Desmond Cohen Counseling
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Desmond Cohen MA, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
EMDR Trained Clinician

Approach

Welcome.

If you're like me, then you've found that trying to be a happy, healthy, creative human in today’s world requires new skills to face new challenges. Overwhelming anxiety, depression, and relationship instability are often products of our ancient nervous system struggling to adapt to an environment with new rules, new pressures, and old wounds. As a species we are subjected to increasing pressure to perform, produce, and project a life that is at once effortless and perfect. The reality is far from this however, and humans need support, love, and patience in the face of failure in order to thrive.

I believe that the way to overcome these myriad pressures is to look inward. By harnessing our ability to practice inquiry, re-building our emotions as tools and allies, and looking to our past to retake our future and present, we can claim our lives.

I provide a therapeutic approach that bridges evidence-based modalities with experiential practices to create a space and relationship where my clients can feel safe and take the risks we need to grow and learn. My goal is to guide clients towards the life they deserve, and that only they can identify.

About Me

I recently moved back to Portland, Oregon after many years of sunshine in Colorado. I live with my wife, daughter, and cat. I love finding new music, architecture, and science fiction.

Education & Training

Education

Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Naropa University

Bachelor of Science in Geography and Psychology from Portland State University

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC.0016284)

Experience

Individual and Group therapy in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

Individual and Group therapy with adults and teens in outpatient and residential addiction treatment settings.

Rates & Insurance

Rate

$200 for 55-minute session.

I offer free 30-minute phone or Zoom consultation.

Payment

I accept credit, check, cash at time of service.

Cancellation

I require 24-hour notice for missed appointments except in family and weather related emergencies.

Insurance

Please check my Psychology Today page for currently accepted insurance plans.

If you have mental health benefits through a health insurance provider with which I am not in-network, you may still be eligible to be reimbursed for all or part of the fee. Check with your insurance carrier for mental health coverage. I can provide you with a complete insurance receipt on a monthly basis.

Specialties

  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Relationships
  • Trauma

Clients

  • Adults
  • Young adults

Contact Me

Portland, Oregon

desmond@desmondcohencounseling.com
(720) 772-6180