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Humans are not rooted in their past experiences nor their present fears. By removing obstacles and discovering our innate health and wisdom, we come into balance a lead our preferred life. Working with people in individual or family sessions, I help identify the problem and its effects to bring forth optimal solutions. Sessions involve an individualized co-creative process that promotes integral health.

I have a special free weekly clinic dedicated to the treatment of PTSD. The clinic is open to all veterans and their families. I use an ear acupuncture protocol developed specifically for trauma and used in clinics across the country for the after affects of trauma of all kinds. Patients are treated fully clothed while sitting. Acupuncturists without Borders has also sponsored clinics across the country specifically for returning vets with PTSD, and my clinic is one of those. It's a safe, comfortable environment dedicated to vets alone, and has been very successful in treating the anxiety, nightmares, and flashbacks many of them have been experiencing. I welcome and encourage vets to take advantage of this weekly service.

I have been working with couples and families in distress for nearly 25 years. Recently, I have felt a "calling" to work with veterans and their families to help them deal with the trauma of war. I believe we have a responsibility as a community to support our veterans and their families and am honored to be involved with the Returning Veterans Project.

I have extensive experience in working with veterans with anxiety, depression, PTSD, and stress-related disorders. I started an 8-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Clinic in Bend 13 years ago and use mindfulness and meditation extensively in my work with clients. I also worked for the Navy on a Naval Air station in the capacity of a family services counselor, working extensively with active military as well as their dependents.

I am excited to offer my services to the families of veterans. I look forward to working with veterans individually as well in the future, but I wish to have more training about working with veterans who have experienced combat. I have special training to work with children and families. I completed a 2 year training through the Harris Institute of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health. I have completed the basic training for EMDR both levels ! and 2 and have received further training using EMDR with children. EMDR is a process that helps reprocess information that has been stored in a rigid manner during traumatic experiences. My website can inform you more about this process that can help digest traumatic material. I am a warm, compassionate, skilled therapist and look forward to working with you.

I've been a social worker since 1969 and an LCSW since 1980. I worked for the State of Oregon Services to Children and Families for 31 years, mainly as a supervisor of all the various programs. This work included court appearances, direct supervision of staff, direct work with clients, complaint resolution, personnel work, resource development and all the various aspects of social work in a public child welfare agency.
I've also had direct client contact and a part time private practice since retiring from SCF in 1998. My work focuses on mental health issues with adults largely and has included couples and families on occasion. I am currently adding EMDR training to my skill set and am using that to deal with the effects of trauma. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) has been proven as an effective treatement for PTSD.
I'm also the Emergency Management Volunteer Coordinator for the City of Gladstone, a Red Cross volunteer in mental health emergency response and a representative to the Clackamas County Organizations Assisitng in Disasters. In this work I've been involved in disaster response and preparation.
I'd be happy to answer any questions about my extensive experience and practice and look forward to continuing to help people deal with their issues. Working with the Returning Veterans Project is a great opportunity to do that.

The focus of my practice includes working with children in Play-Therapy, also assisting parents and families to support children through life's difficult times.

Play-Therapy is an effective approach to treatment with children, utilizing a child's natural medium--PLAY!! Play-Therapy is effective in treating many concerns such as grief/loss, depression, impulse control, PTSD, trauma, anger, social concerns, and more.

I am also trained in Sandtray therapy, and enjoy using it in addition to traditional therapy.

Please contact me if you have any questions regarding Play-Therapy and your child. I'd be honored to help.

I have been in private practice in Monmouth since 1991, and am also a teacher and supervisor of counseling and clinical social work. I work mainly with couples and adult individuals experiencing problems of depression, anxiety, addictive and compulsive behaviors, and/or other mental and emotional health conditions. In particular, I specialize in working with the impact of acute and chronic stress and trauma on both individual functioning and relationship intimacy. My approach is strengths-based and collaborative, meaning that I assume that individuals and families already have the inner and outer resources they need to solve their problems and cope with their difficulties, and that my job is to help clients to access, recruit and deploy those resources effectively. I utilize an array of evidence-based, best-practice therapy methods, based on the needs, preferences and problems of each client I see.

I have been a Licensed Massage Thearapist in Oregon for nearly 10 years. I am an Army Veteran, and served during the years 1968 to 1970.

My practice specializes in Pain Relief and Postural Improvement. It is my pleasure to offer the benifits and experience of many years in this field to Returning Veterans.

Sincerely, Dennis Specht, LMT

I use Smart Brain Good Heart Tools to help get through trauma. They are simple somatic gestures and visualizations that help balance the brain and lessen the anxiety. I have been in private practice since 1980 and for most of that time I have had a focus on trauma recovery. The hour is typically an integration of talking, mindfulness, and Tools.

Most people come to counseling with some sort of distress that they want to relieve as soon as possible. I use as many resources as possible to help my clients accomplish the changes they chose and relieve their distress. I try to build on each client's strengths and insights adding my skills, knowledge, professional training and any appropriate community health care, social and educational networks. Sometimes people will come to counseling for personal growth and exploration. In that situation the focus is more on active interaction with deeper parts of the client's personality than it is on reducing distress. I work with my clients to discern the exact nature of the problem or changes they want to make and create a plan with them for their counseling experience. I use various techniques depending on the client's level of development, learning style, presenting issue and belief system. It is important to me that we work as a team to achieve success in making the changes the client has chosen.

I understand that trauma effects each individual differently. I work with individuals and their families from that level. I provide a calm, safe, non-judgmental space where each person can work on what's pressing in the moment. I work from a solutions focused, mindfulness based model which, means that I am curious about what is actually working and how do we build on that; while also incorporating ways that individuals can learn coping strategies for some of the more complex issues that arise from being in and around combat situations.

Hands on chiropractic care for pain, stress, and wellness.

I have extensive training and experience in working with PTSD, particularly using the tools of energy psychology, such as Emotional Freedom Techniques and others. I would be happy to see if I can be of assistance to you. Please feel free to contact me.