Welcome!

Trauma informed counseling in Inner SE Portland

I’m so glad you’re here. You show courage and a desire to change.

I’m a counselor who provides trauma informed care. I believe events happened which caused you to adapt. You coped the best you could. That means you’re not broken!

I believe you can heal and transform your life. You don’t have to make do, struggle and simply survive. You can find your voice and connection in the world.

I bring my full self to create a welcoming sanctuary. Here, you can feel safe to open and uncurl like a fern. Together, you will move from surviving to thriving.

~ Helene Goode LPC, CADC I

SERVICES:   Adult Children of Alcoholics   |    Codependency  |  Career Counseling  |   Childhood Trauma    

I’m so glad you’re here. You show courage and a desire to change.

I’m a counselor who provides trauma informed care. I believe events happened which caused you to adapt.  You coped the best you could. That means you’re not broken!

I believe you can heal and transform your life. You don’t have to make do, struggle and simply survive. You can find your voice and expression in the world.

I bring my full self to create a welcoming sanctuary. Here, you can feel safe to open and uncurl like a fern. Together, you will move from surviving to thriving.

~ Helene Goode

I am particularly passionate about people who have endured trauma and who feel ostracized from their families and society. Some of these courageous outsiders include: creatives, LGBQT, people raised in restrictive environments or families affected by alcohol or substance use.  

I have a deep background working with Adult Children of Alcoholics.

I believe when given an open and nurturing environment, people will reach like a plant towards light, for healing and transformation. They will find fulfilling connection and feel free to be themselves.

I am particularly passionate about people who have endured trauma and who feel ostracized from their families and society.  Some of these courageous outsiders include: creatives, LGBQT, people raised in restrictive environments or religions, or families affected by addiction.  

I have a deep background working with Adult Children of Alcoholics.

I believe when given an open and nurturing environment, people will reach for healing and transformation. They will find fulfilling connection and feel free to be themselves.

What clients achieve…

  • Balance
  • Sleep
  • Acceptance
  • Feel “good enough”
  • Can sit with feelings
  • Less worry
  • Able to set boundaries
  • Self care
  • Awareness
  • Positive self regard
  • More tools to cope
  • Recognize own patterns
  • Pause before reacting
  • Belief that everything is ok
  • Have fun
  • Can see choices
  • Ok with being alone
  • Make time to relax

 

  • Balance
  • Sleep
  • Acceptance
  • Feel “good enough”
  • Can sit with feelings
  • Less worry
  • Able to set boundaries
  • Self care
  • Awareness
  • Positive self regard
  • More tools to cope
  • Recognize own patterns
  • Pause before reacting
  • Belief that everything is ok
  • Have fun
  • Can see choices
  • Ok with being alone
  • Make time to relax
Change is the constant, the signal for rebirth, the egg of the phoenix.Christina Baldwin