Online Social Anxiety therapists in Bend, Oregon OR
We are proud to feature top rated online Social Anxiety therapists in Bend. We encourage you to review each profile to find your best match.
Dr. Stéphanie Gamache, PhD
Hypnotherapist, PhD
Social anxiety reflects fears of visibility, judgment, and emotional exposure. My work integrates psychoanalytic exploration with somatic awareness to understand how relational fear is held in both the body and inner life. This process supports greater confidence, presence, and emotional freedom in social and intimate situations.
7 Years Experience
Online in Bend, OR (Online Only)
GRIS ALVES
Counselor/Therapist, Compassionate Inquiry, Trauma Informed Mindfulness Teacher
I help clients address social anxiety with a compassionate, trauma-informed approach, exploring the roots of fear and self-consciousness. Together, we build confidence, regulation, and comfort in social situations.
11 Years Experience
Online in Bend, OR
Rising Calm Center
Professional Christian Counselor, MS, CMHC, CLC
Have you ever walked into a room and instantly felt your heart race—wondering what people are thinking about you, or wishing you could disappear before anyone notices? Social anxiety can make even simple moments—talking in class, attending church, meeting new people—feel like survival. Over time, the worry turns into withdrawal, and loneliness begins to take root.
At Rising Calm Center, we understand how exhausting it is to overthink every word and every glance. Our Christian counselors help you quiet the noise of self-criticism, retrain your body’s stress response, and build confidence that lasts beyond the next conversation.
We even offer same-week appointments, in-person and virtual sessions, and a sliding fee scale that works with any insurance or budget—so care is flexible and accessible when you need it most.
We use faith-integrated, evidence-based methods—including CBT, DBT, ACT, somatic grounding, and exposure techniques—combined with biblical truth and compassionate guidance to help you:
• Calm the physical symptoms of anxiety in social settings
• Overcome fear of judgment and rejection
• Strengthen communication and self-expression
• Build authentic connections and trust
• Restore peace through a renewed sense of identity in Christ
You don’t have to live trapped inside your own thoughts. With practical tools, gentle exposure, and spiritual grounding, you can learn to walk into any room with calm confidence—rooted not in others’ approval, but in God’s love for you.
If you’re ready to stop hiding and start living freely, Rising Calm Center is here to help you find your voice and your peace again.
Call or email us today for a FREE CONSULTATION.
14 Years Experience
Online in Bend, OR
Dr. Michael Marossy
Psychologist, Ph.D.
Social anxiety can make everyday interactions feel emotionally exhausting, intimidating, or overwhelming. Many individuals struggling with social anxiety experience intense self-consciousness, fear of judgment, difficulty speaking openly, avoidance of social situations, chronic overthinking, or persistent worries about being rejected, embarrassed, or negatively evaluated by others.
I provide therapy for individuals experiencing social anxiety with a focus on helping clients better understand the emotional and psychological patterns contributing to fear, avoidance, and self-criticism. Treatment involves developing healthier coping strategies, increasing emotional confidence, reducing avoidance behaviors, and building a greater sense of comfort, authenticity, and connection in relationships and social situations.
8 Years Experience
Online in Bend, OR
Katie Steinert
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Social anxiety feels devastating. The constant fear of judgement, worrying that others can see that you are anxious, and the frustrating physical symptoms (pounding heart, trembling, sweating, or blushing) can be enough to make you feel hopeless, maybe even depressed. Let's explore how your thoughts, behaviors, and emotions interact to power your social anxiety. You CAN learn to interact with your anxiety in a more productive way. I believe that every individual struggling with social anxiety can learn to re-engage in their lives and reduce the impact that it has on their relationships and self-esteem.
11 Years Experience
Online in Bend, OR (Online Only)
Julien Moe
Hypnotherapist, Diploma in Clinical and Applied Hypnosis, Diploma in Life Coaching
Hypnotherapy is an effective treatment for social anxiety by helping to reduce anxiety symptoms, reframe negative thought patterns, and build confidence. It replaces negative thought patterns with positive ones.Physical Symptom Management: Hypnosis reduces physical symptoms like blushing, sweating, and trembling.
