Counseling Services of NE Portland

Counseling for Individuals

This website is offered to assist anyone seeking to explore or better understand therapeutic
counseling. People's reasons for seeking therapeutic counseling vary. Psychological or career
distress, emotional crises and difficulties, and issues that seem to persist or repeat are a few of
the reasons people seek support. Sometimes distress increases during difficult times -- like the
economic times we are in right now. This website is also offered to those who seek a counselor in
the Portland, Oregon/Vancouver, Washington metropolitan areas.

Finding a counselor who suits a person is a process of search. This involves finding a trained,
licensed professional who most closely matches a person's interests and needs. As a person is
comfortable, this may mean asking questions. An individual may want to see or verify that a
counselor is licensed. One may ask about a counselor's approach to counseling, areas of a
counselor's interest, or about their training and experience. Individuals are invited to explore the
website as part of their search process.

In this website, Carol Walnum describes counseling in general and specific ways. These are
offered as possibilities and places to begin, rather than fixed ways of approaching problems.
People begin their counseling process in their own particular way and when they are ready.

Counseling

Carol Walnum offers therapeutic counseling at her comfortable office in the Hollywood
neighborhood (NE Portland). Carol helps individual adults and young adults who experience
chronic or acute emotional distress.

Distress can include depression and anxieties; feeling numb, hopeless or meaningless; or a
combination of these or other feelings. Distress can emerge from trauma; relationship difficulties;
low self-esteem or low self-confidence; career and life direction change; and other painful
emotional difficulties.

A fuller list of central problems served by her practice is listed on Counseling Services.

She has specific interest and training in helping adult children of self-absorbed parents
and those who struggle with the legacy of childhood or adolescent trauma. That legacy can
include cycles of shame, acute anxiety, feelings of emptiness, acting out, and a difficult
young adult and mid-life.

Carol participates in continuing clinical education and training, clinical supervision, and
consultation as a part of her practice and standard of care.

She encourages readers to explore the pages describing her Services and F requently Asked
Questions (FAQ)

Location

Hollywood District of Portland, Oregon. The office is a short walk from the 39th/Hollywood
Max Station. Bus routes stop nearby. There are easy exits from Portland's I-84 East or West
and I-5 North or South highways. Parking is free. Secure bicycle parking is available.