Portland Therapy Center
Courtney Watson

Courtney Watson (She/Her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC

I blend parts work, emotional processing, and relational therapy to support young adults explore who they are and who they’re becoming.

Client Status

accepting clients

Contact

503-453-4807

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At a Glance

Me

Rate: $150

Provides free initial consultation

Practicing Since: 2020

Languages: English

Services

  • Individual

Insurances Accepted

  • Out of Pocket

My Ideal Client

I work with young adults who are learning how to live life on their own terms—often for the first time. Whether you’re leaving home, graduating, redefining relationships, or questioning who you’ve been told to be, therapy offers a soft place to land while you fig I also offer supervision (for registered associates with OBLPCT) and consultation. My supervision and therapy practice is informed by IFS, AEDP, Relational Therapy, Attachment Theory, Grief Therapy, & Trauma-Informed Therapy practices.

What I Specialize In

Therapy with me is relational, exploratory, and grounded in curiosity. I integrate IFS and AEDP to help you better understand the many parts of yourself - especially the ones that feel confusing, hidden, or in conflict. These approaches invite self-compassion, emotional depth, and gentle insight, helping you feel more connected to who you are and who you’re becoming. Together, we’ll explore the questions and emotions that surface during times of transition. We’ll honor what you’re letting go of, get curious about what’s emerging, and make space for the grief, hope, and uncertainty that often come with change. My style is warm and present - I’ll hold space with care, and also offer direct reflections when they feel supportive. Our work begins with building a strong, safe therapeutic relationship. The early sessions are a time to slow down and get to know one another. From there, we’ll move at your pace - gently deepening into the work as trust and safety take root.

My Values as a Therapist

I am particularly passionate about effective grief support. I have volunteered at The Dougy Center helping to support children and adults who had a recent death in their family and continue to offer support for the grief community in my therapy practice. I also support those receiving treatment for terminal illnesses. I have training/continuing education in IFS (Level 1), AEDP (Level 1, 2), Grief Therapy, ADHD & Neurodivergence, Religious Trauma, and Trauma-Informed Therapy. For supervisees, my priority is to support your recognition and development of who you are and who you can be as a practitioner. It is my hope that you experience supervision as a safe and supportive place to ask questions, be self-reflective, share mistakes/struggles, and to get the help you need to feel increasingly effective in your work. I strive to elicit ongoing feedback about how the process is working for you and hope that you will find the courage to let me know if you have concerns or unmet needs.

Techniques I Use

Specialties

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS) External link

    You might feel pulled in different directions - one part wants to rest, another calls you lazy. IFS helps us gently explore these inner voices, not to silence or fix them, but to understand why they’re there and what they need to soften.

  • Relational  External link

    We come to know ourselves through relationship. In therapy, the connection between us becomes part of the healing - showing you what it feels like to be met with curiosity, care, and steady presence.

  • Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) External link

    Some emotions ask to be witnessed before they can soften. In AEDP, we stay close to what’s real - with care, slowness, and connection - so what once felt unbearable becomes something you can hold with more ease.

Issues I Treat

Specialties

  • Historical Trauma External link

    Even when the past feels far away, it can quietly shape how we move through the world. If old patterns still linger, therapy offers space to understand them with compassion. You won’t be asked to relive painful memories - we’ll stay with what’s present now, gently untangling what no longer serves you.

  • Loss or Grief External link

    Grief doesn’t always look like we expect. Whether you’ve lost a person, a relationship, a belief, or a version of yourself, therapy gives you space to make sense of it. There’s no timeline here - just room to feel and heal at your own pace.

  • Self-Esteem External link

    When your sense of self has been shaped by expectations, rejection, or comparison, it’s easy to forget your worth. Therapy can help you come home to yourself - gently, slowly, and without needing to earn it.

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