Portland Child Therapy
Helping Portland children and teens discover their strengths, one evaluation and one therapy session at a time.
Portland families deserve a team that sees the whole child, not just a set of symptoms or a single test score. At Whole Child Collective, our group practice brings compassionate, comprehensive care to children, teens, and college-age young adults throughout the Portland metro area.
Seeing Every Child's Full Picture
We believe every child has unique strengths waiting to be discovered, and our mission is to help families understand and build on those strengths. These can become their superpowers. Whether your child or teen is facing challenges with focus, learning, anxiety, or behavior, our clinicians partner with families to uncover what is really going on and create a clear, individualized path forward.
Portland, Oregon is home to engaged, thoughtful families who hold high expectations for their children's well-being and education. Our practice was built to meet those expectations with the same level of care you would find at a leading children's hospital, delivered in a warm and welcoming setting.
We are proud to serve as a trusted resource for Portland families who want more than a quick answer. They are looking for real understanding and practical steps that help their child thrive.
What Sets Whole Child Collective Apart
Portland families are drawn to Whole Child Collective because of our integrative, holistic, and thoughtful approach and our commitment to understanding the whole child.
Hospital-Level Training
Our clinicians have pursued advanced training at top pediatric hospitals and specialty clinics across the country, bringing that expertise to every evaluation and therapy session we provide.
Holistic, Integrative Care
We take an integrative, holistic approach to every child we serve. We are committed to understanding the whole child, not just a diagnosis, and every plan is tailored to their unique profile.
True Collaborative Care
We coordinate closely with physicians, educators, learning specialists, and other professionals involved in your child's care to ensure comprehensive, connected support throughout the process.
Family-Centered Partnership
While the child or teen is always our primary client, we actively involve parents through coaching sessions, detailed feedback, and ongoing communication to support lasting growth.
Psychoeducational and Neuropsychological Evaluations for Portland Children and Teens
Many Portland families come to us when they sense something is not quite clicking for their child but are unsure where to begin. Our comprehensive psychological and learning evaluations are designed to help clarify what may be contributing to these challenges. Common concerns parents share with us include:
- Trouble focusing in the classroom despite strong abilities in other areas
- Difficulty with reading, writing, or math that does not seem to match your child or teen's intelligence
- Persistent worry, avoidance, or frustration that feels bigger than typical growing pains
- Confusing feedback from school where teachers are flagging issues that parents may not be seeing at home, or vice versa
Our evaluation process is both thorough and individualized. It begins with an in-depth intake meeting with parents to learn about your child's history, daily life, strengths, and challenges. We conduct structured psychological testing sessions that assess cognitive abilities, academic skills, attention, memory, processing speed, and emotional functioning, and we coordinate with your child's school to gather teacher observations and rating scales.
We provide psychoeducational evaluations and neuropsychological evaluations, including specialized testing for ADHD, dyslexia, and other learning differences such as dyscalculia and dysgraphia. For children with complex medical histories, including conditions like epilepsy, seizures, concussions, or cerebral palsy, our neuropsychological evaluations help clarify how these conditions affect learning, attention, and behavior in daily life.
What sets our evaluations apart is that we do not stop at a diagnosis. Every evaluation concludes with a detailed feedback session where we walk parents through their child's unique learning and emotional profile, explain what the results mean in practical terms, and provide clear, actionable recommendations.
Learn About Evaluations
Evidence-Based Therapy to Help Your Child Thrive
In addition to evaluations, our Portland-area group practice offers evidence-based therapy for children, teens, and college-age young adults. Our therapeutic approaches include:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)for anxiety, perfectionism, negative thinking patterns, and stress
- Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)for anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Parent Management Trainingfor families navigating ADHD, behavioral concerns, and executive functioning difficulties
Many of the young people we work with appear high-functioning on the surface. They may excel in sports, dance, theater, or academics while maintaining active social lives. Yet behind the scenes, they may be quietly struggling with perfectionism, constant worry, difficulty managing their workload, or social pressures that feel hard to talk about with parents.
Our therapists provide a trusted space where children and teens can speak openly about what they are experiencing and begin developing practical coping skills that support confidence, resilience, and emotional well-being.
Therapy at Whole Child Collective is structured, collaborative, and goal-oriented. Families can expect clear goals set collaboratively, skill-building exercises between sessions, flexible pacing as confidence grows, and parent coaching to reinforce strategies at home.
Learn About TherapyGetting Started Is Easier Than You Think
Taking the first step can feel overwhelming, especially when you are unsure whether your child or teen's challenges stem from anxiety, ADHD, a learning difference, or something else entirely. That uncertainty is completely normal, and helping families sort through these questions is exactly what we do.
Reach Out
Contact our office to share what you are noticing with your child or teen. Our team will listen, answer your questions, and point you toward the right service, whether that is an evaluation, therapy, or both.
Get Matched and Prepare
For evaluations, our office staff will assist with scheduling, explain the intake process, and coordinate with your child's school. For therapy, we carefully match each young person with the clinician who best fits their needs and goals.
Move Forward with Clarity
For evaluations, you receive a detailed feedback session with clear, actionable recommendations. For therapy, goals are set collaboratively and progress is built session by session, with parent coaching woven throughout.
Serving Families Across the Portland Metro Area and Beyond
Our office is located in nearby Lake Oswego and is easily accessible to families throughout Portland and the surrounding region. We regularly work with families from Portland neighborhoods, surrounding suburbs, and communities farther afield.
Both in-person sessions and virtual sessions are available, giving families the flexibility to access specialized care in a way that fits their schedule.
Find Us in Lake Oswego
Our office is conveniently located in Lake Oswego, just minutes from Portland, and easily accessible from throughout the metro area.
Your Child Deserves to Thrive
Empowering parents with knowledge and practical strategies is one of the most powerful ways to support lasting growth and help young people reach their full potential. We would be honored to be part of that journey.
If your child is experiencing a mental health crisis or is in immediate danger, please call 988 (Suicide and Crisis Lifeline) or go to your nearest emergency room. This page describes outpatient therapy services and is not a substitute for emergency care.