Psychologist in Portland, Oregon Rebecca Cherry, Psychologist

Rebecca Cherry is a licensed psychologist specializing in pediatric psychology/child therapy. She emphasizes supporting the emotional and mental health of parents and their children. In practice, she draws from a range of therapeutic tools and incorporates them as each family sees fit. Rebecca’s internship at Hanna Perkins Center for Child Development set the course for her approach to child therapy. She understands troubling behaviors to serve a purpose and communicate concerns of our inner emotional life. Young children, in particular, are guided by this emotional life and, when children are aware of their feelings, they are able to better recognize how their behavioral troubles prevent them from confronting difficult emotions. Addressing a child’s troubling behaviors from the ‘inside-out’, so to speak, can be a key to long-term behavioral change. Trust and respect for our feelings guide Rebecca’s relationship-based approach. Her treatment course considers parents a vital part of children’s therapeutic process. Whenever possible, Rebecca uses partnerships with parents to obtain the best outcome for the child and family.