Portland Therapy Center
Courtney Watson

Courtney Watson (She/Her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC

Trauma-Informed IFS & AEDP therapist using Relational Therapy and Compassion-Focused techniques. Accepting new clients and supervisees.

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 individual adult clients who are seeking compassionate support with their developmental trauma history, relational distress, attachment wounds, and/or who are interested in exploring parts work through Internal Family Systems (IFS). I offer supervision (for registered associates with OBLPCT) or consultation (any licensed or associate therapist) through Internal Family Systems (IFS), Relational Therapy, Attachment Theory, Grief, Trauma, Diagnosis, and Private Practice.

What I Specialize In

I integrate Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP), guiding you to reconnect with every part of yourself, even those that feel hidden or heavy. Together, we’ll honor your grief, question old assumptions, and gently unearth the resilience waiting beneath the surface. I bring compassion and warmth, while staying unafraid to offer a direct perspective when it can help.

My Values as a Therapist

My style is collaborative, strength based, and compassionate. For supervisees, I see it as a priority to support you in recognizing the best 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 and struggles, and to get the help you need to feel increasingly effective in your work. I will strive to elicit ongoing feedback about how this 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

    For those who have completed or are interested in taking a training on IFS. Learn or practice how to explain parts, recognize when parts are present, and help clients find more compassion for their parts. Also focus on how to bring your full self to IFS in session, not just the IFS process.

  • Relational  External link

    The therapeutic relationship has been shown time and time again to be one of the most important factors for sustained change in therapy. Relational therapy can harness this change agent and allow true healing for your clients.

  • Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) External link

    Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) is rooted in the belief that we heal through relationships. It’s a therapy that focuses on undoing aloneness—creating a safe, attuned connection where you can let down your guard and explore what’s been buried or left unspoken. Grounded in attachment theory, relational therapy, somatic experiencing, and emotion-focused work, AEDP gently helps you process emotions, not as something to fear or fix, but as pathways to healing and growth.

Issues I Treat

Specialties

  • Historical Trauma External link

    Trauma sticks with us and seeps into every part of our lives. Working with trauma is a difficult and delicate process, so you need to feel safe with your therapist. IFS has a gentle and slow approach to trauma that will never ask you to re-experience the memories or event. Instead, IFS uses a trauma-informed, evidence based approach which accesses the trauma through a different method. You are with it, not in it. This is an important distinction when we work to heal trauma. Reach out to start.

  • Loss or Grief External link

    Grief can make you feel alone, isolated, lost, and empty. Having strong social networks and supports are key to our healing. This can also include having a skilled grief therapist on your side. I have an extensive amount of experience working with individuals who are grieving - both in and out of therapy. I also have my own personal experiences with grief and death. Reach out if you are experiencing grief and are ready to begin the healing integration process.

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