Maria Palumbo, (pre-license) CSWA, CADC I

Maria has over 20 years of experience working with individuals and families in Oregon and Latin America. She is experienced in helping with acute and complex trauma, anxiety, identity issues, body image issues, depression, ADHD, and all types of addictions. She has a special affinity for working with teens and young adults, but has clients of all ages. She works alongside her emotional support dog, Sully, who accompanies her to in-person sessions. For those who wish, she incorporates art and creative processes into therapy. She prefers in person, but is open to Telehealth.

Maria is a person-centered and strength-based therapist. She is creative and doesn’t believe therapy is just “two chairs in a room,” and has had clients who prefer therapy sessions outside or in other locations that would make sense to the therapeutic work. She doesn’t follow one therapeutic model, but blends several types of therapeutic interventions to meet the needs of the client. She combines parts work, talk therapy (psychotherapy), exposure therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, somatic practices, and DBT. In her spare time she likes to travel to Latin America, be outdoors in the Columbia River Gorge, take photos, and work in her vegetable garden.