A rainbow over Corbett House at the Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling.

Lewis & Clark’s Ecotherapies Program Featured in The New York Times

New York Times reporter Christina Caron examines why mental health practitioners are hiking, camping and braving the elements with their clients — all in an effort to help them connect with the Earth, and with themselves.

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Patricia Hasbach Retires from LC; Publishes New Book

Dr. Hasbach has retired after more than 13 years of service to Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling. She is a leading practitioner in the fields of ecopsychology and ecotherapy and has published a new book: Grounded, A Guided Journal to Help You Reconnect with the Power of Nature—and Yourself.

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WebMD Asks “Do You Need a Nature Prescription?”

While accessing nature certainly doesn’t require a formal prescription, Patricia Hasbach, former certificate co-director and ecotherapist, does believe “ecotherapy is one tool that [therapists] have to draw on to strengthen and deepen the work that [they’re] doing with clients or patients.”

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Doctors and Psychologists are “Prescribing Nature” to their Patients

In an article posted to their website, Columbia Sportswear discusses why spending time outside is healing with leading ecotherapists.

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MCFT students Raquel Harmon '20, Emily Gibbs '20 and Aja Meadows '20

Lewis & Clark Marriage, Couple & Family Therapy students take 2nd place in ethics competition

In 2019, the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) held its third annual Student Ethics Competition. According to AAMFT’s website, the competition is designed to encourage marriage and family therapy students to foster an interest in ethics issues and enhance their ability to analyze and respond to the various ethics issues that they will undoubtedly encounter throughout their careers

No-cost trainings supported by Portland United Against Hate taking place this May and June

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Learn more about ecopsychology in an interview with ecotherapist Patricia Hasbach

An Ecopsychology Voices Interview, facilitated by Carol Koziol/

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Lewis & Clark Adopts Art Therapy Program from Marylhurst University

“As the only art therapy program in the state of Oregon, we are thrilled to have a new home at Lewis & Clark.” — Art Therapy Program Director Mary Andrus

The WHO Follows Lewis & Clark In Recognizing ‘Gaming Disorder’

The World Health Organization recently announced “gaming disorder” is now classified as a mental health disorder, however, The Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling, has already been helping those struggling with this issue in their Gaming and Tech in Excess program.

Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling awarded $35,000 grant to interrupt, resist, and respond to hate and bias.

Funding is provided by the City of Portland’s Office of Neighborhood Involvement and Office of Management and Finance, Special Appropriations for Portland United Against Hate

School psychology professor Peter Mortola offers community lecture on navigating adolescence

Navigating adolescence: Helping our teens find a line through three crucial passages

A Message of Support For Our International Community

Interim President David Ellis, on behalf of the Lewis & Clark community, has issued a statement in response to President Trump’s travel-ban executive order. A community gathering of support will be held on Tuesday, January 31. For more information, click through to the story.

Brian Bauer, left, with Professor Carol Doyle, chair of his thesis committee.

M.S. Student’s Research Offers Insight into Lifestyle and Suicidality Correlation in Young Adults

Brian Bauer, M.S., Counseling Psychology ’16, arrived at the Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling with a clear research plan in mind: to study whether an individual’s involvement in extracurricular activities is associated with lower suicidality. In fact, he selected the Graduate School specifically for the unique masters of science option.

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2014 MCFT Alumni Updates

The MCFT program gets an update from two of our alumni about where they are now and what they are doing.

Alumna shares her approach to self-care

Being a counselor can be emotionally draining if you don’t have good strategies to take care of yourself. Jennifer Boone, M.A. ’07, B.A. ’98, uses intense physical exercise to keep balanced. She shared her story with the Bend Bulletin.

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Dr./Fr. Paschal Kabura, from Uganda, and Brother Mathew Panathanath, from India, visit our MCFT program and continue their collaboration ...

International Partners Share Their L&C Partnership Experience

We had the privilege of having two of our international partners join us for our International Research Forum (IRF) this Fall and to share their goals, research, and experiences of working with L&C MCFT students. Our presenters were Dr./Fr. Paschal Kabura and Brother Mathew Panathanath.

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Students in the Marriage, Couple and Family Therapy program in Uganda in 2014. From left to right: Gessi Broderick, Rachel McDonald, Elsa...

