At The Portland Clinic, we recognize that emotional and physical health are closely connected. Stress, mood, relationships, life changes, health conditions and other challenges can affect both your emotional well-being and your overall health.
Our behavioral health team works alongside your medical providers to support your whole-person health. Our licensed behavioral health clinicians provide short-term, focused psychotherapy and consultation for patients of The Portland Clinic. Treatment is designed to help you better understand the challenges you are facing, develop practical strategies and coping skills, and make meaningful progress toward specific goals.
Behavioral health at The Portland Clinic is designed to provide short-term care, averaging approximately 10–12 visits. The number of visits may vary slightly depending on your individual needs and treatment goals. Your clinician will work with you to determine an appropriate plan for your care.
Behavioral Health Services
Our treatment model focuses on a particular concern or set of goals. We commonly work with patients experiencing:
- Depression, anxiety and other emotional concerns
- Stress, life transitions, grief, and loss
- Relationship, family, and parenting concerns
- Trauma-related concerns
- Chronic illness, chronic pain, and other health-related challenges
- Caregiver stress
Our clinicians use a variety of evidence-based approaches based on each patient’s needs and treatment goals. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is also available with a trained clinician for appropriate patients within our short-term treatment model (Offered at our Beaverton clinic only).
Some concerns are better addressed through longer-term psychotherapy or specialized mental health services. If you would benefit from ongoing therapy, psychiatric care, psychological or neuropsychological testing, or another type or level of care, we can help identify appropriate resources in the community.
If you are experiencing an emotional or behavioral health concern, talk with your primary care provider at The Portland Clinic about whether a referral to our behavioral health team may be appropriate.
If You Need Immediate Help
The Portland Clinic Behavioral Health Department does not provide emergency or crisis services. If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, help is available:
- Call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department for an immediate or life-threatening emergency.
- Call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
- Multnomah County Behavioral Health Call Center: 503-988-4888. Free, confidential behavioral health crisis support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Washington County Crisis Line: 503-291-9111. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Cascadia Health Mental Health Urgent Walk-In Clinic: 4212 SE Division St., Portland. Provides immediate, in-person behavioral health crisis care.
- Unity Center for Behavioral Health: 503-944-8000, 1225 NE 2nd Ave., Portland. Provides 24-hour behavioral and mental health emergency services for adults.
