Portland Therapy Center
Lisa Wittorff

Lisa Wittorff

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

I delight in working with folks who fall outside the norm. Do you feel the world is just not a good fit for you or your child? I can help.

Client Status

accepting clients

Contact

971-232-1267

Email Website

At a Glance

Me

Rate: $150-$225

Provides telehealth services

Practicing Since: 2000

Languages: English

Services

  • Individual
  • Family
  • Relationship
  • Teen

Insurances Accepted

  • Out of Pocket
  • Intercommunity Health Network (IHN)
  • Medicaid
  • MODA
  • OHP CareOregon/HealthShare
  • OHP Open Card
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My Ideal Client

I enjoy working with folks who don't quite fit in. Maybe you just found out that you are autistic or have ADHD. Maybe your kid is the one who keeps getting sent home from school for biting other kids. Perhaps you are realizing the reason your body has never felt right is because it doesn't match your actual gender. It could be that you have anxiety about going out in public. All of you, and other folks who don't fit into the "normie" stereotype are my favorite type of people to work with.

My Approach to Helping

I use an evidence-based yet intuitive approach to working with people. I have many years of experience, and that helps me to be able to quickly assess how to work with you in a way that works best and helps you to make progress. We laugh together, cry together and grow together. I am direct, which means I say it like it is, I don't sit back and just reflect what you've said. I help you think and feel through what's happening in your life and what you'd like to be different. I help you figure out how you can think and feel differently about your life, so you can change it.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Portland, Oregon. I have many years experience working with families and children with special needs. I especially love working with children who are not neurotypical, including diagnoses such as RAD, FASD, ASD. ADHD and other challenging behaviors that don't include a diagnosis . I am also the adoptive parent of 3 children from foster care who are now young adults. My children have been through almost every struggle and diagnosis possible, so I have a lot of “hands on” parenting knowledge. I have tried many kinds of parenting throughout my journey, and discovering Mindful Parenting and Collaborative Problem Solving finally made everything going on with my children and the families I work with make sense. I was able to use these tools to transform my relationship with my children, and help other parents change their relationships as well. To learn more, check out my website at wiseowlcoaching.org , or email me at [email protected].

Techniques I Use

Specialties

  • Attachment Theory External link

    I have been certified as a court expert in attachment.

  • Mindfulness-based External link

    Mindfulness often makes people think of yoga and meditation, and while those can be part of mindfulness, it is so much more. Mindfulness, simply stated, is being present, and being kind. Those 2 simple concepts are very complex ones to apply to parenting (or life in general!).

Issues I Treat

Specialties

  • Adoption Issues External link

    I worked as an adoption social worker for 12 years, and also have 3 children through foster care, so I understand both personally and professionally the challenges of adoptive parenting. I also have been certified as an expert in attachment theory and have worked with many children with attachment issues and Reactive Attachment DisorI der.

  • Parenting External link

    The basis of my parenting philosophy is a combination of mindful parenting, brain based science, and Collaborative Problem Solving. I blend all three of these philosophies in my practice. Taking into account the age, developmental level and needs of the child, along with the needs of the parent(s), I help you design a style of parenting that best suits your family.

  • Gender Identity External link

    I have navigated the journey of gender with each of my children, and helped many parents navigate this journey with their children. I can help you too!

  • Autism External link

    I have worked with many people who have been diagnosed with autism later in their lives. This carries with it a special kind of trauma that is in addition to the struggle of being neurodivergent. I know how to work with that and help you navigate and heal from your historical trauma. I also work with parents of autistic children, helping them understand their children's needs and how to parent them.

  • ADHD External link

    I have worked with many children and adults with ADHD, helping them to learn to work with their unique brains.

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