Noha Mostafa, LPC, MS, NCC 

Licensed Professional Counselor (C9005)

MS, Clinical Mental Health Counseling

National Certified Counselor 

Master Certified Health Coach

EMDR Trained Therapist

If navigating your personal and/or professional roles involved putting your real challenges “on mute”, you may at some point sense how overall health, bodily sensations and loss of connection with what really matters to you, will find ways to “speak on behalf of” your unspoken stress.

My interest in studying clinical mental health counseling evolved when my work allowed me to see that even if there is access to quality care and resources for physical health, unaddressed or “skillfully masked” distress may stand in the way of enjoying real and sustainable sense of progress and aliveness.

I hope when people join me, their intentional engagement in strengthening their resilience, can help break those old cycles where attempts would be made to only “manage” the physical symptoms, while the suppressed psychological stress is left to silently feed many more imbalances.

With the help of your own strengths, your counseling and therapy with me can aim at long-term health, sustained psychological wellbeing, and mindful navigation of experiences including:

• Trauma (single incident and complex trauma)
• Grief
• Loss
• Anxiety & Panic Attacks
• Chronic Stress related to professional and/or personal roles
• Depression
• Relationship Difficulties
• Stress-Induced Insomnia
• Unsustainable Lifestyle
• Physical Manifestations of Psychological Stress

Despite years of unaddressed challenges, it’s possible to effectively and gently work with the origins of current imbalances without “reliving the pain” of past distressing events.

You can expect to co-craft your experience with me based on your needs and goals. You can also expect to be regularly invited to share your feedback and questions to co-facilitate a human to human connection and a steady movement towards therapeutic outcomes.

Clinical Training:

Being part of dedicated teams of clinicians who showed deep care for clients and for one another strongly supported my learning and development. During my clinical training, I offered counseling in the Community Counseling Clinic and later at The Center For Student Health and Counseling (SHAC) at Portland State University where I offered individual counseling sessions, and co-facilitated counseling and psychoeducation groups. 

Post Graduate Trainings, Certifications and Clinical Interests: 

^{Advanced EMDR Protocols: Early Interventions for Individuals and Groups Following Traumatic Experiences and Critical Incidents} 

^{Integrative Complex Trauma (CPTSD) Treatment with EMDR, IFS and Somatic Approaches} 

 ^{Integrated Treatment of Chronic Pain and Chronic Health Conditions Utilizing Advanced EMDR Approaches}

^{IFS Therapy for Clinical Challenges: Trauma, Anxiety, Attachment Injuries and Addiction}

^{Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Interventions for Chronic Pain} 

^{Clinical Anxiety Treatment: Applied Neuroscience for Treating Anxiety and Panic}

^{Interpersonal Neurobiology Informed Approaches for Attachment and Relational Trauma}

^{Grief: Evidence Based Approaches to Care Across the Lifespan}

 Therapeutic Approaches & Modalities

I see us as humans; within the contexts of our lives and as parts of larger structures and systems that impact our health.

Working within a relational, culturally responsive and existential-humanistic framework, I use psychoeducational interventions and therapeutic modalities including: mindfulness, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), internal family systems (IFS), motivational interviewing, solution focused therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), emotionally focused therapy (EFT), and somatic interventions. 

I acknowledge health disparities and invite clients to co-explore possible ways to address barriers to optimal wellbeing.

Memberships 

• Chi Sigma Iota Counseling Academic & Professional Honor Society
• National Board for Certified Counselors
• Oregon Counseling Association (ORCA)