Trauma Therapy for Portland Medical Providers

Yes, all sessions are conducted via secure, HIPAA-compliant telehealth. You can participate from your home, office, or any private location. Many Portland-area medical professionals prefer online sessions for complete privacy and convenience, especially when working at OHSU's hilltop campus or dealing with Portland's traffic between Legacy Health locations and Providence Portland.

I offer intensive treatment days where we complete all 5 sessions in one full day. This means you can heal from your trauma in a single day off, rather than trying to coordinate 5 weeks of appointments around your call schedule at OHSU, Providence, or other Portland hospitals. This is perfect for busy medical professionals who want to participate in therapy without the scheduling hassle. Please contact me to set this up, as intensive days aren't currently listed on my client-facing scheduling calendar.

Absolutely! Online sessions mean you can access treatment whether you're in downtown Portland, the west hills near OHSU, Beaverton, or even if you're covering shifts at different Portland-area hospitals like Providence Portland, Legacy Emanuel, or Kaiser Sunnyside. No need to worry about navigating Portland's bridges or OHSU's challenging campus access.

Investment is $700 for 90-minute sessions. Most clients complete treatment in 1-5 sessions. No insurance claims or pre-authorizations required. I maintain confidential treatment records as required by law, but these are separate from your medical chart and won't appear in hospital or OHSU systems.

Online sessions provide complete privacy: no chance of running into colleagues in a waiting room or parking garage in Portland's medical district or on OHSU's campus. This is particularly important given Portland's smaller, interconnected medical community where professional relationships often extend into personal friendships.

Extremely common. Portland's major medical centers, particularly OHSU Hospital (Oregon's only Level 1 trauma center and the state's academic medical center), see complex cases from across Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. OHSU's teaching hospital environment means residents and fellows face particularly intense exposure to trauma cases while under enormous educational pressure. Studies show 22% of surgical residents screen positive for PTSD.

Portland healthcare workers face distinctive trauma exposure due to the city's complex social challenges and environmental factors. The region's significant homeless population means medical professionals regularly encounter patients with severe trauma histories, addiction, and untreated mental illness. Additionally, annual wildfire seasons create ongoing stress as healthcare workers treat smoke-related illnesses while worrying about their own families' safety. Unlike traditional trauma therapy that requires 8-15 sessions over months, ART's 1-5 session approach allows Portland medical professionals to get rapid relief without lengthy treatment commitments that compete with demanding hospital schedules.

Portland's medical community values holistic, patient-centered approaches and evidence-based treatments with measurable outcomes: exactly what ART provides. Healthcare workers appreciate ART's structured, protocol-driven approach that mirrors medical procedures they're familiar with, plus its foundation in neuroscience research. For Portland medical professionals managing demanding schedules while dealing with trauma exposure from both complex social cases and environmental stressors, ART's efficiency is crucial — you can complete entire trauma treatment in the time it takes to get an initial appointment at traditional specialized programs.

Yes, I regularly work with physicians, nurses, and medical staff from OHSU (Oregon Health & Science University), Providence Portland Medical Center, Legacy Health, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, and other Portland-area medical facilities. Many healthcare professionals from these institutions have found ART particularly effective for processing work-related trauma exposure from Portland's unique medical environment.

Yes, medical professionals at institutions like OHSU, Providence Portland, and Legacy Emanuel often have unpredictable schedules, especially those working at OHSU's trauma center or dealing with the complex logistics of Portland's medical campus locations. That's why I offer intensive ART sessions that can complete treatment in a single day, perfect for healthcare workers at Portland's major medical centers who need efficient, effective trauma resolution that works around call schedules and shift rotations.

Portland healthcare workers face unique environmental trauma exposure that affects both their professional and personal lives. During wildfire seasons, medical professionals treat increased respiratory emergencies while dealing with their own smoke exposure and family evacuation concerns. The psychological burden of treating climate-related health emergencies while living with the constant threat of environmental disasters creates a specific type of anticipatory trauma. ART's ability to process these complex, interconnected traumatic memories — both professional and environmental — without requiring detailed verbal recounting is particularly valuable for healthcare workers dealing with Oregon's increasing climate-related medical emergencies.

OHSU's position as Oregon's only academic health center creates additional trauma exposure for residents, fellows, and attendings who must maintain educational responsibilities while treating the state's most complex cases. As the referral center for the entire state, OHSU sees patients that smaller hospitals cannot handle, intensifying the pressure on medical staff. The dual pressure of learning/teaching while managing life-and-death situations intensifies trauma responses. Research shows that academic medical centers like OHSU have higher rates of burnout and secondary trauma among staff. ART's rapid approach allows medical professionals to address trauma symptoms quickly without the lengthy time commitments that traditional therapy requires, making it ideal for those balancing patient care, education, and research responsibilities in Portland's collaborative medical environment.

Portland's significant homeless population creates ongoing secondary trauma for healthcare workers who regularly encounter patients with severe trauma histories, addiction, and complex social needs. Medical professionals often feel helpless when treating patients they know will return to dangerous street conditions, creating moral injury and compassion fatigue. The combination of treating severe medical conditions alongside heartbreaking social circumstances - often repeatedly with the same patients - creates a specific type of chronic trauma exposure. Emergency departments and urgent care facilities see frequent visits from vulnerable populations experiencing ongoing trauma, which compounds the emotional burden on medical staff. ART's efficiency is particularly valuable for addressing this type of cumulative trauma that builds up over time from repeated exposure to human suffering.