Portland Therapy Center
Dave Hires

Dave Hires (he/him)

Professional Counselor Associate

CADC II

Hi! Being a counselor is by far the coolest job I've ever had. It would be an honor to walk with you toward healing.

Client Status

accepting clients

Contact

9713178631

610 SW Alder St #320

Portland, 97205

Email Website

At a Glance

Me

Rate: $155

Provides free initial consultation

Practicing Since: 2021

Services

  • Individual

Insurances Accepted

  • Out of Pocket
  • Aetna
  • MODA
  • PacificSource
  • Providence Health Plan
  • Regence Blue Cross/Blue Shield
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My Ideal Client

I believe you were born inclined towards love, growth, connection, and meaning, but then life happened. To survive, you adapted, sometimes in ways that cut yourself off from important parts. Over time that way of surviving can lead to depression, anxiety, addiction, PTSD, rage, or any number of undesired outcomes. You are strong - you have survived - and I would like to help you heal these wounds and get you back to (or create for the first time) the life that you deserve.

My Background and Approach

Depending on what you're seeking, we might dive into trauma processing via EMDR or the Flash Technique, both evidence-based neurological intervention that can heal wounds in a way that talk therapy alone can't do, we might dive into addiction work and relapse prevention, or we might focus on processing grief and finding ways to remain connected to what you've lost while discarding the sense of "stuckness" that can accompany grief. I graduated with a Master of Arts in Professional Mental Health Counseling—Specialization in Addictions from Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling in Portland in 2021, where I also lived for about twenty years. I am trained in EMDR as well as the Flash Technique. I am a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (II). I am in the process of obtaining my Advanced Grief Counseling Specialist certification.

My Values as a Therapist

I view things from a trauma-informed, systemic, culturally competent, anti-racist and LGBTQIA+ affirming lens. I am interested in helping you validate what might be a reasonable reaction to an unreasonable system.

Techniques I Use

Specialties

  • EMDR External link

    I am trained in EMDR through EMDR Consulting, an EMDRIA approved provider, and continue to participate in ongoing consultations w/ trainers to keep my training current. EMDR is a process that works on a neurological level - while talking is a part of it, the healing is largely happening beyond the verbal level. It is perfect for anyone who anyone who has experienced the phenomenon of "I know that I am safe, that it's over - but my body doesn't believe me". EMDR helps your body "believe".

Issues I Treat

Specialties

  • PTSD External link

    If you have unhealed wounds that continue to seep through into your day-to-day in a way you struggle to shake, in a way that leads to lashing out, self-loathing, substance use, numbing / dissociation, or anxiety / avoiding reminders of the memory, I can help. I am trained in EMDR, a rigorously researched intervention that leads to permanently lowering emotional reactivity associated with the memories as well as increasing the felt experience of positive beliefs about ourselves.

  • Drug Dependence / Abuse / Addiction External link

    I am a certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (II) registered in the state of Oregon, and have experience working in residential treatment facilities for substance use disorders. I am equipped to help guide folks through recovery, post-acute withdrawal syndrome, relapse prevention, navigating recovery communities in a way that fits with your values, as well as seeking to find the roots of your substance use disorder through a trauma-informed lens.

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