https://www.ivyoakcounseling.com/blog daily 0.75 2021-06-28 https://www.ivyoakcounseling.com/blog/demystifyingocd monthly 0.5 2021-06-28 https://www.ivyoakcounseling.com/home daily 1.0 2024-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60352ed4c1c3cb620878683f/1625115553366-FKV078EP2UNQ1K2QB42F/unsplash-image-plYq7MTtkV4.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60352ed4c1c3cb620878683f/1625117564817-WWO2VNVM34D6LOXGDWY8/unsplash-image-a38486QPWfY.jpg Home “Crystal is amazing. She has helped me so much in putting words to experiences that I've struggled with since childhood, in a way that honors past pain and celebrates my commitment to change and live into my values. I'm so grateful that she is in this field and doing this work.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60352ed4c1c3cb620878683f/1625117622224-IJDCK2LMDX5Z02WUKUEJ/unsplash-image-f5Fx_B3Qc4o.jpg Home “Crystal brings such care, expertise, humor and awareness of centering impacted identities to her work! She'll make you laugh, breath deeply and get to a more free place with your OCD. She creates a warm, open space that you will look forward to. I know, that sounds impossible, but it's true” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60352ed4c1c3cb620878683f/1625117728511-T4RZINRXKX4ZHQU5I9OJ/unsplash-image-weJOC9AsTPI.jpg Home “Crystal is a gifted therapist and instantly caused people to feel at ease. She is compassionate, wise, [and] funny.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60352ed4c1c3cb620878683f/1625845601545-PVIIDFQ0CPE4Z5NZUUFG/unsplash-image-8Rz_RIyp5FM.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60352ed4c1c3cb620878683f/1625845758113-D2VQO4Q9TZEBLASL91ZU/unsplash-image-KdeqA3aTnBY.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60352ed4c1c3cb620878683f/1625845951458-Y095ARYPI6G1CSN0510W/unsplash-image-6VhPY27jdps.jpg Home https://www.ivyoakcounseling.com/myapproach daily 0.75 2024-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60352ed4c1c3cb620878683f/1625111476249-YARHCQIPLWW74U55AWPZ/unsplash-image-blJHnXlsuZU.jpg My Approach - Healing through connection All too often, we’ve been deeply wounded by those closest to us. These wounds leave us feeling alone, afraid, unworthy, unlovable, and lost. Our brains try to make sense of the difficult experiences we’ve lived through—experiences that often lack sense. This leaves us with ways of reacting and interacting with our world that often just don’t work and keep us struck in cycles of pain. We need relationships to heal. We need caring, safe relationships to help us unlearn the ways we’ve been conditioned to protect ourselves. That’s where I hope to be helpful. My hope is to be one of those safe places for you to be free to recalibrate your understanding of what it means to be vulnerable, open, and connected. Whether you’re struggling with the lasting impacts of trauma, OCD, difficulty making meaningful and lasting connections, or a general sense of fear and anxiety, my goal is to help you reconnect to yourself, develop a more compassionate relationship with your body and emotions, and become deeply connected. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60352ed4c1c3cb620878683f/1625114569036-O4AD69Q3BVVFHWX7496N/unsplash-image-vtntD9h1xBw.jpg My Approach https://www.ivyoakcounseling.com/contact daily 0.75 2024-05-17 https://www.ivyoakcounseling.com/aboutme daily 0.75 2024-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60352ed4c1c3cb620878683f/1622582665037-5M2IE7DTAMF5FHTPMZAV/IMG_1625.jpg About Me Crystal Suarenzo, M.A., LPC, LMHC I am a queer, cisgender (she/her), white, bilingual (Spanish/English) therapist, focusing in trauma work, anxiety, and OCD treatment. It is not lost on me the ways that OCD and anxiety are often rooted in how we learned to stay connected and safe in our family of origins. I offer Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for trauma which we examine through an attachment lens. For OCD, I utilize both Exposure and Response Prevention and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. My approach is very warm, down-to-earth, and authentic. I am a real person, and I want you to be too. I believe that the relationship between us is truly what matters when it comes to long-term growth and change. Therapy offers an incredible opportunity to receive feedback on your interpersonal style in relationships in a safe, honoring, and supportive way. I love working with adolescents who have experienced difficult family experiences such as divorce, blending families, and loss of a parent. I also love working with young adults and adults at any point on their life journey to support the never-ending transitions, obstacles, and curveballs that inevitably come our way. I believe in the inherent resilience of each person. Much like the relationship between ivy and oak, I believe through the therapeutic relationship we establish a symbiotic relationship—I provide the stability, consistency, and freedom for you to attach, expand, and express yourself as fully and honestly as you can in this life. Email — Instagram https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60352ed4c1c3cb620878683f/1625116942769-7XGFF0MHS2UXB3WEOSDJ/201814504_10158558003808512_8362901699610151739_n.jpg About Me - Education & Professional Work I obtained my M.A. in Professional Mental Health Counseling from Lewis & Clark College in 2017. Since then, I have worked in both agency and private practice settings and have provided professional presentations on depression and suicide prevention in teens and in helping therapists understand how to better treat OCD. Alongside my work with individual and group clients, I spent three years providing support to a community organization serving women and femmes impacted by poverty, houselessness, violence, substance use, and those working in sex work. I’ve obtained additional specific training in: Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy Level 1 Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy Level 2 (currently enrolled) Embodied Liberation Anti-Racism Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Somatic and Attachment Focused EMDR Exposure & Response Prevention for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Anti-Racist Trauma Informed Care The Fun Stuff A little bit about who I am outside of the therapy room—I am an Enneagram type 2 wing 3, ENFJ, and a Cancer sun. I am energetic, bubbly, and a person who commits wholeheartedly to the people, pets, and things that I love (which, being a Cancer AND a type 2, is quite a lot of people/pets/things). I absolutely love playing soccer, taking my puppy to dog parks, and singing/dancing (albeit poorly). I’m passionate about mental health, equity, justice, and liberation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60352ed4c1c3cb620878683f/1622583038983-XT1TM8XKO5GB7M6JBDMW/IMG_5891+copy.jpg About Me Mili Rae, Therapy Dog in Training Mili Rae is a supremely sweet Mini Aussiedoodle puppy (birthdate 8/21/20) who accompanies her mom, Crystal, to work to provide a calming and sometimes silly presence to sessions. Mili is called hypoallergenic (although no dogs truly are), she will not smother you in kisses or slobber, and most of the times will sleep throughout session. When she is awake, though, she is sure to provide a little giggle to brighten your day. https://www.ivyoakcounseling.com/our-approach daily 0.75 2021-06-24 https://www.ivyoakcounseling.com/services daily 0.75 2024-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847895972-04K0P91LO30PWAYK24X3/image-asset.jpeg Services - For Clients Individual Therapy: $185/session Couple’s/Family Therapy: $200/session Group Therapy for OCD: $40-$50/session Insurances Accepted: PacificSource, Moda, and OHP Care Oregon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847805828-AJIWBELW8MFMGSFE5CQ2/image-asset.jpeg Services - For Mental Health Professionals LPC Supervision I am qualified to provide supervision of post-graduate LPC associates working towards LPC licensure. Fee: $150/60 min. OCD Consultation Online or in-person. I offer consultation to mental health professionals on all things OCD treatment. Fee: $150/60 min. https://www.ivyoakcounseling.com/get-started daily 0.75 2021-07-09