Social anxiety is not insurmountable. My clients with this disorder are recovering and living a happy life, meeting with new and old friends. I use Dicit hypnotherapy. All my patients are now more social and sociable than ever. So should you.
10 Years Experience
Online in Bend, OR
Karen Queller
Art Therapist, M.A Expressive Arts Therapy
Discover what your unique process is and how it can actually help you transform social anxiety, develop self-expression, build confidence, and cultivate authentic connections with others.
7 Years Experience
Online in Bend, OR
Malama Counseling, LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Social anxiety therapy, is a gradual approach to help individuals overcome intense fear of judgment by identifying, challenging, and replacing negative thought patterns with more realistic ones. Some techniques include gradual exposure to feared social situations, social skills training, and, if needed, medications like SSRIs or beta-blockers. I work with individuals with social anxiety using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
10 Years Experience
Online in Bend, OR
Lesley Lacny
Licensed Professional Counselor, M.A, Psych.R, C.Psych, LPC
Social anxiety can show up as intense self-consciousness, fear of judgment, overthinking interactions, or avoiding social situations altogether. It can impact relationships, work, and everyday activities, often leaving you feeling stuck between wanting connection and feeling overwhelmed by it.
I provide therapy for social anxiety to help you understand both the thought patterns and nervous system responses that drive these experiences. Together, we’ll explore what’s happening beneath the fear and self-criticism, while also identifying how these patterns developed over time.
The focus is on helping you feel more grounded and present in social situations, reduce avoidance and overthinking, and build greater confidence, ease, and authenticity in your relationships.
20 Years Experience
Online in Bend, OR (Online Only)
Michael Pollet
Registered Social Worker, CSWA
Our work starts by acknowledging the social, cultural, and environmental conditions that may contribute to the problems that affect your quality of life and capacity to receive or engage in mental health care. Therapy is tailored to your preferences to minimize stressors and build skills for interacting more effectively with the outside world. The behaviors, emotions, relationship patterns, or self-beliefs that no longer work for you can be transformed, rather than pathologized by identifying external power imbalances that impede quality of life and highlighting the good intentions behind difficult interactions.
2 Years Experience
Online in Bend, OR
Stephanie Morfitt, LCSW More Fit Mental Health
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
When You Worry What Others Think
If you find yourself replaying conversations, worrying you said the “wrong” thing, or avoiding situations where you might be judged, you may be struggling with social anxiety. You might appear confident and put-together on the outside but inside feel tense, self-conscious, or on high alert. Even small interactions — meetings, text replies, or social plans — can feel like high-stakes performances. Social anxiety is not just shyness. It’s your brain trying to protect you from rejection or embarrassment — often by over-analyzing and keeping you stuck.
In therapy, we’ll use a structured, evidence-based approach called TEAM-CBT to help you feel calm and authentic around others. You’ll learn how to:
Identify and challenge the beliefs that drive fear of judgment
Rewire the inner dialogue that fuels self-criticism and avoidance
Build emotional tolerance for uncertainty and vulnerability
Practice real-world experiments that retrain your brain’s social safety system
Experience connection and confidence without overthinking every move
Our work blends compassion and science — using daily tools, feedback, and measurable progress to create lasting change. Most clients notice significant relief from social anxiety within 8 to 12 weeks.
I BELIEVE:
You deserve to feel safe being yourself — not performing for others.
Confidence isn’t the absence of anxiety; it’s learning to show up anyway.
Connection grows when we stop chasing perfection and start allowing authenticity.
Fear loses power when it’s met with curiosity instead of avoidance.
Laughter, empathy, and courage are the antidotes to shame.
Also Integrated In Our Work:
• Interpersonal Work – to strengthen connection and empower you to be yourself using The 5 Secrets of Effective Communication
• Mindful Self-Compassion – to cultivate a gentler, kinder inner voice through the work of Dr. Kristin Neff
• Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM) – to regulate the nervous system and support trauma recovery alongside cognitive tools for a well-rounded approach
10 Years Experience
Online in Bend, OR
Layla Ashley Psychotherapy
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Social anxiety can make interactions feel intimidating or draining. Together, we focus on building confidence in social settings while addressing the fears that drive avoidance.
