I meditate. A lot. In many different ways.

I’ve been meditating formally since I was 18. I would love to introduce you to some practices so you can find a thing or two (or five) you can stick with or come back to when you need it.

It will change your life.

I’ve been meditating informally for as long as I can remember. One of my favorite things is to adapt formal meditation practices into practical, everyday applications.

Let me teach you micro-meditations and mindfulness practices you can do anytime, anywhere to help you level up or level out.

Not ready to try even a tiny meditative practice? Not interested? No worries—You’ll still reap the benefits of having a therapist who’s deep into meditative play.

Monica Bahan, LCPC

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor

B.A. in Politics, Pomona College, 2008

B.A. in Psychology, Portland State University, 2014

M.A. in Professional Mental Health Counseling, Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling, 2017

Dual Specialization: Adult and Child

Academic Track: Body, Mind, Spirit (holistic psychotherapy)

I completed two years of intensive post-graduate education in neuroscience-based play therapy to become a Registered Play Therapist (RPT). I continue to practice play therapy, integrate developments in the field, and further my education through play therapy trainings every year.

My current practice is informed by years of diverse experience in the field: I have worked with youth in the foster care system; served as a research assistant on studies investigating ADHD, mindfulness and self-compassion programs in elementary schools, and the relationships between alcohol use and shame; worked in medium and small mental health clinics; served as a teaching assistant in an undergraduate Behavioral Neuroscience class; and volunteered as an after-school program facilitator and mentor for immigrant and refugee youth.

I’m also certified in the Women-Centered ADHD Treatment model. I support adults with ADHD to integrate the most current scientific understanding of the condition, reframe their neural patterns in a positive light, identify supportive resources, and develop skills and systems to help them thrive in daily life and challenging environments.

Clients often find me after working with one or several other therapists with limited success, and tell me they feel relieved to be seen and understood on a deeper level and make more progress in growing through long-standing patterns.

Areas of special interest and extensive education

• behavioral/relational neuroscience

• LGBTQIA* issues and advocacy

• The Enneagram of Personality

• ecotherapy

• somatic psychology

• trauma recovery (childhood trauma, complex trauma, and PTSD)

• mindfulness and meditation-based psychotherapies

• self-compassion

• expressive arts therapy

• parts work / inner community

• attachment psychology - how our early relationships shape our patterns and expectations

• developmental psychology - across the lifespan, from prenatal influences to end-of-life concerns

• sensory processing sensitivity / high perceivers / deep processors / highly sensitive persons (HSP)

• holistic mental health (mind, body, relationships, spirit)

• liberation / anti-oppression psychology,

• unclassified neurodiversity

• vicarious trauma

• ancient wisdom traditions

Call or text

208 . 721 . 5549

Email

monica [@] monicabahantherapy.com