Counseling Services of Portland

Outsmart depression, anxiety and stress.
Suzie Wolfer LCSW      503-224-3318
  suzie@suziewolfer.com


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My Training . . .  Not counting that day in second grade when one of my school-mates came up to me on the playground and wondered if I could help her with a problem she was having at home, my passion for helping people started in 1985 when I began offering counseling professionally.  In the last 20 plus years I have grown to love this work more each year.
Credentials
Masters degree in Social Work from Portland State University

Bachelor and Masters of Science in Sociology, Minor in Statistics from Portland State University, graduated with honors

State Board of Clinical Social Workers, license # 3583

2000 hours of supervised face to face clinical work

Professional Affiliations

National Association of Social Workers

Oregon Association of Social Workers

SoulCollage Facilitator and Trainer

SoulCollage PNW

Women's Therapy Project

Oregon Group Psychotherapy Association

Portland Art Collective

Providence Hospital Out Patient Behavioral Health SoulCollage Facilitator and Group Therapist


My range and depth of training and experience  may be unique.   Not only do I have over 25,000 hours in face to face work with clients, I have also worked in the business world in international trade as well as a University research director and as a professional artist and teacher. 

But what really matters is that I practice what I teach, so I know it works.


Psychotherapy:
  • Private Practice psychotherapist since 1985
  • Outpatient psychotherapist at Providence St. Vincent Hospital since 2000
  • Milieu manager at Legacy Children's Hospital Eating Disorder Unit
  • Other group and individual therapy experience includes:  Programa Hispano, YWCA Counseling, Portland Alternative Health Center, Northwest Treatment Services
Group Therapy Experience. Providence Hospital; Legacy Children's Hospital, Programa Hispano, Portland Alternative Health Center, Northwest Treatment;  Women's Support Group for 7 years, Earth School Institute.  Over the span of my career, I have provided over 10,000 face to face hours of group therapy.

Ready to get to work?    I'd love to talk with you  503-224-3318  or email me

My Training  Part 2


Education and Licensure
  • Masters degree in Social Work from Portland State University
  • Bachelor and Masters of Science in Sociology, Minor in Statistics from Portland State University,  graduated with honors
  • State Board of Clinical Social Workers, license # 3583
  • 2000 hours of supervised face to face clinical work
Training
  • SoulCollage Trainer of Facilitators
  • SoulCollage® Facilitator
  • Motivational Interviewing  - Providence Behavioral Health
  • Interpersonal Neurobiology Applications: Mental Health and Addictions
  • Brain Science and Behavior, Daniel Amen MD
  • Supervision for licensure with Dave Johnson LCSW, Providence Hospital
  • Clinical supervision with Bill Kruger LCSW and graduate of Masterson Institute and treatment of personality disorder, Clinical Director at Providence Crisis Triage for 22 years
  • Clinical supervision Susie Snyder LCSW, Adjunct faculty at PSU School of Social Work, Group supervision, Brief Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy
  • Gottman Institute of Marital Therapy
  • Narrative Therapy
  • New England School of Homeopathy, Amherst MA, Dr. Paul Herscu
  • Lakota Spirituality with Patricia Spradling at the Wy'East Center
  • Vipassana Meditation at the Northwest Vipassana Center
  • Conscious Relationship Training with Gaye and Kathlyn Hendricks PhD - Hendricks Institute
  • Conscious Breathing with Gaye Hendricks PhD - Hendricks Institute Body Centered Therapy
  • Classical Homeopathy training at New England School of Homeopathy
  • Meditation Teacher Training at WPI
  • Intuition Training at WPI
Presentations & Publications   
  • "Externalization: Using SoulCollage to  Manage Mental Health & Addiction Issues”  Continuing Education seminar for mental health professionals
  • "Externalization: Using SoulCollage to  Manage Mental Health & Addiction Issues,” presented at  First Annual SoulCollage Facilitators Conference, Santa Cruz CA November 2007
  • "Empathic Confrontation: Helping Clients with BPD Contain Problem Emotions and Behaviors," Presentation to Kaiser  Beaverton Mental Health, August 2000
  • "Finding the Simillimum in Borderline Personality Disorder: a Guide for Doctors.   Simillimum - International Journal of the Homeopathic Academy of Naturopathic Physicians, Spring 2000.
  • "Integrating Spirituality in the Treatment of Sexual Abuse,"University of Arizona Conference, Spirituality, Healing and Health: Transformative Vision, April 1999
  • "Integrating Spirituality in the Treatment of Sexual Abuse," Presented at NASW Oregon State Conference, October 1998
  • "Housing the Homeless, Review of Current Literature Regional Research Institute, Regional Research Institute, PSU, 1997
  • "Land Use, Community and Subsistence Patterns in Rural and Urban Alaskan Residents," Institute of Social & Economic Research, University of Alaska, March 1979
  • "Sampling Methods for Double-ended Sample Distributions," University of Alaska, 1979
Work Experience In the Business World
  • Artist & Art Teacher at Art and Soul Retreats, Portland Community College, Breitenbush Hot springs, DIY Lounge
  • Executive Director for Homeopathic Academy of Naturopathic Physicians
  • Founder Earth School Institute for Mind-Body-Soul Integration
  • Marketing Manager for International Trade Services
  • Research Director at University of Alaska in Fairbanks, Institute of Social and Economic Research
  • Statistics Instructor for Wildlife Biology at University of Alaska Fairbanks
  • Research Assistant Center for Population Research at the Portland Census Bureau
  • Graphic Designer and Calligrapher at Northwest Pencraft