About Aaron Good, MS, CRC, LPC, CCC
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I take a humanistic approach to counseling, believing that we are all whole and sometimes just need a little help finding meaning and growth in the background noise of our fears and anxieties. I believe our relationship with nature can be as important as our relationship with people, and that all of these relationships can be understood in terms of systems of interaction.
My practice integrates skills in mental health, relationships, communication, and career. I work with adults across the lifespan.
Education
I hold a Master’s Degree in Counseling from Portland State University. Major coursework included: human growth and development, counseling theory, career counseling, ethics, addiction, disability, and understanding human relationships.
I have taken workshops on group facilitation, overcoming oppression, and confronting racism. I am also a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, a specialization that focuses on vocational rehabilitation, disability, and adjustment. During my time working at a veterans and suicide crisis line, I received additional training in supporting veterans and working with military sexual trauma.
In addition to my coursework for my degree, I have taken classes at Lewis and Clark College on ecopsychology and ecotherapy. We studied the healing effects of nature on the human psyche, how to explore clients’ relationships with nature, and how to use the natural world itself in psychotherapy with clients.
As a therapist, we are always growing and learning, so I engage in the ongoing study of mental health and career counseling. I have additional training in addressing male body image and the mental health effects of culture on body image. I’ve also received training in Brainspotting, an approach that combines systematic desensitization with mindfulness to address trauma held in the body.
My Background
Before I counseled myself into a career as a therapist, I had a long career in Information Technology, first helping creative professionals solve problems and then managing large-scale enterprise systems. While in graduate school, I worked for Person-Centered Tech, a company that provides digital ethics training for other mental health professionals.
I started my transition to counseling by volunteering at a suicide and veterans crisis line – an experience that allowed me to channel my love for the world and humankind into helping others. Now that energy goes into my work as a counselor and my volunteer work with such organizations as William Temple House, Habitat for Humanity – Portland Metro, the Oregon Food Bank, and local riparian restoration teams.
I live in Portland, Oregon with my spouse, one cat, and three chickens. In my spare time I build homes for immigrants and refugees and ride my bike. My undergraduate work at Reed College was in cultural anthropology.
I am also the owner of Gallison Consulting, where my associate Dave Gallison, MS, LPC and I run a private practice with a focus on career counseling.
Professional Disclosure Statement
My counseling office is located near downtown Portland, OR. I’m currently seeing client remotely via video and phone.
I welcome diversity, including all body shapes, genders, sexualities, political values, spiritual orientations, abilities, skin colors, and ethnicities.