Portland Therapy Center
Charlie Blackmar

Charlie Blackmar (He/Him)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

I'm Charlie. I bring a relational approach to psychotherapy. I'm curious to learn about you and create a safe space to work on your goals.

Client Status

accepting clients

Contact

9712206213

6118 SE Belmont Street suite 402

suite 402

Portland, 97215

Email Website

At a Glance

Me

Rate: $150-$200

Provides free initial consultation

Practicing Since: 2011

Languages: English

Services

  • Individual

Insurances Accepted

  • Out of Pocket
  • Out of Network
  • OHP CareOregon/HealthShare
  • Optum
  • Regence Blue Cross/Blue Shield

My Ideal Client

My ideal client is any one that has the courage to enter therapy and take an honest, inward look at themselves. Starting therapy can be scary and uncomfortable. My goal is to make it feel safe. I specialize in life transitions and stressors, depression, anxiety, PTSD, and chronic suicidality.

My Background and Approach

As a therapist my goal is to support you in your healing journey. I approach therapy with curiosity and authenticity. I believe therapy is collaborative. You are the expert in your own life; my job is to help figure out what’s going on. I want to learn about your experiences. I also believe deeply in the power of therapeutic relationship as a key part of healing and discovery. With a warm, trusting, and supportive therapeutic relationship, you can start to explore underlying issues and patterns impacting your wellbeing. Beyond the therapeutic relationship my approach is trauma informed and draws from cognitive behavioral, narrative, and values based approaches. All of this is a fancy way of saying lets figure out what’s going on and some possible solutions that work for you. Over time we can move deeper to explore underlying experiences, history, and patterns in your life.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I spent over fifteen years in community mental health working in a variety of direct care and organizational leadership roles. This experience deeply informs my practice. I believe everyone deserves access to high-quality and compassionate mental health care. I also recognize the huge impact social determinants of health have on care. Therapy is an important part of the puzzle but it’s not the only part. I believe in compassion, empathy, and courage. Therapy takes courage and can be scary. I always affirm and validate this. I believe in anti-oppressive practice and the importance of recognizing power, privilege, and positionality. I recognize that our society has problems and that racism, sexasism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia are all very real and may be impacting your mental health. I also believe people have remarkable strength and resiliency.

Techniques I Use

Issues I Treat

Specialties

  • Suicidal Ideation External link

    I am a CAMS trained provider. Suicidal ideation occurs when we feels like we have no other options. The first step to treating suicidal thoughts is making sure you have an effective safety plan. From there I can help you explore what's driving suicidal thoughts and identify healthier options.

  • Depression External link

    I am experienced with treating depression. I use a combination of behavioral, mindfulness, and values based approaches. When treating depression, behavioral approaches often help provide initial symptom reduction and create space figuring out underlying factors driving symptoms.

  • PTSD External link

    I create a safe an grounding space to begin exploring traumatic experiences. When appropriate I utilize cognitive processing therapy an evidence based practice proven to effectively treat PTSD.

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