Dr. Alex Rowell- Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Online Therapy in Oregon
New fathers can experience depression and anxiety during pregnancy and after a baby arrives. If you feel persistently overwhelmed, irritable, or disconnected, speaking with a mental health professional can help you understand what is happening. I offer online therapy for new dads in Oregon, including support with the emotional and relationship changes that can accompany …
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You can keep up with work, family, and daily responsibilities while feeling anxious, disconnected, or exhausted. Explore when therapy may be worth considering and how online therapy in Oregon can offer space for deeper self-understanding.
Fall in Oregon brings changing leaves, shorter days, and a shift in how we feel. For some, the season brings renewed structure; for others, anxiety, low mood, or relationship stress becomes harder to ignore. Explore how autumn can affect your mental health, when to seek support, and how online therapy in Oregon can help you understand what you’re experiencing.
ttachment patterns influence how we experience closeness, conflict, reassurance, and emotional distance. Learn how these patterns develop, how they appear in adult relationships, and how greater security can grow.
Work stress rarely stays at work. Learn how burnout can create irritability, withdrawal, conflict, and less intimacy and how couples can reconnect.
How Therapy Can Help You Build Self-Awareness and Create Different Relationships By Dr. Alex Rowell, Psy.D. Have you ever left a relationship promising yourself, “I will never do that again,” only to find yourself in a surprisingly similar situation later? Maybe you repeatedly become involved with emotionally unavailable partners, avoid conflict until resentment builds, or …
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Stress is not always a sign that something is wrong with you. Sometimes it is a sign that you have been carrying too much for too long. Learn practical ways to manage stress—and recognize when it may be time to look beneath the surface.
Many people wonder whether their problems are “serious enough” for therapy. They may be functioning at work, caring for their families, maintaining relationships, and meeting their responsibilities while privately feeling anxious, depleted, disconnected, or stuck. You do not need to be in crisis to begin psychotherapy. Therapy may be worth considering when emotional distress, relationship …
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Many people begin therapy because they feel anxious, depressed, stuck, disconnected, or overwhelmed by patterns they cannot fully understand. They may know what they “should” do, but still find themselves repeating the same relationship struggles, emotional reactions, self-criticism, or avoidance patterns. Psychodynamic psychotherapy helps people understand why these patterns exist, how they developed, and how …
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