Jamie Raffety

I'm Jamie and I have lived in the Willamette Valley for more than 25 years. I have a bachelor's degree from Oregon State University and a master's degree from Baylor University. I hike most weekends with my dogs and sometimes my kids, usually somewhere wet and green. I work with people across Oregon, roughly ages 15-65. Maybe you're awake at 2 a.m. running the same conversation for the ninth time. Maybe something happened years ago and it still lands in your body when a door slams too hard. Maybe your moods run on their own weather system and you've stopped trusting your read on the week. Maybe you're leaving a job, a marriage, or a city, and the people around you have no idea what it's costing. You don't need a name for what you are experiencing before you reach out.

I'm direct, and I'm warm about it. I ask a lot of questions to help foster insight and reflection, and I'll say something when you're being harder on yourself than the situation calls for. Pace beats distance and we go with your pace, not mine.

The first session is mostly you talking while I listen for what hurts and what's already holding. No homework. No going deep unless you want to. Bring notes or bring nothing. Therapy is a marathon, not a sprint. We build rapport with one another first.