Caitlin "Caity" Lynch (They/She)
Licensed Professional Counselor
LPC, NCC
You, your relationship, & your family deserve to thrive and be accepted as you are. Experience LGBTQ+ and Neurodivergence-affirming therapy!
Client Status
Contact
503-512-0072
6214 SE Milwaukie Avenue
Portland, 97202
At a Glance
Me
Rate: $11175-$210
Provides free initial consultation
Provides telehealth services
Practicing Since: 2018
Languages: English
Services
- Individual
- Relationship
Insurances Accepted
- Out of Pocket
- Out of Network
My Ideal Client
If you found me, you're likely outside of "the norm." I enthusiastically affirm fat, disabled, gender and sexual minority, and Black, Indigenous, other People of Color in our therapy sessions. I work to help us create a space to explore trauma healing, understand emotional patterns in your romantic relationships, identify family of origin/attachment concerns, hold boundaries, explore your sexual and gender identity, & support you with grief and loss, ADHD, Autism, anxiety, or depression.
My Approach to Helping
Why I Became a Therapist
Techniques I Use
Specialties
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Couples Counseling
I use Emotionally-Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) based on the work of Dr. Susan Johnson. We'll work collaboratively to decide on common goals for your relationship, discern unhelpful relationship patterns, work to understand why those made sense and helped you previously, and how to move forward with empathy for each other, meeting individual needs, and creating sustainable, healthier relational habits.
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Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy
Dealing with intrusive thoughts and ongoing anxiety can make life very difficult. Often clients express feeling stuck in their head, struggling to make decisions, or having meltdowns or Autistic burnout because of anxiety. I use Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) therapy from a trauma-informed and neurodivergence-informed perspective to help Autistic adults and any adults dealing with OCD and crippling anxiety to find a compassionate and brave way forward.
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Internal Family Systems (IFS)
When we know that all of our parts are welcome, we can let the Self -- our core part -- lead. We all know what it's like to feel torn about a decision, we feel two or three ways about something and aren't sure which part to listen to. IFS helps you to slow down and hear what each of your parts wants for you, and how to honor each one as part of your internal "family." Many clients find IFS helps them feel more empowered and in the driver's seat of their own life in a new way.
Issues I Treat
Specialties
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Aspergers
If you're Autistic or questioning if you're on the spectrum, welcome. If you're entering into therapy as an individual or in couples/relationship therapy, you probably want someone who will listen to you, understand you, and treat you as the valuable, creative, and capable person you are. Unfortunately, many Autistic people feel the need to hide or "mask" traits that are not the norm (neurotypical), even in therapy! I provide a space that is accepting, mask-free, and neurodivergence-affirming.
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Relationship / Marriage Issues
We'll work collaboratively to decide on common goals for your relationship, discern unhelpful relationship patterns, work to understand why those made sense and helped you previously, and how to move forward with empathy for each other, meeting individual needs, and healthier relational habits. I use Emotionally-Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) based on Dr. Sue Johnson's experience and research to guide our relational work.
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LGBTQ Issues
As a queer and genderqueer clinician, I bring personal and professional experience into my therapy work with the LGBTQ2SIA+ community. I offer WPATH gender-affirming care assessments and support letters as part of your care. If you're exploring parts of your identity: welcome! I know that path personally, and I am very happy to be with folks on that journey. If you want to talk about anything BUT your LGBTQ+ identity, I get that, too. Bring your whole self, and let me know your goals.
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Codependency
Many people grow up in situations where having needs and expressing them in a healthy way is a challenge. Sometimes families and romantic partners fall into unhealthy habits that they swore they would not repeat. I'll approach your healing from codependency with compassion for how it served you previously, and a hopeful lens for practical steps you can take to regain healthy relational boundaries.
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Anxiety
Anxiety can feel overwhelming, frustrating, and scary. I use mindfulness, brain education, and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) therapies to help you maintain a present moment focus and learn how to navigate the world from a place of groundedness and courage to do hard things.
- Abuse
- ADHD
- Adjustment Disorder
- Anxiety
- Codependency
- Compassion Fatigue
- Coronavirus/COVID-19
- Cultural and Systemic Oppression
- Depression
- Divorce
- Family Conflict
- Gender Identity
- Historical Trauma
- LGBTQ Issues
- Loss or Grief
- Panic
- Parenting
- Personal Growth
- Political Climate
- Polyamorous and Open Relationships
- PTSD
- Racial Identity
- Relationship / Marriage Issues
- Self-Esteem
- Social Phobia
- Spirituality
- Women's Issues
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Open relationships/non-monogamy
Queer-competent
Trans-competent
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I have experience with the following
Agnosticism
Atheism
Christianity
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