About Ross

My experience in the counseling field began in 1999. I’ve worked in a variety of mental health settings with a wide range of populations, including adults, couples, adolescents, families, and groups. I truly enjoy working with people and I find it very rewarding to be able to help others overcome their life struggles, feel more empowered, and live more fully in the present

My approach as a counselor is unique because I draw on close to 20-years of experience with meditation and spiritual practice, which I find extremely valuable in my work with clients. This experience has helped me to become more present-centered, calm, and sensitive – skills that are very useful for the therapy process. My counseling style strikes a balance between being warm and supportive along with being focused and goal-oriented.

I received my Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, California. I chose this school because it is one of the few programs in the country that integrates the wisdom of the Eastern spiritual traditions with Western psychology.

In addition to my work as a therapist, I provide EMDR related training services to other therapists as an EMDR Approved Consultant and an EMDR Training Facilitator in Dr. Philip Manfield's EMDR Basic Training.

When I'm not working, I enjoy gardening, hiking, biking, traveling, exercising, cooking, meditation, and spending time with friends and family.

Licensure and Certification

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) through the State of Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists
• EMDR Certified Therapist (through the EMDR International Association)
• EMDR Approved Consultant (through the EMDR International Association)

Professional Affiliations

• Oregon Counseling Association
• American Mental Health Counselors Association
• EMDR International Association

Professional Trainings

• EMDR Approved Consultant
• EMDR Certified Therapist
• EMDR - Level I and II Trained
• The EMDR Toolbox: Using the EMDR AIP Model for Treating Adult Clients with Complex
• Treating Insomnia with EMDR
• IFS (Internal Family Systems) for EMDR Therapists
• PTSD & Dissociative Personality Structure
• Memory Reconsolidation, the Flash Technique & EMDR
• Advanced Flash Technique Webinar
• When There Are No Words: EMDR for Early Trauma and Neglect Held in Implicit Memory
• Looking Through the Eyes (EMDR)
• A Multi-Modal Treatment Program for ADHD & ADD (EMDR)
• EMDR Treatment of Panic Disorder with and without Agoraphobia
• Using the EMDR Approach for Case Conceptualization and Treatment
• Executive Performance Enhancement with EMDR (The Psychology of High Performing Leaders)
• Integrating Resource Installation Strategies Into Your EMDR Practice
• Learning to Feel Good about Positive Emotions (EMDR)
• Brainspotting™ Phase 1
• Introduction to the Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy (DNMS)
• The Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy (DNMS) Study Course:

  Module 1: Background and Overview
  Module 2: Ego State Therapy Basics
  Module 3: Resource Development Protocol
  Module 4: Switching the Dominance Protocol
  Module 5: Selecting Ego States for Processing
  Module 6: Needs Meeting Protocol
  Module 7: Overcoming Processing Blocks

• Repair & Reattachment Grief Therapy
• Imaginal Nurturing, Ego States, and Attachment
• Advanced Integrative Therapy (formerly Seemorg Matrix Work)
• Voice Dialogue – Trained in Facilitation I and II
• Trained in Gestalt Therapy
• Inner Relationship Focusing – Level II and III Trained
• Focusing with Breath and Energy, Trained in Basic and Emotions
• Transpersonal Counseling Skills – Trained in Presence, Resonance, and Inquiry
• The Art and Science of Meditation presented by Jack Kornfield, PhD
• Buddhism & Psychoanalysis - Partners in Liberating Our Full Humanity
• The Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual
• Regeneration After Trauma
• Collaborative Couples Therapy
• A Clean & Sober Brain
• Addiction and Personality Disorders
• Addiction Pharmacology
• Dual Diagnosis & Integrated Treatment

Publications

• Core Focused Family Therapy: Moving From Chaos to Clarity, co-author with Judye Hess, Ph.D.

The trainings I have taken have helped me to develop my skills as a therapist for anxiety, depression, and relationship problems.