Paige Myers-Matthews, LPC, CADC I

(They/them)

Clinical Supervisor and Community Educator

As a queer, non-binary person, my work as a therapist and a supervisor is dedicated to helping queer and trans people feel better. As a therapist, I specialize in working with queer and trans teens and adults, and families of trans teens. I practice therapy from an anti-oppressive lens, and use a combination of therapeutic techniques, including talk therapy and EMDR. My work as a therapist focuses on helping queer and trans people:

• Understand who they are and how they experience the world

• Find and use their voice for self-advocacy and advocacy for others

• Navigate and challenge systems of oppression

• Heal from the impacts of systemic and interpersonal oppression

• Understand substance use patterns

• Build joyful and supportive community and relationships

• Find and engage in queer and trans joy

As a supervisor, I work with therapists to help them develop their professional identities, build skills to work with historically marginalized clients, and provide strong client care through an anti-oppressive lens. I believe that both supervision and therapy can be tools to help our queer community grow, cultivate resilience, practice self-regulation and co-regulation, and learn new ways to help each other.

My work within the queer and trans community also extends past my work as a therapist and supervisor. I am also a researcher, and I have a Ph.D. in Education and Leadership from Pacific University. My dissertation research focused on understanding what risk and resilience factors influence non-binary people as they decide to use drugs or alcohol for sex. Outside of work, I volunteer petting cats at the Oregon Humane Society, and spend my time going to queer events, caring for my rescue chickens, and checking out new vegan restaurants in Portland.

Not currently accepting clients