Our Team
Meet the Team
We’re here to support you in making the changes you want to see happen. Our clinicians take a strengths-based, trauma-informed, and client-centered approach to work with you as you process your experiences. Through each therapeutic intervention, our providers guide with empathy and reflection to help your growth take place. Each clinician serves a unique role on our team and together we are committed to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of our neighbors and community.
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Our Admin Team
Helping to run our practice and connect with clients is a group of hard-working and dedicated administrative rockstars.
Andrea Carlson
Billing Specialist
Rebecca Congdon
Client Care Coordinator
Bitsie Appleton
Special Projects
Our Therapists
Learn more about each clinician that carries a caseload of clients at Second Growth. You can request to work with one of us specifically, or we can help you find the right match when you contact us.
Elizabeth Armstrong
LPC
Anne Horgan
LCSW
Spencer Uemura
LCSW
Shelley Gillespie
LCSW
Owen Wardrop
CSWA
Hannah Green
LPC
Yael Kievsky
MFT Associate
Shelby Clarke
MFT Associate
Kelly Grace
LMFT
Tony Grace
LPC
How Do I Get Started?
1. Contact Us
Complete the form on the Contact Us page and we'll follow up to get you started on the next steps for a great fit and soonest availability.
2. Complete Paperwork Online
All forms can be filled out through our secure online client portal.
3. Start Meeting with Your Therapist!
Our telehealth platform is a secure, safe, and convenient way to meet. We are exclusively online during COVID protocols.
Our Community Therapists
Second Growth Counseling also partners with non-profits and service organizations to bring mental health support to important places in our community. Our team below provides education, training, and tailored services to organizational staff, volunteers, and participants where mental health access needs creative, professional facilitation.
Tsz Yin Szeto-McNatt
LMFT
Crystal Lorenzo
LPC
Took Smoot
MFT Associate
Supervisor: Dr. Michelle Engblom-Deglmann, LMFT
Jessie Kaleikau
Professional Counselor Associate
Supervisor: Mary Massey, LMFT
Kelly Bremken
Veterinary Social Worker
Jazmin Hamilton
MFT Associate
Supervisor: Dr. Michelle Engblom-Deglmann, LMFT
Sirsha
Team Heeler
Rachel Sheldon
Professional Counselor Associate
Supervisor: Kelly Grace, LMFT
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Join the Team – We Are Hiring
We are a committed and passionate group of clinicians dedicated to quality service, collaborative teamwork, and social justice through service. We distinctly select our clinicians for their expertise, inclusivity, and commitment to trauma-informed, culturally-responsive, compassionate care.
We also have part-time and full-time position openings for bilingual providers at the licensed and Registered Associate levels.
We enthusiastically encourage licensed BIPOC, bilingual (English/Spanish), and LGBTQIA+ providers to apply.
![It's coming! We're excited to join with over 10+ Mental Health Group Practices thath are hiring in 2022! WE ALL WANT TO MEET YOU!
🌈 Friday, February 25th from 4-7pm at Q Center in PDX. We've created a positive, community-minded experience to give you an oppotunity to meet, learn, and network with places that could be your right fit! 🧩
Get professional headshots taken for $50, win therapy raffle prizes, and leave with swag, info and next steps! We're committed to an inclusive, collaborative, and connective event. Registration is required and please note the COVID precautions.
✨ More details on the event website (bio link!) and registration link in the comments.
Come Meet Us!
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💚 @secondgrowthcounseling
💚 @thedbtclinic
💚 The Center for Couples & Sex Therapy
💚 @psychwellnessgrouppdx
💚 NW Counseling Associates
💚 @familyrootstherapypdx
💚 @drsandersonandassociates
💚 @connectivetherapycollective
💚 @mind_tree_holistic_counseling
💚 @sprouttherapypdx
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