Anne-Marie Basso
About
A Space for Reflection + Meaningful Change I offer in-person therapy in Portland Oregon, and I offer online therapy throughout Oregon and California. Therapy offers a quiet pause from the momentum of everyday life — a place to notice the patterns that shape how you live, relate, and understand yourself. In a thoughtful, engaged relationship, we make room for complexity and explore your experience with care, allowing new understandings to take form. People often come to therapy seeking change in their relationships, their work, or their relationship to themselves. My approach is grounded in the belief that two minds working together can make sense of complex emotional patterns in ways that are difficult to do alone. Relational psychodynamic therapy is a collaborative process in which we explore emotional and relational patterns as they emerge — both in your life outside therapy and in the here-and-now of our work together. By developing a deeper understanding of unconscious processes, early attachments, and how these shape present-day experiences, new possibilities for change can begin to take form. Patterns that feel disruptive or limiting often originate in early relationships and operate outside of conscious awareness. I understand the therapy relationship as an opportunity to observe, experience, and work through these patterns in real time. Within this space, you may find opportunities to relate to yourself and others with greater flexibility, clarity, and freedom. Core areas of my clinical work: Chronic Pain or illness Depression, anxiety , or persistent emotional discomfort Challenges in intimate relationships Loneliness , isolation, or difficulty being with oneself Experiences of grief and loss Divorce, breakups, and relational transitions Family conflict or the impact of complex family systems Managing the demands of high-pressure careers Trauma and its long-term emotional patterns Questions around gender, sexuality, or desire Kink-allied and sex-positive concerns Navigating childfree identity or decisions around family Supporting or being connected to family members with severe mental illness The inner life of artists and creative people A desire to integrate mindfulness or a more reflective way of living