https://www.kkccounseling.com/teens daily 0.75 2026-04-21 https://www.kkccounseling.com/young-adults daily 0.75 2026-04-21 https://www.kkccounseling.com/contact daily 0.75 2026-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e52e364962b7753ee9117ea/1583900498766-5YWN3RE8ZA3S0BM3S4KI/IMG_7765.JPG Contact - Contact me. Kirsten Kelly Chambers, MA, LPC kkchambers@comcast.net (971) 258-4842 316 NE 19th Avenue, Suite E Portland, OR 97232 Find me on Psychology Today. https://www.kkccounseling.com/families daily 0.75 2026-04-17 https://www.kkccounseling.com/seniors daily 0.75 2026-04-21 https://www.kkccounseling.com/about daily 0.75 2026-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e52e364962b7753ee9117ea/4bd7b575-8cc1-4da6-99bd-5c058d630b4c/6EF2BB63-1E45-4629-80C0-683F7D0B3F95.JPG About - Hi, I’m Kirsten! My Background: I am a Licensed Professional Counselor registered with the State of Oregon, license C7531. I earned my masters in professional mental health counseling with a specialization in addictions from Lewis & Clark College and my bachelors in communications and psychology from Syracuse University in New York. My Experience: Prior to joining the counseling field, I spent 15 years as a public relations specialist working in both the corporate and nonprofit sectors. As a therapist, I have 10 years of experience providing individual, group and family therapy to youth, adults and families in residential, outpatient, school-based and community mental health settings. I opened my private practice in March 2020. My areas of practice include relationship and family issues, life transitions, anxiety, grief/loss, parenting challenges, addiction and perfectionism. About Me: I am a mom to identical twin daughters who are settling into post-college life in various parts of the country. I love warm weather activities such as paddle boarding, walking my dog, traveling, reading in the sun and I am a big foodie. I am a native Eastside Portlander who spent 12 years on the east coast before returning to my roots, and an ally to BIPOC and LGBTQ communities. I’m a graduate of Irvington, Harriet Tubman and Grant public schools. https://www.kkccounseling.com/resources daily 0.75 2020-03-03 https://www.kkccounseling.com/home daily 1.0 2026-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e52e364962b7753ee9117ea/1582569788720-UPIAH24LUWEL2HWLLIJO/pexels-photo-289586.jpeg Home - My Approach to Therapy The therapeutic relationship is essential to our work together. I offer a free 20-minute consultation (in-person to first timers to therapy) to ensure I’m the right fit for you. I provide a safe, nurturing, compassionate space for you to process, build skills and heal. I use authenticity, humor, directness, warmth and a strengths-based approach to help you identify your unique gifts (we all have them), and build resiliency and self-confidence. Through holistic and integrative practices such as attachment theory, Relational Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Family Systems and Somatic Therapy, I will help you create more capacity to navigate the hard stuff and develop strategies to better manage the stressors of your history, relationships and daily life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e52e364962b7753ee9117ea/1582572437026-8BSQHRLPN73ZNUVP5KDB/pexels-photo-2591431.jpeg Home - Areas of Focus Anxiety/Stress Relationship challenges and family conflict Perfectionism Self-esteem and identity issues Life transitions (puberty, college, divorce, career changes, empty nesting, retirement) Traumas impact on the brain and central nervous system, and patterns of behavior Addictions (substance use/abuse and impact on family system) Grief and loss https://www.kkccounseling.com/fees-and-insurance daily 0.75 2026-04-21 https://www.kkccounseling.com/take-action daily 0.75 2025-05-08