23 Years Experience
Online in Bend, OR
Donna M Torbico - HEAL & GROW for ACoAs
Counselor/Therapist, Recovery Therapist in Private Practice 40 years
This is caused by negative, usually unrealistic beliefs about ourselves & others. It is underpinned by actual childhood rejections, which now are projected out onto everyone we meet, especially onto strangers.
40 Years Experience
Online in Bend, OR (Online Only)
Julie Cochrane - Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) Therapist
Hypnotherapist, Clinical Hypnotherapist, RTT-T, Rewind Therapy Practitioner, Integration Coaching
Social anxiety is the body responding to social situations as if they were genuinely dangerous. It is not shyness and it is not a character flaw. It is a subconscious pattern, usually formed early, that learned to brace and self-monitor in the presence of other people. RTT works directly with the moment that pattern was formed and updates it. Once the threat signal quietens, social situations stop feeling like a performance and start feeling like, well, situations. I work with adults who have tried talking therapy and exposure work and want something that addresses the underlying wiring rather than just managing the surface symptoms.
6 Years Experience
Online in Bend, OR (Online Only)
Catherine Saunders
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Anxiety is a normal part of life. Let’s look at how you experience social anxiety and how to mediate for it, to lessen it so you can enjoy your personal ideal range of social interaction more fully.
29 Years Experience
Online in Bend, OR
Lyubov Gonina
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCAT, ATR-BC, NCC
I help clients overcome social anxiety by building confidence and easing fear of judgment. Through mindfulness, CBT, and art therapy, we create tools for calm, connection, and authentic self-expression.
15 Years Experience
Online in Bend, OR
Dr. Dominique Wilson
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Doctor of Nursing Practice, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Seeking help can feel overwhelming, but you don’t have to figure it out alone. I take the time to truly understand you and your symptoms. Together, we will explore your options, make necessary adjustments, and check in regularly to ensure your treatment aligns with your goals.
At Relief Mental Health, you are more than a diagnosis, and medication management is more than just a prescription. It would be a privilege to walk beside you and work together to help you feel better with care that is steady, supportive, and designed entirely around you.
If you are ready to take the next step, please let me know how I can best support you.
11 Years Experience
Online in Bend, OR
Jennifer Bearden
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
If the fear of judgment keeps you isolated, our work is designed to help you reconnect with confidence. We’ll partner to identify and restructure the fear-based thoughts that fuel your anxiety. Using a "parts work" approach, we will gently explore the protective inner system and connect with the source of the anxiety—often a young, vulnerable, or shamed "part" that developed to keep you safe from perceived social threat. This work is gently paced and respects your need for safety as you learn to unhook from the endless cycle of rumination and choose to engage in your life according to your values.
26 Years Experience
Online in Bend, OR
Benné Gulick, MA LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Professional Counselor
With today's trend of virtual connection, it's become harder to connect with others on a human level. This is something we can work through experientially and relationally in session.
7 Years Experience
Online in Bend, OR (Online Only)
Subconscious Hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapist, C.Ht.
Social anxiety can make everyday interactions feel stressful or overwhelming. Hypnotherapy helps reduce fear and self-consciousness, allowing you to feel more at ease in social situations. Sessions support increased confidence, comfort, and the ability to engage with others more freely and authentically.
3 Years Experience
Online in Bend, OR (Online Only)
Social Anxiety therapists in Bend, Oregon Statistics
Social Anxiety therapists in Bend, Oregon average 13 years of experience and charge around $189 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Social Anxiety (100%), Anxiety or Fears (95%), and Self Esteem (87%).
Average years in practice
13 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$189
Gender ID
| 64% |
Female |
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| 33% |
Male |
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| 3% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 51% |
Online Only |
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| 49% |
In Person and Online |
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Top Specialties
| 100% | Social Anxiety |
| 95% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 87% | Self Esteem |
| 82% | Stress |
| 69% | Depression |
| 69% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 64% | Loss or Grief |