Elisa Doebler-Irvine, LPC

Elisa Doebler-Irvine brings more than 28 years of clinical experience supporting individuals, couples, and families across the lifespan and from diverse backgrounds. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Oregon, a credential that indicates she is authorized to practice professional counseling in the state. Her academic training includes a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Lewis & Clark College, a PhD with a specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy from Kansas State University, and a two-year post-graduate program in Clinical Human Sexuality at the Menninger Clinic, and these complementary experiences shape an integrative approach to care.

Across her career she has worked in traditional outpatient mental health settings, residential treatment, private practice, forensic assessment and consulting, and has taught at several universities. Those varied roles have informed her work with a wide range of concerns, including depression and anxiety, adjustment to life changes, relationship and parenting challenges, eating and body-image issues, trauma and sexual abuse, substance use, anger management, and divorce or separation.

Her counseling style emphasizes collaboration and respect with a client-centered foundation. She commonly blends psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral strategies and attends to the systems in which people live - family, social, and cultural influences - as important contributors to both distress and healing. Elisa often helps clients identify how earlier solutions may have become unhelpful over time and supports them in addressing underlying issues so healthier patterns can emerge. She also incorporates principles and interventions from Positive Psychology to help people build greater well-being and resilience for future challenges.

If Elisa’s combination of training and approach appears to fit a person’s needs, prospective clients may consider taking the next step toward beginning therapy with her.