WELCOME
I provide individual and relationship counseling for those struggling with a variety of issues. My counseling style is collaborative, supportive, relational and unique to your personal and cultural needs. Together we will work to uncover the challenges you are facing, as well as the personal strengths, experiences and successes that can help you move forward.
individuals
Working on ourselves can be a highly valuable and rewarding process. I work with clients on a wide range of topics including meaning/purpose, self-fulfillment, identity, family of origin issues, life and/or job transitions, healing/trauma, vocation, dreams, grief and all kinds of relationships, including the most important one with ourselves. Whatever you need to reflect on, process, unpack or make sense of for you, we can explore together in a supportive, encouraging and non-judgmental space.
relationship Therapy
For most of us, finding happiness and connection within our relationships represents the biggest opportunity of our lives. If you’re willing to do the work, the outcome can be so rewarding. We will look at the relationship patterns and what is working well and what needs to change. I will then help you develop the new skills you each need to strengthen and grow your relationship. I am also trained as a Prepare/Enrich Facilitator for anyone seeking pre-marital counseling.
Cultural Diversity
I welcome and honor all diversity -- cultural, religious, sexual. I have experience with bi-cultural relationships, polyamory, sexuality, and infidelity. I am deeply aware of cultural issues and sensitive to people who may feel marginalized by the dominant culture. As someone with Scandinavian heritage and a member of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz, I bring my personal and professional life experience, my mixed race and messy identity, and a lot of self compassion to my work with all clients.
ABOUT
Counseling is a second career for me. After more than 20 years in the corporate world, I was looking for a way to combine my psychology background, my professional knowledge and experience, and a desire to help others into a more rewarding and fulfilling profession. As a counselor, I combine real-world skills, my advanced education and training, with an intuitive sense of how people think and feel to enable clients to uncover how therapy and personal growth can bring clarity, a sense of peace and purpose, and ultimately, change from within.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor, registered in the State of Oregon.
My private practice is located in Beaverton, where I have been working with clients since 2012. I also volunteered at William Temple House for over seven years. William Temple House offers low-cost counseling services to individuals, couples and families, and is a vital non-profit agency resource for the greater Portland area.
my approach
My approach to therapy begins with an Existential-Humanistic lens. Being present and open to all that individuals and couples bring into the room is where I like to start. I also want to understand your family of origin and how your family system and family role influenced and helped you maneuver through the world to the place you are at today. From there, I will incorporate various approaches, theories and techniques to help achieve your individual or couple goals for therapy. I believe how we move through the world is directly connected to our most basic understanding of our self, and the relationships and role models we have grown up with and have consciously or unconsciously integrated. I also believe we all have a path in life that is unique and when discovered, will bring us the meaning, purpose and sense of belonging that we desire.
I am a Certified Relational Life Therapist, which means I have completed several years and modules of training with Terry Real for advanced couples therapy. I have trained with and am currently consulting with Martha Kauppi, a nationally recognized therapist and educator on issues around sex, sexual health, and other relational intimacy challenges. I have also received training in Emotion-Focused Therapy for Couples, through the Portland-based Edwards Psychotherapy group and received training with the late Dan Wile in his Collaborative Couples approach. I am also influenced by the many teachings of Carl Jung and other prominent, historical theorists such as Alfred Adler and Carl Rogers, as well as contemporary teachers and leaders such as Pia Mellody and Esther Perel.
As someone who has moved through different worlds and different cultures, I understand that when people feel honored and heard, they will feel safe. And when they feel safe, they are ready to look at their issues in a different way--and start down a path to changing what is not working. My work is to help my clients see that change can come from within, utilizing and building on their own strengths and abilities. The work I do with my clients is collaborative. It's not my work to do, so I am there to help navigate and lead the process.
Ultimately, I want my clients to achieve a greater sense of peace or satisfaction with their life, themselves, their relationships, their life goals, and to live more authentically with who they are as a human on this earth. Call or email me to set up an appointment for a consultation at #503-709-0897 or at loriseversonlpc@gmail.com.
Some of the areas and issues clients bring in to work on:
_Addictions
_Adult Children of Alcoholics
_Anxiety
_Career Choice/Change/Challenges
_Culture/Identity Issues (personally, professionally, sexually)
_Depression
_Existential Themes
_Grief and Loss
_Life Transitions/Planned or Unexpected
_Personal Growth
_Polyamory
_Pre-Marital Counseling
_Recovery/Healing from having a Parent with a Personality Disorder or Mental Illness
_Relationships/Couples Issues/Infidelity
_Self-Esteem/Self-Awareness
_Sex/Sexuality
_Stress
rates + info
Rates
Individual Therapy: $125 for a 55-minute session
Relationship Therapy: $150 for a 55-minute session/$200 for a 90 minute session
Longer or special intensive sessions are available and prorated accordingly. I strongly believe in making counseling accessible and when possible, do offer sliding-scale rates for those in financial need. I can also direct you to low-cost counseling resources.
For Pre-Marital Counseling, I offer couples up to four hours counseling for $400, utilizing the Prepare-Enrich assessment and tools. This program helps the couple to identify strengths and areas of growth for building and maintaining a rewarding and lasting marriage. The assessment tool is an additional $35 per couples.
When seeking counseling, the client-counselor relationship is critical to successful therapy. I offer a free 30-minute initial consultation to make sure it is a good fit for both parties. Email me to set up a time: loriseversonlpc@gmail.com
Insurance
I do not accept insurance at this time. If needed, I can provide an invoice for you to submit to your insurance for reimbursement.
Cancellation Policy
My policy is to charge for a late cancellation - anything under 48 hours. I schedule my time around being available to my clients and with less than 48 hours notice it is difficult for me to fill that time with another client. Illness and emergencies are exceptions to this that we can discuss. If you need to cancel for any reason, please contact me as soon as possible via email, text or phone: 503.709.0897.
Payment
I accept cash, check, credit card or can also accept health savings account cards for payment.
Office LocaTION
My office is located in downtown Beaverton at 12250 SW 2nd Street, just off of Farmington and Lombard Blvd. There is easy-access parking and a lobby where you can wait for your appointment. My office can be reached via TriMet bus #52, #76 or #78, and many others that are close by. My office is also close to the Beaverton Transit Center, which connects with Max and the Wes Commuter Rail.