About Jared
Dr. Jared Gorfinkel helps people navigate grief, depression, anxiety, stress, and relationship concerns. He supports people dealing with LGBT-related issues, family conflict, parenting strain, and the effects of trauma and abuse.
He also addresses intimacy-related concerns, self-esteem, career stress, and compassion fatigue. Dr. Gorfinkel brings seven years of professional experience as a practicing psychologist in Oregon.
He holds the credential OR Psychologist 3476, which identifies his state licensing. He aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable and respectful.
How Jared works
In session he prioritizes an open, nonjudgmental environment where feelings and thoughts can be spoken about plainly. He listens first, then works with each person to set goals that make sense for day-to-day life. His style blends talk and practical tools so people leave sessions with clear ideas to try between meetings.
His approach draws on client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and psychodynamic ideas. That mix helps him address immediate symptoms while also looking at longer patterns that shape relationships and self-view. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.
People come for help with things like attachment or abandonment concerns, body image, chronic illness or pain, codependency, and issues around kink and alternative sex culture. He also works on forgiveness, guilt and shame, impulsivity, and feelings of isolation. The focus is on real-life coping and gradual change.
Jared lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Jared works with
The areas below are the ones Jared selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | OR Psychologist |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Oregon |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approaches and online options for talk therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what is said, and helps people find their own solutions; this approach is helpful for building trust and working through identity or relationship concerns.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect mood. It uses concrete exercises and experiments to reduce anxiety, depression, or unhelpful patterns, and it often includes homework to practice new skills between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adapt methods in collaboration with the client. That means sessions can shift between listening, skill-building, and exploring underlying patterns depending on what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit busy schedules. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone calls can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text options work for quick check-ins or ongoing written support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel routines while still working with a licensed professional.
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