If you’re looking for a therapist—whether here in Portland or the surrounding areas—you’ve likely come across the term “evidence-based.” It’s used often, but not always explained. What does evidence-based actually mean? Evidence-based treatment means an approach towards mental health care that has been studied using systematic, empirical research. A speci

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Starting therapy can feel overwhelming. Many people wonder: How do I find the right therapist? Does the type of therapy matter? What if I pick the wrong one? You might see terms like EMDR, CBT, or IFS and wonder which approach is “best.” While finding a therapist whose approach aligns with your goals is important, research consistently shows that the therape

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Feeling anxious before your session is more common than people admit You might be looking forward to it. And also feeling unsure, overwhelmed, or quietly afraid. Both things can be true at once. Maybe you’ve been thinking about this for months — researching, talking with a facilitator, weighing options. You’ve read, made the appointment. Now, with the date approaching, you won

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Three acronyms decide whether clients find your therapy practice in 2026: SEO (Google), AEO (answer engines), and GEO (AI-generated answers). Here's what each one means, why all three matter now, and how the Oregon Counselor Directory engineered every page to rank in all three. If you are a therapist trying to grow your caseload in 2026, the rules of search have changed. Three acronyms now decide

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I want to talk about people-pleasing, but not in the way it usually gets talked about. I'm tired of the version that frames it as a personality quirk, a boundary problem, or a self-esteem issue we just need to do the work on. That framing skips over the most important thing, which is that people-pleasing is a survival strategy that worked. It equated to safety, and sometimes to love, which kind of

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