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Portland Marriage and Couples Counseling

 
Bernard McDowell, LCSW
Psychotherapist & Licensed Clinical Social Worker
2700 SE 26th Avenue, Suite D, Portland, Oregon 97202
503-234-9904



PortlandTherapist.com  A companion site to this one,  PortlandTherapist.com emphasizes my work in  the treatment of depression.   But it also has articles concerning anger, interpersonal communication, confidentiality, workshop schedule, and privacy notice.
Professional Organizations Related To Counseling
www.AmericanMentalHealth.com  This American Mental Health Alliance is the only multi-disciplinary professional organization of its kind in the country.  It's mission is to support and market competent, ethical mental health services that preserve privacy and confidentiality.  This alliance of professional therapists is concerned about the effects of managed care policies, insurers, and other corporate influences on medicine and therapy.  The AMHA provides information about psychotherapy, controversies surrounding managed care, and alternatives. The AMHA actively works against corporate (managed care, etc.) attempts to claim virtual right to define proper therapy and in favor of collective knowledge of tens of thousands of psychologists, social worker, licensed professional counselors, nurse practitioners, and psychiatrists, etc..   My site within the American Mental Health site has much less info than this site but it does include a little resume.
www.NoManagedCare.org The National Coalition of Health Care Consumers and Professionals:  Lots of articles on politics of health care.
www.AcademyProjects.org Maintained by a group of psychologists associated with the American Psychological Association in Michigan , this site offers a wealth of information and many in depth articles on a wide range of topics related to counseling, psychotherapy, and psychoanalysis in particular.  
Other Professionals
www.OregonCounseling.org  This web site offers listings for therapists belonging to the Oregon Psychotherapists' Guild (of the Oregon Chapter of the American Mental Health Alliance).  Also, you will find a number of articles on a variety of topics related to this field.  There is also a one page synopsis for Bernard McDowell there at
www.oregoncounseling.org/Resumes/McDowellB.htm
www.DWJohns.com or www.CompassionateWay.com and www.CounselingTeenagers.com.  These sites maintained by Douglas Johns, LCSW contains a number of good short articles about working with adolescents and families. Also, at the same location in Northwest Portland, you will find Lisa Popelka, M.S.; see www.CounselingPortland.com 


www.MarcBHess.com
For many years, Marc Hess, LCSW specialized in domestic violence issues.  He also works with a variety of other couples concerns and individuals for depression, trauma, etc..

www.Portland-Counseling.com Kate McNulty, LCSW is a therapist certified in John Gottman's approach to marriage counseling and she is also a certified sex therapist.

www.PortlandAcupuncturist.com Mona Searles NP LAc is both a Nurse Practitioner and Licensed Acupuncturist.  In the capacity of Nurse Practitioner she has specialized in Dermatology for the last 10 years and in Internal Medicine before that.  
www.AmritaSanctuary.com  Sarajoy Marsh's yoga studio at
0110 SW Bancroft St, Portland, OR (at the corner of SW Corbett & SW Bancroft).  503.552.YOGA (9642)