Michelle Aguilar, MA, Marriage and Family Therapist Associate, Therapy in Beaverton, Oregon

Michelle Aguilar helps children, adolescents, teens, adults, and older adults across Oregon navigate life’s challenges with compassion, practical support, and evidence-based therapy. As a Marriage & Family Therapist with LifeStance Health, she works collaboratively with clients to build resilience, strengthen relationships, and create meaningful change. Michelle provides individual therapy, couples therapy, and family therapy for a wide range of concerns, including depression, trauma, grief, and additional emotional and behavioral health needs. Michelle is especially passionate about helping individuals and families affected by childhood behavior issues, PTSD and trauma, and grief. She understands that these experiences can impact every area of life, from relationships and self-esteem to emotional well-being and daily functioning. Her approach focuses on helping clients gain insight, develop effective coping strategies, and move toward healing at a pace that feels supportive and sustainable. Drawing from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), mindfulness-based interventions, and additional therapeutic approaches, Michelle tailors treatment to each client’s unique goals and circumstances. She works with children, adolescents, teens, adults, couples, and families, supporting concerns related to emotional regulation, life transitions, medical conditions, pain management, and other behavioral health challenges. Her therapeutic style is warm, attentive, and collaborative, creating a safe space where clients feel heard and empowered. Michelle also offers therapy in Spanish, allowing her to support a broader range of individuals and families seeking culturally responsive mental health care. Outside of her clinical work, Michelle enjoys spending time with her young son and pursuing interests that nurture creativity and balance, including music, nature, visual arts, meditation, writing, and comedy films.