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I work in the heart of this beautiful city of Portland and I see people every day who are searching
for a connection to something or someone. Located in the corner of the Pearl district, I want people to walk in my door and
feel safe enough to be vulnerable and willing to experience discomfort in order to get to that place where they can do the
work necessary to begin to feel happy and peaceful.
What I love about this setting is that
it aligns with my deepest purpose for my clients. So many of them come to therapy because they don't believe they can be happy. Here,
they can begin to experience the joy of being 'good enough' in simple yet profound ways. In this reflective setting they develop
within themselves new-found strengths with which to overcome the pain they are experiencing and achieve goals they had
previously thought impossible.
I love being an agent for change...assisting people in creating the lives they
choose and developing in wonderful, dynamic, exciting ways they previously have only dreamed of. We each
deserve to live the lives of our dreams.
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| Margie Chance, LPC, CADC-I |
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), a Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor (CADC-I), and a Certified
Core Belief Psychotherapist SM (CCBP).
At Portland State University I earned
my undergraduate degree, then later went on to earn an M.A. at Antioch University-Seattle in 1999. I became licensed in Oregon
in January 2003, (Lic. #C1465)** and earned my CADC-I in 2001. In December 2006 I earned my CCBP after three months of specialized
training. For additional information about CBPSM, click on the CBP link on my Resources page.
For
the past year I have been in the Certificate Program, Interpersonal Neurobiology, in the Continuing Education Dept. at Portland State. I should complete my Certificate in another year. Interpersonal Neurobiology,
or IPNB, is (for lack of a better description) "...an interdisciplinary view of the mind and mental health." (Daniel
Siegel, 1999) It is interdisciplinary in that IPNB seeks perspectives from all related fields of science: Sociology,
Biology, Psychology, Conflict Resolution, etc. It considers how our behavior and thoughts physically shape our ever-changing,
growing brains, and in turn, how our brains shape our behaviors.
I'm a member
of the ACA--American Counseling Association since 1998, and OMHCA--Oregon Mental Health Counselors Association.
In 1992 I began working as a Residential Counselor at a locked residential program for adolescent girls. I've worked
in various other residential facilities for boys and girls of all ages. Additionally, I spent a year as an Outpatient Counselor
working with children 3-17, and their families.
While I've worked in the mental health field for 16 years, I have
nine years post graduate, clinical experience as a Counselor and two years experience in management, having worked
as the Clinical Supervisor during my 5 years at Morrison Child & Family Services Breakthrough program. Breakthrough is
a day treatment program for adolescents with substance abuse and various mental health issues (adjudicated youth in temporary
custody of the Oregon Youth Authority). While at Breakthrough I facilitated 5-6 hours of groups each week, including a weekly
multifamily group. I also conducted weekly family counseling sessions with each of my clients and their families.
Prior to opening my Practice I focused much of my work on serving adolescent females, and served as the Female
Gender Specialist at Morrison Breakthrough for five years. In this role I worked with other Gender Specialists in the field,
and attended a group called the federation Girls Continuum Committee. This Committee is attended by professionals who currently
serve adolescent girls in a variety of modalities. Currently I am a member of the Coalition of Advocates for Equal Access
for Girls, which is an organization open to professionals who work to meet the needs of girls in the community. I have
experience in employee supervision, and I have supervised Counseling Interns for licensure since 2003. I continue to
provide Intern Supervision in my Practice now. (See my Services page.)
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| The Counseling Room at Heart Centered Psychotherapy |
In 2004 I opened my Private Practice and since then I've served a wide variety of clients--couples,
families and individual clients. I really enjoy working with young adults and have a great amount of experience in serving
young women from adolescence through their 30's. That said, I serve both men and women of varying ages. And of course,
when working with adolescents it is often necessary to work with their families as well. I began developing my skills with
families in 1999 in various agencies in which I worked. In my private practice I have enjoyed becoming increasingly more skilled
in working with couples as well. You'll notice on my Services page that I am trained in Dan Wile's Collaborative Couples
Therapy which I utilize when appropriate. All of my work is done in a collaborative environment, making sure to respect each
client's innate knowledge of themselves.
I take the quality of therapy I provide very seriously. As a skilled
and seasoned therapist, I understand the importance of providing my clients with services which are considered to be Best
Practice. And in order to do this--to provide checks and balances for my clinical thinking and decision making--I obtain regular
consultation with a local psychologist. Without identifying any of my clients I consult on client issues with this psychologist
in order to gain a fresh perspective from my own. In this way my clients are more likely to obtain therapeutic advice and
services with Best Practice interventions in mind. Of course, anyone who does not wish me to discuss their issues in
consultation will have an opportunity to let me know when we begin our therapeutic relationship.
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Heart Centered Psychotherapy * 1255 NW 9th Ave, #106 * Portland, OR 97209 ph/503.234.0985 * f/503.234.0995
mchance0211@yahoo.com
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