Services
- Individual
- Group
About My Clients
Alchemy Mental Wellness focuses on treating adult women, minorities, LGBTQIA folks, artists, activists, survivors, seekers, & anyone who is as part of an oppressed or underserved population that has experienced trauma & endeavors to heal. This practice uses talk therapy, DBT, & CBT, Mindfulness, EMDR, Jungian Psychology, Narrative Therapy & other modalities to treat conditions of PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, Bi-Polar, & Schizophrenia. *All services are currently HIPAA-compliant Telehealth.*
My Background and Approach
Amanda Ichihashi Jagerman (she/her) is servant & helper of humanity at this particular time. She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in the state of Oregon & an honors graduate of San Francisco State University & Portland State University. She is a San Francisco Bay Area native, mixed race Asian/Jewish person, daughter of an immigrant, LGTBQIA ally, & visual artist. With 15+ years experience in non-profits working with underserved communities, she is also highly intuitive, empathic, & holds strong interests in mysticism & healing of all kinds. She has additional certified training in EMDR & is a non-denominational Reverend with an honorary Doctorate of Divinity degree from the Universal Life Church. As a therapist who has been in a lot of therapy herself, Amanda understands the need for a safe space with a safe person as well as warmth, client-centeredness, & humor in the theraputic relationship.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
My guiding values are healing, diversity, social justice, creativity, & storytelling. I am absolutely supported & guided in this work by the ancestors, particularly my Great-Grandmothers & Grandmothers. Alchemy Mental Wellness is committed to anti-racism, anti-oppressive practice, and de-colonizing mental health. By speaking & acting in ways such as (when appropriate) listening, educating, disrupting, sitting with discomfort, sharing, donating, providing mutual aid, volunteering & supporting businesses, this practice supports & stands in solidarity with the BIPOC community, Black Lives Matter, and the Black Resilience Fund. Alchemy Mental Wellness (AMW) acknowledges that Portland, Oregon is build on occupied land from of the Multnomah, Wasco, Cowlitz, Kathlamet, Clackamas, Bands of Chinook, Tualatin, Kalapuya, Molalla, and many other tribes who made their homes along the Columbia River.