Jordyn Pasiak, MA, LPC
My name is Jordyn, I am from a small, working class town in Upstate New York. I grew up watching adults around me struggle with substance use, domestic violence and poverty. I had a few shaky experiences with therapy as a teen and was resistant to the idea that it could help me. It wasn’t until I opened myself up to what it can be and started to redefine for myself what I wanted from it, that I began to understand the value of therapy.
I work well with those who have reservations, nerves and are skeptical about the benefits of therapy, as I myself was that person. I was introduced to therapy always by force and never through a choice I was making. This made me distrustful of the process and the ability of a stranger being able to help me. Through the years I have spent a lot of time reassessing what therapy is and what it can be. I hope to work with clients in ways that feel empowering to them and help redefine what therapy can be.
Experience Background:
I am a licensed clinician and I graduated from Lewis and Clark College with a master’s in Professional Mental Health Counseling. I have formal training from Portland Dialectical Behavioral Institute and completed a certificate in Adoptive and Foster Family Therapy from Portland State University. I also teach in the PMHC program at Lewis and Clark College as an adjunct professor.
I have worked with youth and families within their homes, residential programs, domestic violence shelters and schools. I specialize in working with youth who are or who have been involved in child welfare or an adoption process as well as those who are navigating the criminal justice system.
I am trained in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills and worked on crisis lines across the state of Oregon for several years, I have a deep understanding of the complexities of suicidality and self-harm.
Certifications and Advanced Training:
Non- Violent Crisis Intervention Certification (CPI) Crisis Prevention Institute via Morrison Child and Family Services
State of Oregon Domestic and Sexual Abuse Advocate, Raphael House
Crisis Intervention Services for Survivors of Sexual Assault, Sexual Assault Resource Center
African American/Black Male Trauma: Culturally Relevant Frameworks, Bradley Angle and Training for the Mind
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), Lines for Life
Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM) Certificate , Veterans Health Administration
Veteran and Military Crisis Intervention, Lines for Life
Serving Refugees with Disabilities and Mental Health Services for Refugees, Lutheran Community Services Northwest
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