About
Me
“Interested in everything and nothing else.”
—Umberto Eco
You do not have to be falling apart for therapy to help.
Many of the people I work with are competent, responsible, and used to being the one others rely on. Therapy can be a place to slow down, tell the truth, and understand what your life has been asking of you.
Maybe you’re here because life has changed in ways you didn’t choose or didn’t expect—loss, divorce, caregiving, a move, a new role—and the way you’ve always coped suddenly isn’t enough.
Maybe you’re here as a healthcare provider: charting late, absorbing other people’s pain, carrying moral distress from systems that were never designed for the kind of care you want to give, wondering how long you can keep going like this.
Or maybe you’re here as the person in charge—the one people look to, the one who “handles it.” On the outside you’re composed and competent; on the inside there’s more self‑doubt, reactivity, and exhaustion than you’re comfortable admitting. You’ve tried the standard advice, done the things that are “supposed” to help, and you’re still struggling.
About Me
Hello, I’m Tahlia
I’m a licensed therapist based in Portland, Oregon, and I work with people navigating pressure, transition, and the emotional cost of showing up in hard roles. My style is warm, direct, and collaborative, with an integrative providing the tools to look at everyone from multiple angles and support you in making sense of your story and build a life that feels more aligned, honest, and sustainable.
Hello, I’m Enya
Psychiatric service dog and therapy dog, who sometimes joins mom in the office. I am there to offer calm, grounding support—or quietly rest nearby if you prefer.
What therapy with me is like
Warm and candid— You do not need to edit yourself here. We can talk honestly about what is hard, what is unsustainable, and what still matters to you.
Deep and practical— We make meaning of patterns, relationships, systems, and history, while also focusing on what can actually shift in your day-to-day life.
Affirming and non-performative—I work from a place of cultural humility and care for complexity. This practice welcomes people across identities and relationship structures, especially those who want therapy that feels thoughtful, grounded, and real.
A note on fit— I work well with people who don’t fit neatly into boxes. This practice is rooted in dignity, curiosity, accountability, and care across all identities. I am continually committed to serving all people in my Portland community and am experienced supporting the needs of our LGBTQIA2S+, BIPOC, disabled, neurodivergent, immigrant, kink, and poly communities.
I value and practice cultural humility and culturally responsive care, not assuming one size fits all. This means there will be times when we actively examine power, oppression, and systemic factors (when appropriate), and never frame distress as a solely individual failing.
Who I work with
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Major life transitions
People moving through divorce, separation, caregiving changes, loss, burnout, identity shifts, relationship changes, career upheaval, or that unsettling sense that an old way of living no longer fits—and you’re no longer willing stay where you are.
This is the part of your life where you’re allowed to stop holding it together long enough to tell the truth about what is ending, what wants to emerge, and what you’re no longer willing to carry.
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Healthcare Professionals
Therapists, social workers, physicians, nurses, trainees, and other caregivers navigating burnout, moral distress, compassion fatigue, and the quiet realization that performing "fine" is no longer working.
Your nervous system has been absorbing impossible systems for years. This is where you get to be honest about the cost—and figure out what comes next.
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High-pressure roles
For people whose lives carry public weight or relentless caregiving responsibility—Leaders, founders, creatives, and other people with intense responsibility who need privacy, honesty, and room to think without performance.
Your story deserves depth, not headlines. Here is where you can realign with your purpose and break through the walls blocking your way.
What people often bring into therapy:
-Burnout that rest alone has not fixed.
-Major life changes that have shaken your sense of self.
-Healthcare work that has left you morally exhausted.
-The pressure of functioning well while feeling badly.
-Relationship strain, loneliness, or disconnection.
-The sense that you have outgrown the role you have been playing.