Are you ready to create a new
experience for your life?

Starting psychotherapy is a major decision.  Working with a therapist comes with a hope that your life can change when you can trust someone to help guide you forward.

portland therapist bob dobres

YOU WILL GAIN INSIGHT AND A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING

I can help you make sense of strong feelings like sadness, loneliness, anger, and fear. You can put words to those feelings, even those that are uncomfortable or worrisome. You may have identified reasons for what’s wrong, but developing emotional insight provides you with a deeper knowing that goes beyond intellectual understanding.

Life is busy, but there is more to life than constant striving.

You will discover ways to appreciate and be more affirming with yourself. Making a mistake is not the end of the world. We can accept our shortcomings as ordinary, not catastrophic.

SOME OF THE CONCERNS I HELP PEOPLE WITH INCLUDE:

  • Anxiety and worry
  • Problems with avoidance or procrastination
  • Mood problems such as irritability or depression
  • Obstacles that block you from succeeding in your academic and career goals
  • Life transitions
  • Abuse and trauma
  • Grief. loss, and bereavement
  • Relationships
  • Drug and alcohol use problems
  • Work / life balance and setting necessary boundaries
  • Getting un-stuck from negative patterns and sharpen coping skills
  • LGBTQI and questioning

“The world breaks everyone, but some people
become stronger in the broken places.”

                                                                      ~   Ernest Hemingway