Anxiety or Depression

Oregon City Counseling uses Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) for the bulk of its individual work. It is where scientific rigor meets the healing care of therapy. Having been researched since the 1960s when it was introduced by Aaron Beck, it has decades of research demonstrating it to be an effective form of psychotherapy. It is particularly helpful for depression and anxiety, though it is used for a wide variety of mental health concerns (see the Mayo Clinic link below for a full list). 

Slade Wolf, LCSW, who started Oregon City Counseling and continues there as the lead therapist, was trained in CBT as a drug and alcohol counselor--over 25 years ago. He furthered his learning in its use and techniques during his graduate studies at University of Washington. Since that time, he has used it extensively in therapy and behavioral interventions. He continues to attend trainings, graduate courses, does his own readings, and receives ongoing supervision from a faculty member at the Beck Institute to keep his skills in CBT sharp and up to date. 

All the therapists at Oregon City Counseling are supervised by Slade and receive ongoing training in the use of CBT for treating anxiety and depression. They are all becoming experts in its use to help clients heal.

Additionally, other evidence-based practices are used by individual therapists to augment their CBT work for clients with depression and anxiety. See their individual pages (links below) for their specialties.

Read more here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/cognitive-behavioral-therapy
Mayo Clinic: https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/cognitive-behavioral-therapy/about/pac-20384610
American Psychological Association: https://www.apa.org/ptsd-guideline/patients-and-families/cognitive-behavioral