Clinical Psychologist
Michelle Block, PsyD provides mental health counseling in Portland, OR.
Appointments can be online or in person.
Address: 1818 NE Irving St. Portland, OR
Dr. Block helps clients process their emotional response to change and stress, specifically around the transition to parenthood. Dr. Block works primarily with those trying to become pregnant, pregnant, or in the postpartum period. She provides healing tools and practical ideas to help calm during transition. Dr. Block also specializes in anxiety, adult ADHD and parenthood.
About Dr. Michelle Block
Individual Counseling
Michelle Block is a licensed psychologist in Portland, Oregon. She specializes in women’s health, particularly pregnancy, postpartum, and the transition to motherhood. Prior to her work in women’s health, Dr. Block specialized in anxiety, ADHD, faith/spirituality issues, life transitions, and relationship issues and she continues to enjoy working with these concerns in men and women. Dr. Block believes that the counseling relationship is centered on listening and understanding the client’s values and background, which guides the course of treatment. She uses an integrative approach influenced by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). In her personal life she is raising three young children in partnership with her husband, while enjoying yoga, family walks and nutrition/cooking.
Education and Training
Dr. Block attended George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon for her doctoral training. In her training she worked in medical settings to support patients with their emotional and behavioral concerns during medical visits. She also worked with adolescents and adults in high schools and universities. Following doctoral school, psychologists complete a residency before receiving their license. Dr. Block’s residency was at Portland State University at the medical and counseling center (Student Health and Counseling SHAC). She spent two years at Portland State University gaining extensive training in anxiety, ADHD, diversity (particularly race, gender, sexual orientation, and disability), learning disabilities, and health and nutrition.
Once Dr. Block completed her training and was licensed she worked for a group practice in Tigard, OR seeing patients for counseling and ADHD testing. It was at this point she began studying women’s health.
Women’s Health
In her initial years of being a psychologist, Michelle became a mother. She sought out resources and research to support her own transition to motherhood and found the growing knowledge was benefiting her patients journeys in motherhood as well. Dr. Block sought further training in postpartum mental health to better support her patients in pregnancy and the postpartum period, including grief and loss.
In network insurance/benefits
Michelle is in network with PacificSource and Aetna. She is also able to bill using Lyra, which is a occupational benefit at many organizations.
PacificSource Insurance
Aetna Insurance
Lyra Benefit -Benefited employees often receive 20-25 appointments free of charge each year. Check with your employer to see if you have this EAP benefit.
Out of Pocket cost
The most common therapy appointment with Dr. Block is $195.
Appointments are about 45 minutes in length. Appointments typically occur weekly for 3 weeks, and if symptoms allow, are every other week thereafter. Depending on the presenting issue, treatment can be as short as five sessions (total treatment $975), and can be discontinued at anytime. Treatment can last longer if desired and therapy continues to be beneficial to your mental health.
Recources
Read
Birth
The Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin
The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin
Evidence Based Birth website and articles
Women’s Health
Hormone Intelligence by Aviva Romm
Download
Headspace
Mindfulness App
Expectful
Mindfulness support for pregnancy, postpartum, loss and trying to conceive
Clue period tracker
For women’s health awareness, should not be used on its own for preventing or trying to conceive by itself.
I am not affiliated nor promote any company for profit. These are resources that have been helpful for clients and myself.
Current Clients
Dr. Michelle Block offers quick and simple ways to access your care once you become a client. Current clients can schedule, reschedule or cancel online. Clients find their updated balance and place to pay their bill online as well.