Expertise in Adolescent Therapy, Child-Adolescent Family Therapy, and Parental Counseling & Skills Training

ONLINE VIDEO THERAPY SESSIONS

EFFECTIVE. CONVENIENT. SECURE. Online therapy sessions (telehealth) on a phone, tablet, or desktop, all from the privacy of your device. We adhere to strict professional and ethical client confidentiality codes to provide psychological services remotely via online appointments that are HIPPA compliant so youth and parents can gain access to therapeutic care readily.

Expertise in Adolescent Therapy, Family Therapy, Parental Counseling & Skills Training

Positive
Development

For Youth & Families, Inc

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Online Therapy throughout Oregon to Help Fulfill Potential

Positive Development for Youth & Families, Inc. is a private, independent group practice of licensed psychologists in Portland, Oregon. We specialize in providing psychotherapy for adolescents (high school- and college-aged), family therapy, parenting skills training (for parents of all ages), and psychological testing and evaluation for children, adolescents, and adults.

Our mission is to help them understand and use their character strengths to resolve common mental health problems, behavioral and learning difficulties, parent-child- and parent-adolescent relationship challenges, and sibling relationship problems.

Our clinical expertise utilizes strengths-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (including ACT & DBT-informed), mindfulness, positive parenting skills, and strengths-based family therapy interventions to foster the positive development of youth and families.

ADOLESCENT THERAPY

FAMILY THERAPY

PARENTING SKILLS TRAINING

TESTING

Dr. Justin Bush, PhD

Dr. Veronica Vázquez, PhD

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Dr. Justin Bush, PhD

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Dr. Veronica Vázquez, PhD

The CDC reports that, between 2009 and 2021, the share of American high-school students who say they felt
“persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness” increased from 26 percent to 44 percent—the highest-ever recorded level of teenage sadness in the US.
Many ask, “Who can I talk to?” in today’s world?

We Are Here To Help.

MARCH 2023 Update:

-We Have Limited Appointment Times After 3 PM
-All Appointments Are 100% Online Teleheath Video
-We Are In-Network With Aetna & PacificSource Only
-We Accept Out-Of-Network Benefits & Provide Superbills
-We Are Not Oregon Medicaid Providers And Cannot Accept OHP

PERSONAL • INNOVATIVE • COLLABORATIVE • EFFECTIVE

TELEHEALTH VIDEO SESSIONS

FLEXIBLE. CONVENIENT. COMFORTABLE. SECURE. BENEFICIAL. Online therapy sessions (aka telehealth, teletherapy, or telepsychology) on a phone, tablet, or desktop are available from your device’s privacy. Telehealth video appointments are a great option for health, heavy traffic, a busy schedule, etc. Plus, systematic research reviews show that telepsychology is just as effective as face-to-face psychotherapy, and clients report a high level of engagement and satisfaction with remote therapeutic care.

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