Rebecca Brown Schroeder (she/her)

Experiential

I see clients at The Center at Heron Hill, a unique outpatient mental health clinic located on a 60-acre farm just outside of Portland in Canby, Oregon. Our agency offers an Ecotherapy experience that utilizes nature and animals as well as a wide variety of experiential activities such as mindfulness, gardening activities, embodiment, movement and yoga-based activities, art activities, archery, slack line, sand tray, fire building, and opportunities to experience equine-assisted therapy.

Play Therapy 

Play is a window into the internal world of the child. Through play children are able to communicate their needs and feelings. Helping parents and other caregivers understand the unique emotional, social and developmental needs of their children is at the heart of my practice. I utilize a nature-based, child-centered approach to play therapy, often incorporating animal-assisted experiences. My approach is grounded in evidence-based practices, attachment theory, and interpersonal neurobiology.

Loss or Grief

I continuously cultivate a special interest in supporting grievers, including bereaved infants, toddlers and preschoolers. I have specialized training in supporting these youngest grievers and their caregivers using the evidence-based approach of Child Parent Psychotherapy. I offer grief counseling to people of all ages, including those experiencing traumatic grief, end of life, and eco-grief.

Child or Adolescent Issues

I have specialized training in helping young children and their families/caregivers navigate stressful life events including trauma, medical issues, loss of a parent/caregiver, divorce, violence, and systemic oppression/marginalization. Utilizing the evidence-based Child Parent Psychotherapy approach, I help parents and caregivers support the child(ren) in their life to address behavioral concerns, to recover and to thrive.