Culturally Responsive Therapy in Portland, Oregon

My name is Kiel, and I provide culturally responsive counseling for individuals, partners, and communities navigating trauma, identity exploration, addiction recovery, chronic illness, emotional overwhelm, and life transitions throughout Portland, Oregon.

Areas of Support

I provide affirming therapy for people navigating:

• Anxiety and emotional overwhelm

• Trauma and chronic stress

• Addiction and recovery

• LGBTQ+ identity exploration

• Queer/Trans folx

• Relationship and communication concerns

• Burnout and life transitions

• Chronic illness and disability support

• Emotional regulation and self-worth

• Cultural and systemic stressors

• Police violence

My Approach to Counseling

My counseling approach is grounded in:

• Humanistic therapy

• Multicultural counseling

• Psychodynamic perspectives

• Trauma-informed care

• Relational and attachment-based work

• Emotional regulation and insight development

• Community inclusion

• Resource routing

• Liberation lens

• Oppressive systems lens

I draw from multiple therapeutic approaches because no single theory or method fits every person or every experience.