Offices:  Forest Grove and Tigard

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 Linda Beldin-Korter

     I approach counseling as a spiritual, emotional, and psychological tool useful to promote healing in the areas of interpersonal emotions, mental health, and relationships.  One goal of the counseling I will provide is to strengthen your own healing and recovery process in all areas of your life.  I believe an important part of counseling is for the counselor to provide guidance and education about the healthy use of relationships and resources.  As change occurs in the above areas, people find that they are increasing their ability to meet their needs with a reduced need to use a counselor.  At this point, the role of the counselor continues to be that of a cheerleader and mentor with the goal of finalizing the success of the counselee.

     I have a broad range of counseling experience over 14+ years, and am a Licensed Master's level Social Worker.  I have experience in the areas of child and adolescent therapy, family therapy, and adult therapy. I have experience providing counseling to individuals and families in the areas of recovery from abuse, second-stage recovery from addictions, eating disorders, issues with employment, marital issues, medical and mental health issues, parenting issues for children with behavioral and emotional problems, spiritual issues, and grief and loss issues.

     I realize that it may be difficult to disclose information that is personal to a counselor.  I believe that we become healthier individually as we take the risk to become more "real" and honest about who we are, where we have come from, and where we are going.  I therefore believe that as you enter a counseling relationship, as you take the risk to share and become more real, you will find more "wholeness".  This wholeness will occur in many areas of your life, including:  interpersonally, mentally, spiritually, and in your relationships.  I count it a privilege to be a part of this process 

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Education: BA, 1989, Psychology and MA, 1991, Clinical Psychology at Pepperdine University; and his Psy.D. Clinical Psychology at Pacific University 2003.

Joe is a Licensed Psychologist providing psychotherapy with the goal of respectfully assisting people in developing increased awareness, resources and solutions to progress through life challenges and transitions.  He offers short-term and long-term psychotherapy to children, adolescents, families, and individual adults.  His work incorporates Humanistic, Experiential, Developmental, Psychodynamic, Family Systems, and Cognitive Behavioral theories of psychology.  Play Therapy with children 4 years of age and older is an area of special interest.  Joe specialization includes: anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, work or school problems, adjustment to long-term or situational life stress, interpersonal relationship difficulties, improving parent-child relationships, and self exploration/personal growth. 

Bob is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Marriage Friendly Therapist, living in West Portland, OR.  He has been a pastor and chaplain since 1972.  He graduated with a BA degree in Theology from Walla Walla College.  He received his M.Div. degree from Andrews University School of Theology (1975) and his M.Ed. (1986) from the University of Louisville in Marriage and Family Therapy.  Bob served 20 years in the U.S. Army as a Chaplain and Medic.  For 12 years he organized and directed three Chaplain Family Life Ministry and Training Centers.  The last three years he was the Director of the U.S. Army Family Life Chaplain Training Program at Fort Benning and Columbus State University in Columbus, GA.  He has trained clergy, licensed professional counselors, social workers, and family practice physicians throughout the United States.  He served as adjunct professor for the University of Oklahoma, Auburn University, Columbus State University, George Fox University.  He continues training professionals, conducts retreats, guest speaks at churches, schools, and conferences. His specialties are:  Marriage, Family Therapy; Individual and Group therapy; Stress, Burnout; Anger Management; Boundaries; Codependency; Depression; Sex Addiction (Certified Sex Addiction Therapist); Grief and Loss; Conflict Resolution skills; Pre-Marital; Differentiation and Family of Origin issues; Trauma and Critical Incident Debriefing. 

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Wendy is a Licensed Professional Counselor.  She has been in private practice with Family Institute, P.C. for the last eight years.  She works with adults, adolescents, and children, doing a combination of individual, couple, and family counseling.  She also has six years experience working at Salem Adolescent Psychiatry Day Treatment Program.  She has experience running workshops and therapy intensives in the area of codependency and boundaries, anger, and body image.  She is currently a member of American Counseling Association and CREDN (Columbia River Eating Disorder Network).  For many years, her and her husband volunteered with the organization Marriage Encounter, running weekends to help couples interested in improving their marriages.  She also has extensive history in leading church women's ministry programs, children's programs and worship leading.  Her strengths are in Marital counseling, Eating Disorders and Women’s Issues, Child therapy, Self-Esteem, and Parenting. 

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