HEALING • INTEGRATION • GROWTH

Embodied psychotherapy for adults in Oregon and California

WELCOME TO THE PSYCHOTHERAPY PRACTICE OF KIP WILLIAMS, PH.D.

Maybe you’re carrying more than anyone around you realizes. Maybe you’re carrying more than even you realize.

Some of what you carry may belong to experiences you can name: the heaviness of loss; the aftermath of a rupture, violation, or sudden change; or the strain of navigating a world that doesn’t make space for who you are.

Other layers can be harder to locate. They may live in patterns that have followed you through relationships, in ways of protecting yourself that once made sense, or in burdens you learned to carry within your culture or family long before you had words for them.

Over time, all of this can shape how you move through the world—how tightly you hold on, how hard you work to keep things together, what you expect from relationships, what you allow yourself to experience, and how safe you feel to simply and fully be who you are.

A HOLISTIC APPROACH

Many clients come to my practice seeking an alternative to conventional “talk therapy” and diagnosis-driven models of mental health. My approach is embodied, depth-oriented, and relational. Learn more about Integrative Mindful-Somatic Psychotherapy.

I created With the Flow to offer a safe and sacred space where grief can enter without frightening anyone, where pain doesn’t have to be fixed or figured out, and where what may have traveled through generations can finally be met with enough presence that something new becomes possible.

Flow isn’t the absence of difficulty; it’s the capacity for movement within it. This work is about meeting all your feelings, parts, and protective strategies with awareness and love—creating the conditions to relate to them differently. Not to be erased. Not to be conquered. To be integrated.

The goal isn’t to be perpetually in flow, but to come back to the stream again and again. Some things may dissolve, some may settle, some may be carried downstream, and some may alter the shape of the banks forever.

As a gay/queer therapist, I offer affirming care that honors the richness, resilience, and joy of LGBTQIA2S+ lives. My work is grounded in social justice and an orientation to collective liberation.

WAYS WE CAN WORK TOGETHER

INDIVIDUAL THERAPY FOR ADULTS

  • In-person sessions are available at my office in NW Portland (Slabtown).

  • Teletherapy is offered by Zoom for clients located anywhere in Oregon or California.

  • Common areas of focus include anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, LGBTQ+ issues, and activist burnout.

SPECIALIZATIONS

  • Outdoor Ecotherapy sessions are available year-round on accessible nature trails in Portland.

  • Conscious Cannabis is a mindfulness-based approach for clients who want to shift their relationship with cannabis.

  • Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy is available for clients interested in exploring expanded states of consciousness as part of their therapeutic journey.