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Mattie McClaskey, LPC, MA

Welcome! I know firsthand how being vulnerable and sharing one’s story can be intimidating. My goal as a therapist is to connect with you and create a safe, nonjudgmental space where I am happy to walk alongside you on your journey. I recognize that you are the expert in your own life, and I believe in the inherent ability of each individual to create hope, change, and healing for themselves. I partner with the people I work with to empower them to identify goals, broaden strengths, learn new skills, and process and heal difficult experiences. Therapy is a personal journal, and I meet you where you are at.

Struggling with anxiety, perfectionism, and self-acceptance was a long challenge for me beginning in adolescence, and in it I found a passion for addressing and reducing the stigma around mental health. Having battled critical thoughts and low confidence, I came to find over the years the healing power of allowing oneself to make mistakes, connecting with others, learning new self-narratives that affirm worth, and going to therapeutic space where one can be heard, supported, and respected. My experiences inform my work with clients, as I bring compassion, understanding and passion (not to mention some humor!) to help connect to your strengths and learn new tools.

Outside of the therapy office, I enjoy reading, arts such as painting, and crocheting, hiking and nature, spending time with my family, friends, and cat, and trying new types of tea!

Counseling Approach

I help people explore their emotions, narratives, values, and thought and behavior patterns that may have developed throughout life experiences. My approach is warm, fun, kind, down-to-earth while encouraging of perspective-taking, and catered to the individual as well as strength-based and culturally- and trauma-informed. I utilize tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy, Internal Family Systems, mindfulness practices, MI, and Humanistic Therapy to help people explore their patterns, learn new ways of responding to problems and stressors, and improve relationships with both others and ourselves.

I view counseling as a collaborative partnership between client and therapist and endeavor to understand each person’s unique social context, culture, and identity. I work with people of all backgrounds, and am pleased to welcome anyone who identifies as being part of any racial, ethnic, religious, or sexual minority groups. Valuing warmth, humor, learning, and authenticity, I welcome you the opportunity to explore your story and support you in pursuing meaning and joy in your life.

Professional Background

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in Oregon and have worked with a diverse array of different concerns and populations in an outpatient setting. During undergraduate and graduate school I gained extensive background in academic service and clinical research focusing on exploring physical and emotional responses to daily stressors in marginalized cultural groups, and I have also worked in mentorship and counseling roles as a career development specialist supporting people with career exploration. As a therapist, I’ve worked with clients navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, OCD, communication and relational issues, family dynamics, personal boundaries, gender and sexual identity exploration, and unemployment. My passion is individual therapy with clients actively engaged in the process of therapy.

Education

  • MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Northern Arizona University

  • BS in Psychological Sciences, Northern Arizona University

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Oregon (C8132). I have completed Gottman Method Couples Counseling Level I & III, and regularly attend trainings and follow research and continuing education opportunities to provide the best service to my clients.