Dr. Alex Rowell- Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Online Therapy in Oregon
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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Telehealth therapy has transformed mental health care in Oregon. What once felt like a temporary solution has become a long-term option for people seeking convenient, accessible, and effective psychotherapy throughout the state. Today, many Oregon residents prefer online therapy because it removes common barriers to getting support. Increased Access to Therapy Across Oregon One of …
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Accessing mental health care in Oregon has become easier, more flexible, and more convenient through telehealth. Whether you live in Portland, Eugene, Bend, Salem, Medford, the Oregon Coast, or a rural community in Eastern Oregon, telehealth can make high-quality mental health treatment available without the need to commute, sit in waiting rooms, or rearrange your …
Finding the right therapist can feel overwhelming, especially when you are already dealing with anxiety, depression, relationship stress, grief, burnout, or a major life transition. You may be searching through therapist directories, insurance listings, websites, and online profiles while trying to decide who is qualified, who is available, and who might actually be a good …
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Beyond Symptom Relief: The Depth Work of Psychodynamic TherapyPsychodynamic therapy continues to evolve with a focus on research and being an evidence-based treatment. A 2023 meta-analysis by Leichsenring and colleagues examined 27 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing psychodynamic therapy (PDT) to other treatments (e.g., CBT) for depression. The study found PDT to be equally effective …
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When people think about Psychodynamic treatment they often think it focuses only on one’s childhood, sexual impulses, and unconscious content. This is partly true, as portions of psychodynamic treatment focus on the quest to make the unconscious, conscious. However, psychodynamic treatment also focuses on gaining awareness of thoughts, feelings, and patterns based on past relationships …
Sadness is an emotion we often associate with depression, grief, loss, change, and many other transitions occurring in our lives. When people experience sadness, they may describe a heaviness in their chest or a weighted vest slowing them down; cognitively sadness may be labeled as a mental fog or an absence from the present moment. …
In this next series of blogs, I am going to write about our six primary emotions and how they present themselves in therapy. This research comes from Paul Ekman who identified six basic emotions (anger, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness, and surprise) all humans have. These may sound familiar because there is a wonderful movie, Inside Out, in which the …
Shame is one of those words that elicits a strong visceral reaction from our body and mind. Probably just reading that one word you may have noticed yourself wanting to stop reading this blog (avoidance) or your stomach cringing (psychosomatic symptom expression). Shame is often associated with feelings and emotions we try to block from …