Welcome
Couples Counseling & Individual Therapy in Oregon
Accepting New Clients
Complimentary 15-minute phone consultations available
WHO I WORK WITH
I offer connective, reparative, and peace restoring counseling for adult individuals and couples looking to work on the following obstacles:
COUPLES
- Communication Obstacles
- Emotions & Emotion Based Disorders
- Feeling Seen & Heard
- Marital & Pre-marital Concerns
- Trust & Infidelity
- LGBTQ+
TRAUMA
- PTSD/C-PTSD
- Attachment, Relationships & Family (Family of Origin/FOO)
- Abandonment, Neglect
- Sexual, Physical, Mental & Emotional Abuse
EMOTIONS & EMOTION BASED DISORDERS
- Anxiety & Fear
- Depression & Sadness
- Shame & Guilt
- Grief & Loss
- Anger & Frustration
CONNECTION
- Feeling Lost & Disconnected (Self, Others, Emotions, & Body)
- Self-Compassion, Self-Worth, Self-Esteem, & Self-Value
FOOD & BODY
- Disordered Eating
- Maintenance, Recovery
- Body Image Concerns
- Relationship With Food And Body
ABOUT ME
Shae Ferguson, M.A., Professional Counselor Associate
I am formally trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples and individuals. I continue to train in EFT and use this approach heavily in my practice. Other theories of therapy that I continue to pursue post-graduate, professional clinical training in are Interpersonal Neurobiology and the many different clinical approaches to treating trauma and trauma disorders.
I am a Health At Every Size (HAES) provider, an LGBTQ+ ally, and I welcome folks of all gender, sexual, ethnic and racial identities to my practice.
I am a graduate of Lewis and Clark’s Graduate School of Education and Counseling, where I completed additional training in clinical treatment of Grief & Loss, Human Sexuality, and Trauma.
I also have a clinical background in the treatment of eating disorders and body image issues. Before becoming a therapist, I served in a clinically supportive role in Infertility, Obstetrics, Perinatal, Post-Partum, and Naturopathic medical specialties.
HOW I WORK
I am a process therapist; this means that I do not focus on changing you (or your partner). Instead, my focus is to help you deeply connect with yourself and change patterns.
In individual therapy this looks like integrating new awareness around and working towards changing the patterns in your life that block your connection with your inherently valuable and worthy self.
In couples counseling we focus on changing the patterns in your relationship that interfere with receiving the message of understanding, love, and security from your partner that you wish for.
Through an EFT perspective, in both individual and couples counseling, I aim to create an environment in each session where safe, secure, open communication and connection can be fostered. And as an EFT based therapist, my work is highly relational. It is not only important for me to listen to you, but also that I interact with you and your emotions throughout each session.
Together we will pay close attention to the invaluable information that your emotions, attachments, and traumas provide. We will also focus on exploring and integrating awareness that is built around the deep emotions you hold and the patterns of your life. Sometimes we will also talk about unconscious or subconscious blocks to awareness or ability to make change in your life.
COUPLES WORK
A main part of my practice is working with couples.
Of course, you wish to be genuinely and compassionately heard, seen, and supported by your partner, but sharing your life with another person has had its way of bringing unique roadblocks to your relationship.
In couples counseling you and your partner will learn to identify, understand, and rebuild the road that leads towards a peaceful and fulfilling connection.
Fees & Insurance
$125 per 50 minute individual or couples counseling session
Please note that I am not contracted with any insurance companies
Post-Graduate Professional Training
Post-Graduate Professional Training
Post-Graduate Professional Training
- Externship in Emotionally Focused Therapy, Houston, TX
- Fundamentals of Psychodynamic Theory, Portland, OR
- International Associate of Eating Disorder Professionals Core Training, courses 1-4
Professional Affiliations
Post-Graduate Professional Training
Post-Graduate Professional Training
- International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy, ICEEFT
- Portland Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy, PCEFT
- Columbia River Eating Disorder Network, CREDN
- Oregon Psychoanalytic Center, OPC
- American Counseling Association, AMA
Select openings are available for new clients
Shae Ferguson Counseling, LLC
Crisis Information
If you are experiencing a mental health crisis please call 911 or have a loved one bring you to your nearest emergency room
Below is a list of 24/7 free confidential crisis lines
General Lifeline: 800-273-8255
Crisis Text Line: Text Home to “741741”
Call to Safety (domestic and sexual violence survivor support) :888-235-5333
National Maternal Mental Health Hotline: 833-943-5746
Racial Equity Support Line: 503-575-3764
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Alcohol and Drug Helpline: 800-923-4357
Military helpline: 888-457-4838
Warm Line/Friendship Line (ages 60+): 800-698-2392 or 800-971-0016
la Red Nacional de Prevención del Suicidio (en español): 888-628-9454
Good Faith Estimate
You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical care will cost. Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for medical items and services.
- You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency items or services. This includes related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipment, and hospital fees.
- Make sure your health care provider gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing at least 1 business day before your medical service or item. You can also ask your health care provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or service.
- If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill.
- Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate.
For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises or call 800-985-3059
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