Raelle Kaia, LPC provides psychotherapy for motivated, adult clients. She employs a psychodynamic depth psychology approach to mental and emotional health difficulties, working with clients to identify the formative attachment wounds that have shaped the psyche. A client's corresponding internalized belief systems, shame and trauma activation patterns, along with core beliefs about the self and the world are identified, examined, and applied to present-moment experiences and obstacles.
Raelle's practice is grounded in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), assisting clients in achieving distance from the repetitive thoughts and beliefs of the mind, as well as the corresponding emotional and traumatic states produced by the body. With consciousness centered in the present moment, the client is guided to identify core values to guide one's life through committed action. Through psychological flexibility, the mind and heart opens to an unlimited tapestry of what may be true and possible. From this expansive stance, the client gains increasing access to inner and external potentials that previously seemed out of reach.
Her practice is further informed by a person-centered approach that affirms the value and gifts of every human being, complimented by a philosophy of compassion for the wounded self, and for others, as expressed in Non-Violent Communication (NVC) principles and an emphasis on healthy boundaries and self-sovereignty to dissolve shame, resentment, and cyclical conflict.
In addition, Raelle assists clients in identifying and enriching their conception of themselves in relation to the mystery of being and the nature of our world, through existential or spiritual exploration. She provides an embodied, somatic approach to inner understanding - with mindfulness and emotional focusing methods to integrate the physical, felt experience of emotion and being with the mind and intellect in service of a holistic, unified experience of self.
Her practice is located in Portland, OR near 35th Ave and Hawthorne.
