Deeper work for lasting change

Depth-oriented, attachment-centered psychotherapy for adults in Portland and online across Oregon.

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Psychotherapy, clinical consultation, and spiritual direction

Clinical consultation for therapists

Consultation

Competent guidance for helping professionals seeking greater depth and confidence.

Psychotherapy

Clinical expertise for lasting emotional and relational change.

Spiritual Direction

Contemplative space for the pursuit of discernment and existential meaning.

Hi, I'm Sharad Yadav

Managing Symptoms isn't Enough

Knowing the problem, learning how to breathe, changing your thoughts about it, identifying triggers, learning coping skills, journaling, setting boundaries, learning about your nervous system - none of these things have fundamentally changed the way you feel, relate, or respond. Deeper therapy may be worth considering if you find yourself wondering:

Why hasn’t years of therapy produced lasting change?
Why do I understand my patterns but continue repeating them?
Why do I appear capable on the outside while feeling empty, anxious, or disconnected inside?
Why do the same painful dynamics keep emerging in my closest relationships?
Why can I explain my emotions more easily than I can actually experience them?
Why hasn't learning about my traumatic past changed my ability to show up differently in the present?

These difficulties are not necessarily failures of effort or insight. Often, the patterns we most want to change are held in emotional experience, protective responses, and ways of relating that intellectual understanding cannot reach by itself.

Many of the people I work with have already taken honest and difficult steps to work on themselves with self-help, hard conversations and even therapy.  While their experiences developed valuable insight, many still found themselves repeating the same emotional and relational patterns.

Contemporary research in relational neuroscience confirms that lasting change – especially for deeply wounded or trauma impacted people –  requires more than just mentally understanding your struggles; it comes from having an emotionally corrective experience in the context of a secure relationship. My approach integrates experiential, attachment-oriented, and psychodynamic therapy to help you move beyond symptom management toward meaningful, lasting transformation.

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Testimonials

“As a counselor his non-anxious presence, deep listening, elicitive "teach me" approach and understanding, have companioned me through some very stressful times. I highly recommend Sharad. His calling, passion, skills, and gifts are worthy of your time and investment in reconciling life's brokenness with the need for personal courage and hope.”
T.R.
“I was going through it, my parents had finalized their divorce and in the midst of a pandemic I couldn’t have felt more alone and confused with my own thoughts and feelings. I met with Sharad once a week and I’ve never looked forward to something more. The environment and safety that he provided made my emotions feel justified and gave me a place hurt and to heal.”
S.J.
“Sharad has a non-judgmental way of meeting you where you are, even in your darkest, most shameful moments, with empathy, understanding and a deep compassion that is a rarity in our world. I am so grateful for the way he has been able to help me cope with mental health crises, name what I couldn’t, and insightfully call such strength out of me that I’m not sure I would have seen otherwise.
S.H.

Could we be a fit to work together?

A free 15-minute consultation is a low-pressure way to ask questions, talk about what brings you to therapy, and decide whether working together feels right.

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