Teresa Smurdon, M.A.
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate
Dare to let your relationships sing
We all need to feel cherished and respected, especially in our most intimate relationships. It is a need we cannot eliminate yet many of us limp along dismissing our deep desire to feel loved. Life is complicated these days, pressures abound, and it is so easy to lose connection. How to get back that feeling of harmony in your relationships? This is a good place to start, if any of these statements resonate with you:
Relationships that once brought joy now feel heavy
Connections feel broken or lost
Authentic closeness & intimacy is a challenge
Your most important relationships need harmony
As humans we are wired for connection, but sometimes connections are lost, or broken; and we need help getting reconnected. Therapy is often that bridge for reestablishing healthy relationships from which people grow & find meaning. Even the most put together and solid people are continual works in progress. Authentic connection with yourself and with others does not come easily nor automatically; it takes work & sometimes extra help. It’s good you stopped in here. Counseling at New Song can be the place where you learn to feel seen, heard, and understood.
Teach your heart to sing songs of love and passion!
New Song Counseling offers individual, couples, and family counseling services focused on your relational well-being at all stages and transitions of life. As a marriage and family therapist, I have extensive training in relationships and where they get tripped up and begin to fall short. I work collaboratively with clients to explore relationship goals and treatment options that are suited for your particular and unique needs, all designed around composing your life’s symphony.
Counseling helps to build better relationships with yourself and others. Determining what your needs are, understanding other’s needs, and learning how to communicate these allows you to experience a deeper, richer, and more connected relationship.
Learn more about each distinct client-centered service below.
Discover your new song!
*In-person and tele-health appointments are designed to meet the needs of busy and active clients with complex schedules and demands. Appointments are available for evenings, weekends, as well as some early morning and traditional schedule options. Hybrid blends of face to face & virtual are possible.
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Services
PRE-MARITAL Counseling
Build a solid foundation before your marriage begins. With Pre-Marital Counseling, you and your partner will learn communication and conflict resolution skills, identify your potential perpetual conflicts, and develop tools to get “unstuck” while allowing both partners’ needs to be met.
family transitions
Whether you’re in the midst of a divorce, dealing with an empty nest, or caring for aging parents, these transitions can impact the harmony of relationships.
COUPLES
In Couples Counseling, together we’ll work on supplying you with the tools you need for greater insight into your partner’s world and how to support each other’s journey in life.
considering divorce?
If you or your spouse are considering divorce but are not completely sure that’s the best path, you are in a tough spot. Discernment Counseling is designed for couples on the brink. It’s a chance to slow down, take a breath, and look at your options for your marriage.
new parents
Not surprisingly, 67% of new parents experience conflict, disappointment and hurt feelings; becoming a parent brings up all sorts of emotions. I prepare couples to be the best parenting team possible using Gottman techniques from The Bringing Baby Home™ program to give you skills and knowledge to recognize and cope successfully with the stressors of becoming a family.
GRIEF & Loss
The intense feelings of grief are isolating and lonely. Therapy is a helpful space to deal with your loss, whether it be from a death, divorce, relocations, pet loss, or other upsets to relationships.
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Please use the form below to get in touch with New Song Counseling about scheduling an appointment, either in person or virtually. Please do not enter any confidential information in the below form. Instead, simply provide general areas you are looking to address. I look forward to meeting you!
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➤ LOCATION
2153 SW Main St. Portland, OR 97205
☎ CONTACT
Teresa Smurdon, M.A.
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate
teresa@newsongnw.com
(503) 862-9539