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Nora Church, LPC, LMHC

Compassionate counselor who listens and guides

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Credentials
LPC, LMHC
LPC, Oregon
C3735 (expires September 2027)
LMHC, Washington
LH61314385 (expires September 2026)
NPI
1528122553
Based in
Oregon
Years in practice
10
Languages
English
Sessions
Online

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check a license with the state board and an NPI with the national registry.

About Nora

Nora Church is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Oregon. She brings ten years of focused clinical experience to sessions and works with people facing anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and life transitions. Nora listens carefully and aims to help clients feel heard during difficult moments.

Her approach centers on understanding personal history and attachment patterns. She uses client-centered methods to follow each person's lead and to create a respectful atmosphere.

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Background and approach

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used when helpful to identify unhelpful thinking and to try small, concrete changes. She also integrates narrative and psychodynamic ideas, encouraging people to tell their story and notice how past experiences shape current reactions. This can be useful for concerns like trauma and relationship patterns.

Many people come to her for help with parenting stresses, intimacy issues, and coping with chronic illness or caregiving responsibilities. Nora has experience addressing special situations such as adoption and foster care, blended family dynamics, aging and geriatric concerns, and intellectual disability. She works with multicultural and LGBT issues and helps people navigate commitment, communication, and control struggles.

In online sessions she offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Nora favors a steady, compassionate pace and partners with clients to set goals that fit their lives.

Therapeutic approaches you can use online

Nora draws on client-centered therapy to keep sessions focused on each person's priorities. This approach means the therapist listens closely, reflects concerns back, and helps people set goals that feel right for them. It can be helpful for anxiety, stress, grief, and relationship worries.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify patterns of thinking that contribute to distress and to try practical changes. CBT is often useful for symptoms of depression, anxiety, sleep problems, and coping with life changes. Attachment-based ideas are woven into work on relationship patterns and intimacy issues, helping people notice early relationship styles that influence current reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Nora will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts pace and techniques over time and checks in about what is or is not working.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and interactive exercises. Phone sessions can fit into a short break and need less bandwidth. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.
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Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Nora address?
She helps people with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, addictions, grief, trauma, and stress. She also supports concerns like parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, and career or self-esteem struggles.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Nora uses a client-centered style that prioritizes listening and following a person's pace. She blends attachment work, CBT, narrative, and psychodynamic ideas to match the needs of each person.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of clinical experience working with a broad range of concerns, including grief, addiction, trauma, and parenting-related challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LPC and LMHC credentials and practices in Oregon.
Which languages are supported and can international clients work with her?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and the therapist's availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Nora?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
10 years
Licensed
Oregon, Washington
Languages
English