About Us

I began Amber Caldera Therapy with the vision of working to build a community where people feel their voices matter, where they have access to support to navigate challenging transitions, and where they can build fulfilling lives.

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My mission is to provide wellness services that help to foster hope and empower area youth and young adults to create change.

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Take a look at my views and goals to accomplish this mission below.

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Fostering Hope: Feeling that we have the ability and determination to get through difficult experiences are key to hope. Yet, there are times that deciding to take that first step is hard. I understand that unique challenges require individualized solutions.

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My goal is to provide that support by cultivating a diverse network of providers who are willing to walk with you on your path, give you the tools and skills necessary to face barriers, and encourage you to take the next step toward your goals.

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Empowerment: Too often we feel that we do not have power and control over our situation. We feel we cannot speak out and, even if we could, we are not enough to enact the changes necessary to have a life worth living. My goal is to help you tap into your power and walk beside you as an equal, NOT as someone with power over you. I am dedicated to creating spaces that are safe and accessible, and to connecting you to other resources that you can lean on throughout your journey.

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Empowerment also requires one to take an approach that focuses on the wellness of the individual within the community at large. The most important way I work toward this goal is by continuously working to build community connection so that I can better understand the actual needs of members of marginalized communities such as LGBTQIA2+, disabled, BBIPOC, and neurodivergent people.

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Creating Change: Mental health challenges continue to carry stigma and are often seen as an illness or sickness that requires a cure or individual change. This is often not true. When we have normalized responses to events, this is NOT sickness. When we struggle to be okay within community systems that are designed to sustain oppression, WE ARE NORMAL. Systemic problems can create long-term difficulty for people that we call illness, but that word is kind of like passing the buck to the individual’s struggle and away from the system.

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We know that as therapists we don’t have all of the right answers but that our talents lie in helping our clients figure out the correct path for them. We look forward to guiding you on this journey with helpful tools, insights and most of all nonjudgemental support. We believe therapy can be fun too, and often find ourselves laughing with our clients. If we can be vulnerable, we can move through the hard things. Sometimes creative approaches looks like thinking outside of the box and sometimes like using art and music. My goal is to work toward changes in the way we view mental and emotional wellness by utilizing these creative approaches to demonstrate the power of meeting needs through expression, vulnerability, and connection.​

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The therapists at Amber Caldera Therapy all place a high value on equity, diversity and social justice. We feel passionately about providing accessible therapy services to our community and want to be available to all clients from diverse backgrounds to get great quality therapy, in the Portland/Vancouver area or online in any part of Oregon and Washington.

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If you’re looking for a therapist you can find an authentic connection with, who truly wants to get to know you and support you, you’ve come to the right place. Please reach out today and find out which therapist at Amber Caldera Therapy is the best match for you!