining
Services
Individual Counseling
Our individual counseling sessions help clients explore behavioral patterns rooted in their upbringing while developing strategies for positive change. Therapists guide clients through 50-minute sessions focused on overcoming anxiety, depression, and trauma-related challenges. This personalized approach combines cognitive-behavioral techniques with neuroplasticity principles to rewire harmful thought patterns and foster emotional resilience.
Couples Therapy
Couples therapy addresses relationship dynamics by examining how family-of-origin experiences shape current interactions. Through structured sessions, partners learn communication techniques and conflict resolution strategies to rebuild trust and intimacy. Our approach focuses on neural retraining to break destructive relationship patterns and cultivate healthier emotional connections.
Group Therapy
Ongoing group therapy sessions provide peer support for specific issues like addiction recovery and co-dependency. These 90-minute sessions combine structured curriculum with member feedback to foster accountability and shared learning. Our groups maintain consistent therapeutic frameworks while accommodating changing membership over multiple years.
Addiction Recovery
Specialized addiction recovery programs address both abstinence and behavioral change through individual and group modalities. Therapists help clients understand underlying needs driving addictive behaviors while developing healthier coping mechanisms. Our approach integrates neuroplasticity exercises to rewire brain patterns associated with substance use and compulsive behaviors.
Trauma Therapy
Trauma therapy focuses on retraining the brain's threat response through targeted awareness exercises. Therapists help clients develop grounding techniques to manage anxiety spikes while addressing the root causes of trauma. This approach combines somatic awareness with cognitive restructuring to restore emotional regulation and reduce hypervigilance.
People
Joe Alexander
LCSW
Experienced therapist specializing in behavioral pattern analysis and neuroplasticity-based interventions. Joe focuses on helping clients understand how early life experiences shape current challenges while developing personalized growth strategies.
Angie Johnson
LCSW
Licensed therapist with expertise in relationship dynamics and emotional regulation. Angie helps clients develop healthier coping mechanisms through evidence-based therapeutic approaches tailored to individual needs.
Stephen Speed
CSWA, CADC 1
Certified addiction counselor specializing in behavioral retraining and recovery support. Stephen offers both individual therapy and structured group programs for clients seeking sustainable recovery solutions.
Justin Anderson
LMFT
Marriage and family therapist providing telehealth services for relationship-focused counseling. Justin specializes in helping couples navigate communication challenges and rebuild emotional connections.
Maria J. Palumbo
CSWA, CADC I
Certified substance abuse counselor offering specialized support for Kaiser Permanente members. Maria focuses on creating structured recovery pathways through personalized therapeutic interventions.
Questions
What mental health services do you offer?
We provide individual counseling, couples therapy, group sessions, addiction recovery programs, trauma therapy, and co-dependency support through licensed professionals.
Do you accept insurance?
Yes, we work with Aetna, Kaiser Permanente, Moda Health, OHP, PacificSource, Providence, and Regence BlueCross BlueShield insurance plans.
How do I schedule an appointment?
Call our office at 503.827.3644 to schedule appointments. We do not schedule via email for client confidentiality reasons.
Are evening appointments available?
We offer some evening appointments to accommodate different schedules. Availability varies by therapist.
What makes your therapy approach unique?
Our therapists combine neuroplasticity principles with traditional methods to address behavioral patterns at their root while developing practical coping strategies.
Do you offer group therapy options?
Yes, we have ongoing support groups for addiction recovery, co-dependency, and goal setting with 90-minute weekly sessions.
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