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Life can be activating, exhausting, overwhelming. There are times when we find it important to work with an empathic, nonjudgmental therapist who can truly be with us as we explore our depths and develop insight into our lives, patterns, and relationships. This is my wholehearted intention and commitment as a therapist. In our work together, I will hold space for your stories, confusion, history, and experiences, as well as encourage you to hold compassion and curiosity for the parts of yourself you struggle with.

Many of my clients are highly sensitive persons (HSPs) who are empathic, attuned to their environments and other people, and want to live meaningful lives of contentment but who are overwhelmed by their current challenges or find themselves “stuck” in certain emotional, relational, or life patterns. I also frequently work with people in the helping fields (including fellow therapists) who are experiencing burnout and exhaustion, who are ready to explore ways to process vicarious and secondary trauma and prioritize a true sense of wholeness and deep, radical care for the self.

I truly love the work I do, and I hold immense gratitude for the opportunity to work with my clients. I began my practice because I believe that we all have the capacity to grow and heal, and that we all have insight that we can develop and learn to trust for ourselves. I also believe that working through our challenges with self-compassion and understanding can help us integrate difficult life experiences and move from pain and frustration to peace and clarity.

Using principles from Internal Family Systems, an evidence-based model of therapy and understanding the mind as having natural multiplicity, I encourage my clients to look within themselves to discover how to relate to all parts of themselves with compassion.

What brings people to my practice:
Anxiety
Depression
Estrangement from family
Navigating systemic oppression
Gender/sexual identity (LGBTQIA+ affirming)
Grief and loss
Relationship conflicts
Self/spiritual exploration
Existential dread, questioning, and grief
School/career overwhelm and burnout
Vicarious/secondary trauma
Feeling unfulfilled, stuck, and wanting change
The desire to develop self-compassion, intuitive knowing and wisdom, and self-trust

I provide therapy online over a HIPAA-secure telehealth platform for clients in Washington, Oregon, and California. Please feel free to call or email me to set up a free consultation. We can identify your unique goals for psychotherapy and see if we would be a good fit to work together.

Kaci Schmitt, LPC, LMHC, LPCC, NCC
Level 2 Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapist
kacischmittcounseling@hushmail.com
415-966-2361
Oregon License #: C5770
Washington License #: LH61062126
California License #: 15755

If you are having a mental health emergency, please call 911 or, for Portland residents, the Multnomah County Crisis Line at 503-988-4888.

You can also find me here:
Psychology Today Profile
Portland Therapy Center Profile
Therapy Den profile
IFS Institute provider profile