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Counselors

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Michael Makinster,

MA LPC

  • marriages

  • family counseling

  • adolescent

  • abuse issues

  • issues stemming from dysfunctional/abusive families

  • substance abuse/recovery

  • co-dependence

  • anxiety

  • depression

Michael holds a Masters in Counseling Psychology from Western Evangelical Seminary. He is a licensed professional counselor with the State of Oregon and a registered counselor in Washington State. Michael's experience includes marriage and family counseling, adolescent, and abuse issues; issues stemming from dysfunctional/abusive families; substance abuse/recovery, co-dependence, anxiety and depression.

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Office Locations: Portland, Tigard, West Linn & TeleHealth

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Charlett Smith, MA LPC

  • play therapy with children

  • co-parenting

  • single-parenting

  • foster & adoption issues

  • ADHD

  • grief and loss

  • women's issues

  • self-view

  • seniors

  • spiritual life

Charlett Smith holds a Masters in counseling/psychology from George Fox University (FKA Western Evangelical Seminary) ad is a Licensed Professional Counselor. She uses play therapy with children and her counseling experiences include co-parenting, single-parenting, foster and adoption issues, ADHD, grief and loss, women's issues, self-view, seniors, and spiritual life.

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Office Locations: Sherwood & Newberg

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Chantelle K. Dockter,

MA LPC

  • marriage

  • family

  • women's issues and female adolescent issues

  • anxiety & depression

  • stress management

  • abuse issues

  • relational conflict

  • self harm behaviors

  • eating disorders

​Chantelle graduated from George Fox University with her Masters in Counseling and her Bachelors in Psychology, with a minor in Health and Nutrition. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor and specializes in marriage, family, women’s issues and female adolescent issues, anxiety & depression, stress management, abuse issues, relational conflict, self harm behaviors and eating disorders. She sees individuals ages 13 and older, couples, and families.

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Office Locations: Tigard, SW Portland & TeleHealth

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Dr. Paul Govert, PhyD

  • conflict resolution

  • marriage & family issues

  • personality issues

  • women & men's issues

  • depression

  • anxiety

  • PTSD

  • obsessive/compulsive disorders

  • abuse issues

  • addictions

  • divorce recovery

  • anger management & behavior issues with children & adolescence.

Paul received his BA in theology at Multnomah Bible College and his Masters and Psy. D. from George Fox University. His sphere of psychological services include, assessments and the following counseling services: conflict resolution, marriage and family issues, personality issues, women and men's issues, depression, anxiety, PTSD, obsessive/compulsive disorders, abuse issues, addiction, divorce recovery, anger management and behavior issues with children and adolescence.

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Office Location: TeleHealth

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Steven Muir, MA LPC

  • pre-marital, marriage, family & individual

  • critical incident stress

  • PTSD

  • grief

  • anxiety

  • depression

  • faith issues

Steve is a Licensed Professional Counselor with the State of Oregon. He received a Masters in Marriage, Family and Child Counseling from Biola University in La Mirada, California. He provides pre-marital, marriage, family, and individual counseling. He works with people experiencing critical incident stress and PTSD, grief, anxiety, depression, and faith issues. Steve previously worked as a firefighter and emergency manager giving him unique life experiences that benefit his clients.

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Office Locations: SW Portland, Newberg, Tigard & TeleHealth

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Rosanna Gapen, MA LPC

  • depression

  • anxiety

  • high functioning autism spectrum disorder

  • improving client self esteem & concepts

  • exploring conditions of worth & value

  • improving effective communication &  conflict resolution within relationships

  • couples & family systems using client centered, biblically driven services...

Rosanna received both her BA in Psychology with a clinical counseling concentration and her Masters in Human Development Counseling with a specialization in marriage, couples and family counseling from the University of Illinois at Springfield. Her areas of professional interest include depression, anxiety, high functioning autism spectrum disorder, improving client self esteem and concepts, exploring conditions of worth and value, and improving effective communication and conflict resolution within relationships, couples and family systems using client centered, biblically driven services and can apply and implement tenets of behavior modification and cognitive behavioral therapy such as reinforcement, thought reframing, confronting cognitive distortions and or thought replacements. Rosanna has experience working with individuals across the life span; children and adolescents, high school and college students, parents and couples.

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Office Location: TeleHealth

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Amber Thomas, MA LPC

  • adolescent issues

  • parenting

  • anxiety

  • depression

  • substance use

  • trauma

Amber Thomas holds a Masters in Professional Counseling from Ottawa University and a BS in Behavioral Health from Arizona Christian University. Her general practice areas are working with teens as well as with their families. Amber’s specialty areas are adolescent issues, parenting, anxiety, depression, substance use and trauma. She uses several different therapy approaches to meet her client’s needs but her main area of focus is cognitive behavioral and mindfulness therapy. 

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Office Locations: Tigard, Hillsboro & TeleHealth

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Kevin R. Reily

MA LPC, NCC

  • anxiety

  • depression

  • grief

  • chronic illness

  • pain

  • trauma

  • relational conflict

Kevin holds a BA in Theology from Oral Roberts University and a Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from George Fox University. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Oregon and National Certified Counselor. Kevin desires to assist people to discover the barriers to living their best life. Providing support to those who suffer anxiety, depression, grief, chronic illness and pain, trauma, and relational conflict. Kevin is also a Certified Trainer of Collaborative Problem Solving(R) through MGH ThinkKids.

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Office Locations: Salem and TeleHealth

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