Values-Based Therapy
Many people would like to start therapy, but choosing a therapist can feel so complicated and intimidating! CCC makes it easy – we strive to work with and uplift female, non-binary, LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC owned businesses who provide trauma-informed and values-based therapuetic services to their clients. Book with one of these incredible therapists (who are also badass business owners!) and feel how much easier life becomes when you’re working with someone who truly sees, hears and understands you as you truly are.
Relational
“You’re imperfect and you’re wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging”
~ Brene Brown
Sometimes going to a therapist can feel like talking to someone who’s got it all together. At first, it can feel good to be in someone’s presence who is like that, but eventually the other’s perceived perfection just winds up making us feel bad about ourselves. Well I’m going to let you in on a secret….you ready? The therapists here at CCBH…? We’re imperfect humans too who are also wired for struggle. This is obvious but bears being really explicit about it because walking into a doctor’s office doesn’t always generate a feeling of humanness. Many of us are trauma survivors ourselves. We choose CCBH because it’s a place where we can be our messy human selves without worrying too much about appearing perfect or “professional” all the time. We are profoundly affected by you – not a completely objective, blank slate. We get to know you and come to deeply care about you – not forget about you the moment you walk out the door. We think about our therapy with you as a real relationship that we put our souls into – not just a service we provide. And because we’re aware of our own struggles AND our own worthiness, we think and feel the same for you.
Strength-Based
“Only by learning to live in harmony with your contradictions can you keep it all afloat” ~ Audre Lorde.
One of our problems with the field of psychology is how negative it can skew – all stigma, symptoms, and problems. And those things – depression, anxiety, trauma, shame, relational struggles, self-hatred, substance abuse, ec – these are often the reasons that people seek out treatment in the first place and they are very real. AND…we believe that everyone acts, thinks, and feels for a REASON. At some point in your life, this problem that you’re seeking treatment for has served you. It helped you. I’m sure it’s crazy to think about it that way and it’s also true. Things that feel like contradictions and multiple truths are really hard for our brains and bodies to sit with, but it doesn’t make them any less true. At CCBH, we want to help you see your strengths and that they exist even where it seems like there are only flaws.
INTERSECTIONAL FEMINISTS
“Patriarchy is an escape room and it doesn’t matter who your character is, we’re all just trying to get out” – Alok
We recognize that people may have a lot of negative connotations to this word so let us just be very clear about what we mean. Intersectional feminism is about noticing, naming and breaking free of the cages that patriarchy and misogyny housed us in. Intersectional feminism is the fight for ALL to be fully human. We recognize that traditional white feminism has played a significant role in keeping women of color and LGBTQIA+ folks marginalized and we work to fight for ALL women and to be inclusive in our efforts to dismantle patriarchy/white supremacy. When you boil it down, intersectional feminism is simply unconditional love. No labels to separate us. Pushing against the cultural constraints that are intended to get in the way of our support of one another. Knowing that our individual liberation is connected to our *collective* liberation. None of us are free until ALL of us are free. We believe that women are incredible and can make a profound difference in this world when the limitations we’ve struggled with are mitigated or removed. It’s that simple…and complicated. Let us at CCBH help carry and understand your burden so someday you don’t have to and can move on to your real purpose.
Antiracist
“When liberal whites fail to understand how they can and/or do embody white supremacist values and beliefs even though they may not embrace racism as prejudice or domination (especially domination that involves coercive control), they cannot recognize the ways their actions support and affirm the very structure of racist domination and oppression that they wish to see eradicated” ~ Bell Hooks
The quote above by bell hooks? That was CCBH a while ago. A white, liberal team being loud on social media about the evils of racism, but not actually doing anything to dismantle white supremacy. Not because we didn’t want to, but because we failed to understand WE are part of the problem. Unfortunately, it took the murder of George Floyd to wake us up to this unpleasant, but no less true reality. You can read the details of our Antiracist Agenda in our “CCBH and Antiracism” tab, but for now, know this: At CCBH, we understand that anyone who has grown up in America (and many other countries as well) has been surrounded by racism and white supremacy. We at CCBH realize that white supremacy is simply baked into who we all are because of the world we live in, especially those of us who are white. Every single member of this team has taken a pledge to educate themselves about racism and white supremacy, help each other on our antiracist journeys and identify, excavate and dismantle white privilege and white supremacy within ourselves, this Team, and in our communities. We know that simply saying these words doesn’t make us antiracist and that this statement is fairly meaningless unless our daily, long-term behavior aligns with our words. So our promise to YOU, our clients, this Team, and the world in general is that we will strive Every Single Day, for the rest of our lives, to live up to these words and be the people, therapists, and organization that we strive to be.
Culturally Humble
If our goal is to be tolerant of people who are different than we are, then we really are aiming quite low. Traffic jams are to be tolerated. People are to be celebrated.” ~ Glennon Doyle
We are not blind to the effect that someone’s race, cultural background, sexual orientation, religion, etc can have on them. In fact, we know these things can profoundly impact the experiences that one has, how one perceives the world, how the world perceives and TREATS someone, and, therefore, what one thinks about themselves. When we sit with our clients, we recognize that no one lives in a bubble, that everyone is affected by the systems they are surrounded by and MANY of our clients face racism and/or marginalization and/or oppression of some kind. At CCBH we understand that we need to educate ourselves, not rely on our clients, to learn about different cultures and cultural variables. To do this, we engage in a multitude of trainings, readings, and presentations, both in house and with external presenters/consultants, all while knowing full well that every individual is unique and there are often more WITHIN group differences than not. The clients we serve vary tremendously by every demographic and we are committed to providing treatment that is not only effective but incredibly sensitive to all of the cultural variables that make you YOU.
Our Therapists
Poyesh Ganji, LMFT
Ariadne Counseling, LLC
Licensed Therapist
I am a licensed individual, couple, and family therapist (LMFT). I received my master’s degree in counseling from George Fox University in Portland, Oregon. I also got a second master’s degree in psychology from University of Orgon because I wanted to learn more about attachment theory, interpersonal trauma, and developmental psychopathology. Poyesh accepts BCBS PPO, United Health Care and Self-Pay clients
Rachel Vaughn, PsyD.
Rachel Vaughn PLLC
Licensed Therapist
Dr. Rachel Vaughn is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and received her doctorate from Adler University. She has worked with adolescents, young adults, and adults across several different settings, including community health centers, high schools, transitional living facilities supporting homeless individuals, as well as a program supporting women as they transition out of incarceration back into the community. Rachel accepts BCBS PPO and Self-Pay clients
Ebony Oliphant, LCPC
Oliphant Therapy and Wellness
Licensed Therapist
Ebony Oliphant received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Grambling State University and a master’s degree in clinical psychology from Roosevelt University. During her time at Roosevelt University, Ebony participated in a study abroad course in Guatemala at Universidad del Valle de Guatemala Solola with a focus on the multicultural aspects of counseling.