Therapist in Eugene, Oregon Michaela James, Therapist

Michaela is a licensed professional counselor specializing in PTSD and complex trauma (and other trauma related disorders) including sexual abuse, domestic violence and childhood experiences, including acute symptoms. Michaela also specializes in anxiety disorders including panic, OCD, excoriation, and other somatic disorders. Michaela also enjoys working with men and women as well as the LGBTQIA+ community on relationship issues, familial dynamics, and life changes. She believes that through strength-based interventions clients can identify their unique strengths to foster self-efficacy and autonomy while prioritizing social/cultural connectivity. With a focus on supportive and client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, dialectical behavior therapy, EMDR and/or internal family systems clients will explore how their past experiences can influence their current cognitions and behaviors with the intention to inspire external and internal change. When she is not working, Michaela enjoys live music and comedy shows, spending time outdoors with her dogs Lanya and Oliver, traveling abroad, and learning guitar.