Individual Psychotherapy
Using an active approach to one-on-one psychotherapy to enhance awareness and increase psychological flexibility, therapy clients experience increased satisfaction in work, social, and family relationships, reduced stress, and improved self-esteem. Dr. Platt offers individual therapy for the following issues:
Healing depression and anxiety
Post-traumatic stress recovery
Improving self-esteem
Recovering from sexual trauma or intimate partner violence
Resolving academic or occupational difficulties
Addressing cultural, sexual, or gender identity issues
Managing stress
Strengthening relationships
Managing body image and eating concerns
Resolving family conflict
Couples Therapy
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT-C) is a structured approach to couples therapy based on the science of love and bonding. Evidence shows that 70-75% of couples in EFT move from relationship distress to recovery during the course of therapy, making it the most empirically supported method of couples therapy on the market. Couples therapy can help with the following issues:
Improving connection and intimacy
Changing negative interaction cycles
Building trust
Recovering from infidelity
Healing trauma
Improving communication
Connecting emotionally
Resolving sexual problems
Premarital counseling
Concerns for same sex couples
LGBTQ issues
Parenting concerns
Workshops and Training
Workshops offer opportunities to learn about cutting edge research and the application of psychological perspectives on a variety of topics. Participants engage in didactic and experiential activities that accommodate a wide range of learning styles. Please inquire for information about upcoming workshops or to request a workshop on a particular topic.
Clinical supervision in group and individual formats is also available to licensed and pre-licensed therapists in Oregon who are focusing their therapy practices on attachment-based and process-oriented psychotherapy for people who have experienced power-based personal violence or trauma.