Kelsey Weise

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Pronouns: She/They

Therapeutic Style: Curious, Playful, and Collaborative

Works with:

• Adult Individuals
• Teen Individuals
• Teen Family
• Adult Family
• Couples
• Child Family (ages 6+)

Who I am as a Therapist

I believe that healing starts with deepening curiosity about how we connect with ourselves and with other beings, honoring all the emotions that move us – fear, sadness, anger, joy – as trailheads toward how we make meaning in the world. Together in therapy, we’ll reflect on the story of your life as it is written (and re-written) through your day-to-day experiences. Our stories are shaped by the networks we’re part of: our families, social circles, socio-political systems, and ecosystems. Together, we can explore how these systems impact you, while identifying resources and possibilities for change.

I work with people of all backgrounds - individuals, couples, children, and families. I especially love working with fellow neurodivergent and queer adults and teens around identity exploration, life transitions, complex trauma, anxiety, and grief. In practice, I draw primarily from Narrative (story-building) and Internal Family Systems (parts work) therapies, often integrating Somatic techniques to attend to the mind-body connection and Ecotherapeutic activities to deepen your relationship with the healing power of nature.

I aim to meet you where you are, balancing warmth and compassion with gentle challenge. We can get creative about what sessions look like: we might take a walk-and-talk, spend time in our on-site garden, do arts and crafts, make a blanket fort, or simply sit and talk. The session is your space, and I want to help you feel comfortable, engaged, and supported in it.

With me, you can expect dynamic and collaborative sessions in support of your goals. I look forward to meeting you!

Specialty Areas

Therapeutic Approaches 

• Attachment Based Family Therapy (ABFT)
• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Creative Arts Interventions
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Ecotherapy
• Emotionally Focused Therapy
• Existential Humanism
• Gender Affirming Care (GAC)
• GAC Letter Writing
• Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)
• Mind-Body / Somatic
• Mindfulness
• Narrative Therapy
• Socio-Emotional Relationship Therapy (SERT)
• Trauma Therapy

Who I am when I'm not a Therapist

I like taking lots of walks, reading, dabbling in crafts, dancing with friends, and relaxing at home with my two cats, Gomez & Lily. I grew up in the California Bay Area and moved to Portland more than 8 years ago — I'm on an ongoing mission to see as many PNW waterfalls as possible. I feel most at peace laid out on a rock near a body of water under the warm sun.

Training & Experience