I specialize in anxiety, addiction, trauma, perfectionism, codependency, depression and relational issues. Learning how to regulate our nervous system, gaining insight into our authentic selves, and healing how we relate to ourselves and others can be a powerful transformative experience.
Client Focus
Session Format: Couple, Individual sessions.
Age Specialty: Adult, Teen, Young Adult
Languages: English
Treatment Approach
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) Helps people accept difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, while committing to actions that reflect their values. It blends mindfulness with practical behavior strategies.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) One of the most widely used approaches, CBT helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with healthier patterns. It is effective for anxiety, depression, and many other concerns.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Combines CBT with mindfulness to help regulate emotions, tolerate stress, and build stronger relationships. Originally designed for borderline personality disorder, it’s now used more broadly.
- Existential / Humanistic Therapy Encourages people to explore meaning, freedom, and authenticity in their lives. It focuses on personal growth and living in alignment with one’s values.
- Internal Family Systems (IFS) Helps clients heal by working with different ‘parts’ of themselves, like inner critics or wounded children. It fosters harmony within the self.
- Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) A short-term approach focused on improving relationships and social support. It is often used for depression and grief.
- Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) Combines mindfulness practices with CBT to prevent depression relapse. It helps people notice thoughts without judgment and respond more calmly.
- Psychodynamic Therapy Explores unconscious thoughts and patterns that influence current behavior. It builds insight into how the past impacts the present.
- Relational Psychotherapy Emphasizes the healing power of the therapist-client relationship. It uses trust and safety as a foundation for change.
- Somatic Therapy Helps clients notice how emotions are stored in the body. It uses breath, movement, and awareness for healing trauma and stress.
Approach Description: My approach is warm, integrated, and relational...emphasizing co-regulation, mind-body awareness, psychodynamics, parts work (IFS), and compassionate inquiry to understand what is keeping you stuck and how to find healthy movement in your experience. Creating conditions of safety and attunement can open doors to healing. Looking honestly at where one is stuck can be scary, and, changing those patterns and ways we relate to pain is worth it. Energy matters...I can help heal your nervous system using somatic exercises and also process your truth in the here and now. I won't shy away from the parts you might keep in the shadows, and I hope to help you heal shame that you might be holding onto. My goal is to support your goals, and to meet you where you are at. If you experience a lack of direction, we can take those next steps and find more clarity by living more in line with your values. And, sometimes your journey might need time, not rushing down the path, rather sitting, allowing yourself to be present without being caught up in the whirlwind of the society we live in or expectations you are pressured by. Time is linear but life is not. My style helps cultivate insight and skill building (i.e. emotional regulation, communication) with the intention of increasing your ability to heal your wounds. How are you currently living, and how are you willing to live?
Fees & Insurance
Fees
- Average Session Fee $200 per 60-minute session (can provide superbill if out of network)
- Accepts Insurance
- Moda Health, United Healthcare, UMR, Optum, Aetna, BlueCrossBlueShield
Education & Credentials
Will Howell MA, LPC, CCTP
- Male
- License # Oregon: C7793. Wisconsin: 10437-125.
- Licensed in Oregon, Wisconsin
- Practicing Since 2020
Education: MA in Clinical Mental Health from Lakeland University. Graduated Spring, 2020.
Will Howell Practice Details
Therapy Sessions
Will Howell Practice Description
Will Howell Counseling LLC is a private psychotherapy practice. My name is Will and I'm LGBTQIA+ and racial allied, and I find so much meaning working with teens, young adults and adults in an individual or relational setting. I'm a counselor who resides in Oregon and am licensed in the States of Oregon and Wisconsin. I'm 38 years old, in long term recovery, married, a father, love humor, nature, hiking, music, soccer, meditation, reading, spirituality, mindfulness and connecting authentically.
I'm interested to learn more about what's bringing you into counseling? Feel free to reach out for a free 15 minute consultation. And, check out my specialties as the descriptions provide a flavor of my approach and understanding which can help you see if we might be a good fit. I look forward to hearing from you when and if the time is right.