It Takes a Village

Graduate students launch a non-profit to support a counselor training center in Uganda.

Cultural self-awareness focus of recent workshop

In early June, class leader Michael Kahn hosted The Ethics of Cultural Self-Awareness: How to Offend Without Really Trying. In the daylong workshop, Kahn and counseling students discussed bias in many areas, including race, religion, sexual orientation, physical condition, socioeconomic status, and gender.

30 Years of Service to Others

In 2014, the Graduate School celebrates its 30-year history of working in the community

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Cayla Panitz, Miranda Clark, Alishia Blevins-OConnell, and Caroline McGrath.

PMHC Graduates Create a Private Practice

Four PMHC graduates create their private practice Living Groove Counseling.

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Dr. Pilar Hernandez-Wolfe presenting at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Cali, Colombia.

MCFT Faculty Member Teaches in Cali, Colombia

Dr. Pilar Hernandez-Wolfe shares about her recent visit to the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (PUJ) in Cali, Colombia.

Mortola weighs in on sibling rivalry

In an Oregonian article published this month, professor Peter Mortola offers five tips for resolving sibling disputes.

Alumna advocates for “constructive wallowing” in new book

Counselor and self-help author Tina Gilbertson (M.A. in Professional Mental Health Counseling—Addictions ’07) has a new book out: Constructive Wallowing: How to Beat Bad Feeling by Letting Yourself Have Them.

Therapy Without Borders

The Marriage, Couple, and Family Therapy program adds a new international track

Graduate students Kirk Shephard MA '13 and Ivy Katz MA '13 celebrate the completion of the Ecopsychology in Counseling Certificate progra...

Ecopsychology program celebrates first two graduates

In December 2013, Ivy Katz MA ‘13 and Kirk Shepard MA ‘13 became Lewis & Clark’s first two ecopsychology certificate graduates, available to help Portlanders connect the health of the natural world and the health of the mind.

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Meet new faculty member Elena Diamond

Elena Diamond, assistant professor and clinical coordinator in the School Psychology Program, nurtures a passion for learning and academic readiness for all of her students, from pre-K classrooms to the graduate level.

The ROOTed Recovery team with professor of Counseling Psychology Carol Doyle (left).

Starting Up

A start-up provides cutting-edge eating disorder treatments.

Students organize Graduate Students of Color Alliance

Two students, Shannon Mouzon (PMHC) and Michelle Hyman (MCFT), this semester organized the graduate school’s first Students of Color Alliance, and attracted strong support from students and faculty.

Lewis & Clark secures $50,000 grant to expand free gambling clinic

The grant will allow the graduate school to expand its new – and rapidly growing – free clinic for problem gamblers, the only program in Oregon to offer weekend services.

Professor honored for work toward social justice

Pilar Hernández-Wolfe, associate professor of counseling and director of the Lewis & Clark Marriage, Couple, and Family Therapy Program, recently received the American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA) award for distinguished contributions to social justice.

Filling the Mental Health Gap

Lewis & Clark’s Community Counseling Center provides high-quality, affordable counseling to the Portland community.

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Faculty to present on ecotherapy at the 2013 APA Convention

Attending the APA convention in Honolulu this summer? Faculty from Lewis & Clark’s Ecopsychology in Counseling Certificate program are scheduled to present.

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Dr. Hasbach’s most recent book examines the importance of wildness in our lives

MIT Press has published a volume on connecting with wild nature, edited by Patricia Hasbach, a faculty member in the ecopsychology certificate program.

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School psychology, mental health and addiction counseling, and marriage and family therapy on list best jobs in 2013

Rankings are based on hiring demand and other factors.

Videos: Faculty talk about the Lewis & Clark Counseling Center

In two short videos, director Antonia Mueller and faculty member Pilar Hernandez-Wolfe discuss the community needs addressed by the center, and the importance of culturally competent services when working with community members from diverse backgrounds.

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School psychology program wins international accreditation

The International School Psychology Association has recognized Lewis & Clark’s graduate program in school psychology, which is only the second program in the world to receive the organization’s accreditation.

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Professor McDowell gives advice on how to help perfectionist kids

Kids who want to do everything right can be paralyzed by the fear of doing something wrong. In a blog post on the Oregonian website about handling perfectionists, professor Teresa McDowell advises that it can be helpful for such kids to learn to fail on purpose.

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