Welcome to Moving Forward Staying Present. We are a diverse group of experienced and caring mental health therapists. We currently have openings (or a 1-3 month wait depending on the therapist) for couples and individuals for counseling.
Your mental health matters, and our experienced therapists are here to help you on the journey towards healing and growth. We currently have openings for new clients via telehealth or in person in our beautiful offices in Sellwood. We also offer therapeutic skills, process, and yoga groups.
Moving Forward Staying Present
Who we work with
We currently have openings for adults age 18+ for individual, couples, or group therapy. Our skilled therapists work with people from all walks of life and we have many therapists on staff who specialize in work with our LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC communities. Whether it is your first time in therapy or you’re seeking a new perspective after years of self work, we’d love to talk with you to see if we’re a good fit.
OUR EXPERTISE
Stress & Anxiety Therapy
Build Skills To Reduce Anxiety
Therapy can help you to understand the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that contribute to your anxiety and stress. This can help you develop more effective management strategies.
Relationship Difficulties
Resolve Conflict & Build Trust
Therapy can help you understand yourself and your partner better. We’ll help you improve communication, sex and intimacy, and resolve conflicts. Our therapists will help you build the relationship that you want.
Trauma Therapy
Understand & Work With Trauma
Our therapists use both symptom reduction work and insight oriented approaches to help you understand your body’s reactions to triggers as well as build skills and tools to heal from and manage trauma responses.
Grief & Loss
Process & Cope with Loss
Our therapists are trained to support you as you move through painful losses. Let us walk with you every step of the way as you process grief and loss.
OUR SERVICES
Couples Therapy
Couples therapy is a space where you will be encouraged to communicate openly and honestly within the relationships that matter to you. You’ll be guided through the process of reconnecting, addressing unresolved issues, and reigniting the love that binds you together. Together, we'll develop personalized strategies and provide ongoing support to help you and your partners resolve conflicts and strengthen your bond.
Individual Therapy
Sessions with our therapists offer a supportive and emotionally present environment for personal growth and self-understanding. Guided by our trauma-informed approach, our therapists will support you in moving through challenges, building resilience, and feeling empowered.
Group Therapy
Our Portland-based group therapy is a space where people can come together to share their experiences and heal with each other. Witnessing each other with empathy and providing mutual support creates a nourishing environment to explore anxiety, depression, trauma, and personal growth. These sessions also open the possibility of facilitating collective healing.
Therapeutic Yoga
Therapeutic yoga is a great way to weave together your yoga practice with the emotional and mental principles of therapy. It’s ideal for you if you want to bring together movement, breath, and mindfulness into a practice that allows you to be more fully present and regulated. Our therapeutic yoga groups and Maria’s classes at the new Moving Forward Staying Present Yoga & Movement Space are open to all humans whether they already have yoga experience or not.
VIDEO LIBRARY
The new MFSP video library: Therapy insights and yoga practices, anywhere, any time.
Extend the nurturing, empathetic space of our therapy rooms into your daily life with our new video library. Created by our team of therapists and yoga teachers, these resources bring together therapeutic wisdom and mindful movement to support you between sessions.
For $22/month, access new videos each month that honor your whole self — from in-depth explorations of emotional wellbeing to gentle, therapeutic yoga practices. We’ve created this library as an abundant, connected space for you to grow.
Ready to begin? Sample free previews and browse our collection to experience what the video library has to offer.
Watch this overview to discover how our video library can support your growth.
From our blog
Meet our team of Portland Therapists
Choosing the right therapist is an important decision. Each therapist on our team has a minimum of 5 years in the field and some over a decade.
Our team is a group of warm, intelligent, humorous, and authentic individuals who represent a wide range of lived identities, including race, gender, sexuality, and socioeconomic backgrounds. This diversity sets us apart, making us a boutique group practice with a unique edge.
Unlike many other group practices that rely heavily on interns and new therapists, we are proud to offer an exceptional team of seasoned clinicians who are ready to guide and support you on your journey toward healing and self-discovery.
Ready to get mental health support?
Book an intake call.
Embarking on a therapeutic journey is big step on your healing path. To ensure the best fit for your unique needs, you will first have a conversation with Maria, our founder. She will listen to your concerns and match you with the perfect therapist from our team. Request an intake appointment today using the button below.
GETTING HERE
Location:
Our office is located in the Sellwood neighborhood of Southeast Portland at 8083 SE 13th Ave, Suites 2 & 4. Your therapist will specify which suite they are in. Come on upstairs to the second floor, but please keep in mind we are not ADA accessible.
Parking:
There is plenty of free street parking in front of the building as well as in the lot in the back of the building, just behind OnPoint Credit Union (13th and Tacoma St). Park in a spot NOT labeled OnPoint Credit Union and walk up the stairs at the back of the building. Find your Suite: 2 or 4.
Public Transport:
From downtown
Take the southbound #40 bus towards Tacoma, get off at SE Tacoma & 13th, or
Take the southbound MAX orange line towards Milwaukie, get off at SE Bybee Blvd and transfer to the northbound #40 bus towards Swan Island. Get off at SE Tacoma & 13th.
From Concordia, Grant Park, Buckman, Hosford-Abernathy, etc.
Take the southbound #70 bus towards Milwaukie, get off at SE 17th & Tacoma. Walk four blocks west to SE 13th & Tacoma.
From anywhere else:
Google Maps can provide useful routes that include bus schedules.
By Bike:
From anywhere along the Willamette
Take the Willamette Greenway Trail along the river to the Sellwood Bridge, cross the bridge and take Tacoma St to SE Tacoma & 13th.
Take the Springwater on the Willamette, turn off and take Spokane St to Spokane & 13th.
From anywhere else
There are many neighborhood greenways and bike paths that link up in Sellwood. Google Maps can give specific directions. Here are instructions for how to enable the biking paths layer.