Portland Psychotherapy Year in Review – 2023
It is that time of year when we take the opportunity to pause and reflect on where our efforts have gone. We’ve seen things we’ve worked on for years come to fruition and…
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Why MDMA-Assisted Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder?
Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a common and debilitating condition that affects approximately 1 in 14 Americans at any given time. It is characterized by intense and constant fear of not being accepted…
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Portland Psychotherapy Year in Review – 2022
It has been a year of change, both within Portland Psychotherapy and in our broader community. This year has been an opportunity for us to reflect on the larger impact of our actions,…
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Portland Psychotherapy is now taking OHP!
After months and months of work and paperwork, we are pleased to announce that Portland Psychotherapy is now taking OHP. We are in network with: For the past year, we have been working…
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Portland Psychotherapy’s Clinical Trial of MDMA-Assisted Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder: Recruitment Underway!
Many have been watching as the psychedelic renaissance has taken off and more clinical trials for psychedelic-assisted therapy have begun. Here at Portland Psychotherapy, our research team has been working tirelessly to prepare…
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Showcasing Portland Psychotherapy’s Work at the ACBS Conference
The Association of Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) – a professional membership organization – has an annual conference, where researchers and clinicians from around the world gather to present research related to Contextual Behavioral…
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How Well Does Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Work? Find Out from this New Comprehensive Review
A recent paper from Portland Psychotherapy researchers summarizes the results of the strongest research studies examining psychedelic-assisted therapy – placebo-controlled randomized clinical trials, the same kinds of studies that have been used to…
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What Is Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy?
Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO-DBT) is a new evidence-based therapy for people who are overcontrolled. A counterintuitive idea behind the therapy is that it’s possible to have too much self-control. Self-control refers…
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To those who feel afraid or hurt after the election
For many of us, these are frightening and uncertain times. We at Portland Psychotherapy want to make a declaration of support to the millions of people around the nation and here in Portland…
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Portland Psychotherapy Year in Review – 2015
Hello friends and colleagues. Below is our annual report. The annual reports is part of our mission to be a responsible and transparent business that is an asset to our local and international…
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Portland Psychotherapy Research Grants Awarded
The Research Lab at Portland Psychotherapy is proud to announce they have developed and implemented the first cycle of an internal research grant program to support advances in contextual behavioral science and evidence-based…
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Follow up on the Valkee device that shines light in your ears.
This post is a follow up to something one of our researchers wrote two years ago about a device called the “Valkee” that shines light into your ears using a device that looks…
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How to avoid jet lag while travelling
We’ve written a few posts in the past (#1, #2) about using light therapy to regulate your circadian rhythms. As a person who has a hard time with the Portland winters, I regularly…
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Why you shouldn’t buy a light therapy device from Costco (how to find a good light therapy device)
Here in Portland, up to 20-30% of the population suffers from decreased mood and fatigue during the dark and cloudy days of winter. This has been called the “winter blues” and more serious…
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The Power of Storytelling: Charlene Strong’s Story of Transformation
I love stories. A great storyteller can transport you to places you have never been, can touch a place within you that seemed lost, or can inspire you in ways you might never…
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Money Can Buy Happiness, but Hobbies are Even Better
If you saw his Ted talk, you may already be familiar with Princeton psychologist Daniel Kahneman’s research on happiness. Dr. Kahneman and a group of researchers surveyed people across income brackets in a…
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On the Virtues of Being Wrong
“Wow. I don’t know. Maybe I’m wrong.” Take a moment and consider, what are you wrong about right now? Are you aware of being wrong about something in this moment? I mean really…
