Dr. Jared Gorfinkel
Practical, nonjudgmental therapy for family and identity
- Credentials
- OR Psychologist 3476
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed in
- Oregon
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Jared
Dr. Jared Gorfinkel supports people facing LGBT-related concerns, family strain, grief and loss, depression, anxiety, stress, and life transitions. They also address relationship and intimacy questions, parenting challenges, self-esteem, career stress, and compassion fatigue.
Dr. Gorfinkel is a licensed psychologist in Oregon and brings seven years of clinical experience to sessions. In sessions they focus on creating a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can speak honestly about difficult feelings.
The approach is conversational and practical.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to clarify what matters most and to identify small, manageable steps forward. Dr. Gorfinkel draws from several therapy methods to match each person’s needs.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps spot unhelpful thinking and to try new behaviors. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and responding to what the client needs in the moment. Mindfulness practices can be added to reduce stress and increase present-moment awareness.
People working with Dr. Gorfinkel can expect a collaborative process that balances emotional understanding with real-world strategies. They explain ideas plainly and check in often to make sure a plan feels useful.
The goal is progress that fits into everyday life, not distant theory. Sessions are offered in English and provided online through a subscription model. To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step are used to connect with the therapist and plan the first appointment.
Therapeutic approaches suited to online care
Dr. Gorfinkel uses methods that translate well to remote work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is about noticing thoughts and behaviors that get in the way and practicing different responses; it often focuses on short-term goals like lowering worry or improving mood. Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening and responding to what the person needs in the moment, creating space to talk through feelings and priorities. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention practices to reduce stress and to become more grounded in daily life.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist treats it as a collaboration, asking about your goals, trying methods, and adjusting based on what helps. That way the work fits both the issue and personal preferences rather than following a fixed plan.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep continuity when life gets disrupted. Many people find remote sessions more flexible and easier to maintain, while still getting focused support from a licensed professional.
Client-Centered Therapy
The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.
Mindfulness Therapy
Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.
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Specialties and expertise
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Oregon
- Languages
- English
Next step
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