Our Counselors
Kiren Ali
Kiren offers individual, couples, and family therapy.
Kiren integrates evidence-based modalities including Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and hypnotherapy to support meaningful growth, healing, and positive change.
Sean Danaher
You weren't always like this. As a child, you played and loved freely. You trusted the world, if only for a brief time. As adults, we live in our heads most of the day, ruled by an inner manager that always demands more and an inner critic that is quick to blame us if we fall short. We get sick of living like this and give into the impulse to escape the pain, only to feel more ashamed after. All the while, our inner child hides in the background, yearning to be free - to feel safe enough to come out and play again. How do we get out of this cycle, when we have been steeped in it for so long?
As a therapist for the better part of a decade now, Sean (he/her) firmly believes in the power of working compassionately with these parts of us. Drawing from the frameworks of IFS, EMDR, and other experiential therapies, he helps people explore ways to reconnect with their hearts, their bodies, and their sense of play. His style is deliberate, open-hearted, and playful.
Also licensed in Colorado, Sean works with those seeking support around psychedelic integration in both states. He offers rain-or-shine walk and talk sessions with his therapy dog Special throughout the week in SE Portland and Forest Park. Office sessions and virtual sessions are also available.
Ask for a free 15 minute intro call with Sean so that you can explore if he is the right fit for you!
Kate Bentley
I am Kate Bentley (she/her), nice to meet you. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor III, and licensed psilocybin facilitator in Oregon. With three decades of experience in the field of mental health and substance use disorders and training in psilocybin facilitation from Emerald Valley Institute, I bring both extensive professional training and genuine lived experience to this sacred work. I am a queer woman in long-term recovery, a signing light parent, a gold star mom and bring a mix of compassionate, grounded presence and playful humor to the work. I believe in our innate ability to heal and transform suffering, when given the right tools. My role as your facilitator is to co-create a safe, compassionate container where exploration and deep insight can emerge as you interact with the mushrooms.
I work with a wide variety of folks and specialize in:
The LGBTQIA2S+ community.
Bereaved parents.
Death, dying and grief.
Substance Use Disorders.
Mental Health, trauma and PTSD.
Life transitions.
The search for meaning.
I am LGBTQIA2S+, Kink, Sex, ENM, Body affirming / celebrating.
All services are provided under Oregon measure 109 / Oregon Psilocybin Services and comply with the Oregon Heath Authority guidelines. Psilocybin services are not therapy and are not a substitute for mental health treatment.