Online in Salem and Throughout Oregon
Salem Therapy for Anxiety, C-PTSD, & Grief
Specialized Online therapy for adults
If you’re in Salem and You Find Yourself…
Lying awake at 3am in your South Salem home, dreading tomorrow's meeting at the Capitol…
Driving past Salem Hospital with your heart racing, remembering those final days…
Feeling invisible at Willamette University events despite your accomplishments…
Avoiding downtown because every corner holds a memory of them…
…then I can help you find relief using art and body-based approaches.
All sessions online from your Keizer home, West Salem office, or anywhere in the Mid-Willamette Valley..
Salem Therapy Services
Anxiety & CPTSD Therapy
For Salem residents who look successful but struggle with constant anxiety, people-pleasing, and never feeling good enough despite their achievements.
Art Therapy
Express what words can't capture. Art therapy for state workers, healthcare professionals, and students dealing with trauma, anxiety, and major life changes.
Grief Counseling
For losses that don't follow timelines: death, divorce, or shattered dreams. When everyone thinks you should have “moved past it” by now.
Somatic Therapy
When your body won't relax despite understanding why you're stressed. Body-based therapy for anxiety and trauma that live in your nervous system.
You’re in the right place if you experience...
The hypervigilance that kept you safe but now runs your life…
You know exactly where everyone is positioned at Salem Center; old habits from needing to track unsafe people
Your coworkers at the Capitol think you're intuitive, but really you're scanning for threats that stopped existing years ago
A raised voice in a meeting sends your heart racing for hours; your body still thinks loud means dangerous
You haven’t truly relaxed in decades because your nervous system learned that safety is temporary
The trauma responses that hijack your present…
Your boss's disappointed face transforms into your critical parent; suddenly you're small and powerless again
You freeze when asked your opinion, the same freeze that protected you when speaking up meant punishment
Perfectionism drives you because mistakes once meant terrible consequences; that programming still runs
You people-please compulsively because disappointing others used to be genuinely dangerous
Grief and loss that feels complicated…
The funeral was full of praise for someone who traumatized you — you’re mourning and furious simultaneously
Their death triggered body memories of every loss — now you're grieving everyone who left or hurt you
You're grieving multiple versions: the parent who hurt you, the parent you needed, the relationship that might have healed
The trauma of how they died haunts you — medical negligence, violence, or suffering that replays endlessly
How we work together is different…
We aren’t just talking about it
I work with my Salem clients using art processes to externalize internal struggles. Drawing the weight on your chest, sculpting your anxiety, creating images of what “stuck” feels like. No talent required, just a willingness to try something different.
Your body holds the answers we’re looking for
We'll notice where emotions live physically: the shoulder tension during legislative session, the stomach knots before family dinners, the fatigue that weekends don't fix. Through somatic approaches, you'll learn to release what's been stored in your body.
We Aren’t Just Managing Symptoms
We're not adding more coping skills to your collection. We're fundamentally shifting how you relate to yourself. When you stop believing your worth depends on productivity, approval, or perfection, everything changes.
You feel better not because you've learned new strategies, but because you no longer need armor against feeling inadequate.
The Real Struggles We Address
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The moral injury of working in understaffed, underfunded departments. You came to serve the public but feel like you're failing daily.
Navigating office politics at the Capitol. Every decision feels political, every interaction potentially career-affecting.
The gap between your values and what your job requires. You believe in your agency's mission but feel compromised by the reality.
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The accumulation of patient losses and traumatic cases. Salem Health sees everything, and you absorb it all.
COVID's lasting impact on healthcare workers. You're supposed to be "back to normal," but nothing feels normal.
Balancing compassion fatigue with your own family's needs. You give everything at work and have nothing left at home.
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Imposter syndrome at Willamette or Chemeketa. Everyone else seems confident while you're constantly doubting yourself.
The pressure of being first-generation college student. Your family is proud but doesn't understand the stress you're under.
Graduate school isolation. You're surrounded by peers but feel completely alone in your struggles.
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Navigating conservative family dynamics as values shift. Salem's political diversity creates real family tensions.
The sandwich generation squeeze. Caring for parents while raising kids, all while maintaining your career.
Church community complications. When your faith community is also your social world, conflicts feel inescapable.
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Divorce in a mid-sized city where you share every space. You can't escape reminders or avoid mutual friends.
Pregnancy loss that no one acknowledges as “real” grief. You're traumatized by the physical experience, haunted by the future you were planning, while everyone expects you to just try again.
Identity shifts when your role changes. Retirement from state service, kids leaving for college, relationships ending…who are you now?
Healing Starts Here.
Jeniffer Duncan, LPC, LAT
I combine art therapy and somatic approaches because the patterns you're trying to change aren't just thoughts; they're body memories, nervous system responses, and creative blocks that words alone can't shift.
Understanding your anxiety intellectually is different from releasing it from your body. That's why we work with multiple pathways to healing.
Jennifer Duncan, Oregon Licensed Professional Counselor
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Yes, I am currently accepting new clients. I generally work Monday through Wednesday. I have limited afternoon availability, so please contact me to inquire about hours.
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No, I offer online therapy only, which allows for flexible scheduling from the comfort of your own space — from anywhere in Oregon.
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My fee is $250 for 55-minutes. If you prefer to work more intensively, I offer 90-minute sessions for $375 per hour. If you’d like to schedule a half-day or a multi-day therapy intensive, please see my rates page for more information about package options.
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No, I am not in-network with any insurance company.
If you have out-of-network benefits, I would be happy to provide a Superbill (an itemized receipt) for you to submit to your insurance company for reimbursement.
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I primarily use art therapy (also called expressive art therapy, or creative art therapy) and somatic therapy.
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Yes, but only when it will be helpful and effective for you. If you’ve already had a lot of talk therapy, it’s likely time to try a more body-based approach.
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Please scroll down to my contact form, or send me a message on my contact page and I will respond within 48 business hours with my availability. You’ll receive your intake forms via email once you choose a start date.
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Crisis Resources: If you're experiencing a mental health emergency, please contact:
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline - call or text 988
Marion County Crisis Line - (503) 585-4949
Local Support:
NAMI Marion County offers support groups
Northwest Human Services provides various mental health services
Center for Hope & Safety for domestic violence support
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Yes! I see clients online from all over the Salem area—from West Salem to Keizer, from downtown to South Salem. Whether you're near Willamette University, working at the Capitol, or living out by Cordon Road, we can work together. Online therapy means no fighting Lancaster traffic or searching for parking—just effective therapy from wherever you feel most comfortable.
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503-974-4140
jduncanlpc@gmail.com
MAILING ADDRESS (Services are conducted 100% online)
4207 SE Woodstock Blvd. #398 Portland, OR 97206
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