Tricia Ayers,LMFT, MAC
Oregon License #TO349
I provide in office and virtual services:
1340 SW Bertha Blvd #202, Portland, OR 97219
503-260-5508 mobile
email: tayerslmft@protonmail.com
Welcome to my therapy and coaching practice profile:
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I am honored to have provided trauma informed care to teens, adults, couples and families for 30 + years. I enjoy working with people who want to create more meaning, purpose and peace in their lives, despite the inevitable difficulties we all face.
Effective therapy and coaching is a collaborative process in which goals are co-created which aim to improve a client's functioning, relationships and quality of life. This process can illuminate more skillful ways for people to manage their emotions and behaviors and clarify their values. Therapy can enhance self awareness so people are able to redirect ineffective patterns. I combine trauma informed/focused, solution oriented, ACT, DBT, Internal Family System and attachment approaches to address a variety of concerns. I also am certified to provide EMDR when indicated.
I often work with people who are experiencing significant life transitions, depression and anxiety, mood disorders, complex trauma and PTSD, acute and complicated grief and loss, addiction/recovery concerns and relationship challenges.
I encourage my clients to develop a daily mindfulness practice and find time each day to pay attention to their deepest values and intention for their lives.
"The world doesn't belong to us, we belong to one another. " Terry Real
Web sites I often recommend to clients:
Terry Real.com - Relational Life Therapy Tools for healthy relationships
Tara Brach youtube videos especially - Sacred Pause 4 min (Mindfulness practice)
Tracy McMillan TEDx talk "The Person You Really Need to Marry"
Wisebrain.org Rick Hanson Ph.D.
Stan Tatkin TED talks on creating secure attachment in couple relationships PACT
Ester Perel TED talks and website
Brenebrown.com TED talks on Shame, Vulnerability and Connection 2010 and 2012 and others
Levine Talks.com (Great resource for grief and loss)
Grief.com David Kessler
PTSD COACH APP Veteran's Affairs
CALM APP
Books I often recommend:
The New Rules for Marriage and Us by Terry Real
True Refuge and Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach
Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
Wired for Dating by Stan Tatkin
Wired for Love by Stan Tatkin
We Do by Stan Tatkin
Hold Me Tight by Susan Johnson
How To Be An Adult in Relationships, David Richo
The Five Things We Cannot Change, David Richo
How To Break Your Addiction to a Person, Stephen Halpern
Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life, James Hollis
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life, Daniel Amen
The Brain That Changes Itself, Norman Doidge
Don't Panic, Reid Wilson
Things Might Go Terribly, Horribly, Wrong, Kelly Wilson
Get Out Of Your Mind and Into Your Life, Steven Hayes