Portland Therapy Center
Katie Palumbo

Katie Palumbo (she/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

MA. Practicing Counselor Associate #R8395

Supervisor: Sabrina Hadeed and Rhys Pasimio

Welcome, I'm so glad you're here. Choosing a therapist can be daunting and I know finding the right fit matters!

Client Status

accepting clients

Contact

‪5032174156

1300 John Adams st

Suite 108

Oregon City, 97045

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At a Glance

Me

Rate: $125

Provides free initial consultation

Practicing Since: 2022

Services

  • Individual
  • Teen

Insurances Accepted

  • OHP CareOregon/HealthShare
  • OHP Open Card

My Ideal Client

You may be here looking for support navigating a tough internal critic that you can’t seem to silence, or a people-pleasing part that always prioritizes others over you. Maybe you are ready to process and heal from memories of abandonment or neglect from those who should have cared about you most. Whatever your brave starting point, there is hope! Together, we can turn inward and offer compassion and care to the parts of you that long for healing and freedom.

My Approach to Helping

My approach is informed by Internal Family Systems (IFS), a trauma-informed practice meant to heal wounded parts and reconnect you with your True Self. Where each made up of many parts, parts that care for us parts that criticize or judge parts that hold painful stories and beliefs. The goal of IFS is to build a compassionate connection to the parts of you that work so hard to protect and care for you and move towards greater internal harmony. I believe in therapy tailored to your unique system and needs, and see our relationship, and your sense of safety and trust as essential.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I believe you are the expert in your life and have within yourself the innate wisdom and capacity to heal. I see symptoms as information and data that tells a story, rather than pathology or brokenness. As an neurodivergent affirming individual and therapist, I prioritize the sensory needs and preferences of my clients, with multiple lighting, smell, seating, and tactile options available to those who attend in-person sessions.

Techniques I Use

Specialties

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS) External link

    I am a Level 1 trained clinician through the Internal Family Systems Institute.Feel free to check out my website for additional information regarding my training and experience. I have extensive training in areas of autism assessment and evaluation, internal family systems, therapy, and psychedelic preparation and integration.

Issues I Treat

Specialties

  • PTSD External link

    My training and lived experience have taught me powerful practices to bring healing and hope to the parts of you that may hold memories and wounds from absent or neglectful caregivers, school trauma, historical abuse, or any of the other myriad forms of historical trauma you may have endured. My approach is trauma-informed, compassion-focused, and tailored to the unique needs of your nervous system and internal world.

  • Autism External link

    I have additional training in neurodivergence and Autism and offer Autism evaluations to adults looking to make sense of their lived experiences and seeking an official diagnosis. As a Neurodivergent affirming practitioner, I honor and celebrate the diverse ways in which brains can function. The Neurodivergent affirming perspective holds that Autism, and other forms of neurodivergence, are natural variations of the human experience rather than deficits or disorders that need to be "fixed.”

  • Spirituality External link

    My background working as a chaplain in university and high school offered me firsthand experience of both the beauty and pain religion can bring. Working as a chaplain prior to becoming a therapist, prepared me to work with clients navigating healing from religious harm and high control religions, and perhaps deconstructing beliefs, and burdens acquired in those spaces that they are ready to unpack and heal from.

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