Ivy Medow is a licensed professional counselor practicing in Oregon with four years of experience.
01About Ivy
Ivy Medow is a licensed professional counselor practicing in Oregon with four years of experience. She focuses on practical help for people facing life transitions, work challenges, and struggles with self-esteem and motivation. Ivy emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and a straightforward, collaborative approach.
She encourages small steps that add up to meaningful change. Her work often centers on caregiving, aging, disability, and the burnout that can come from caring for others.
Background and approach
She also addresses issues like isolation, life purpose, and midlife shifts. Ivy pays attention to how culture and discrimination can affect daily life and choices. In sessions she helps clients name clear goals and build simple plans to reach them.
Conversations mix skill-building and reflective work so people leave with concrete next steps. She views self-care as a practical strategy rather than a buzzword, and she helps people find realistic ways to protect their energy. Ivy uses several conversational approaches to guide sessions, including mindfulness and solution-focused methods.
She adapts her style to what each person needs and prefers. The aim is steady progress, not overnight fixes. Starting therapy can feel hard, and Ivy acknowledges that courage.
She works with each person to set a pace that feels manageable. Her focus is on helping people regain confidence and move toward chosen goals.
02Credentials
- LPC (Oregon)
- License C6670 · expires July 2026
- NPI
- 1972881266 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Ivy lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Methods Ivy names
These are the methods Ivy names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Approach and online options that fit your life
Mindfulness Therapy encourages noticing thoughts and sensations without judgment. It helps people break cycles of worry and reactiveness, which can be useful for stress, isolation, and seasonal low mood.Motivational Interviewing focuses on what matters most to the person and draws out their own reasons to change. It is helpful for building motivation around career moves, self-care, and behavior changes that feel hard to start.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to your goals and try methods that match your needs and preferences. You and the therapist decide together what feels useful and adjust as you go.
Online sessions offer several practical benefits. Video calls let you use visual cues and hold more in-depth conversations. Phone sessions can use less bandwidth and work well for check-ins or when being on camera feels like too much. Live chat and text-based messaging make brief check-ins and step-by-step planning possible between longer sessions. These options can make therapy easier to fit around caregiving, work, or limited free time.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
She helps with family and caregiving stress, self-esteem, career and work matters, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include aging, hospice and end-of-life topics, isolation, and multicultural concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She combines short-term goal work with reflective conversation and teaches skills people can try between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has four years of professional experience supporting people with motivation, confidence, caregiving, and disability-related concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
She holds an LPC credential, which is listed as OR LPC, and practices in Oregon.
Are sessions offered in other languages or for international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She meets with clients via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; services use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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