Therapy in Tigard, Oregon Amaya Chavez-Ayers, Therapy Clinician
Gender Identity: Female (She/Her)
Ages Served: 18-75+
Appointments: In-office and Online
Manages Medications: No, provides therapy only
Accepts Insurance: Yes - View accepted plans
Amaya Chavez-Ayers, MA, PCA
Specializes In:
Amaya Chavez-Ayers helps individuals across Oregon build emotional stability, strengthen relationships, and navigate life’s challenges with clarity and compassion. She supports adults and seniors through individual, couples, and family therapy, offering a grounded and collaborative space for healing. Her work is shaped by a deep respect for each person’s lived experience and a commitment to evidence-based care that fosters lasting growth. Amaya specializes in treating anxiety disorders, mood disorders, and trauma-related conditions, helping clients understand patterns, manage symptoms, and reconnect with a sense of control and purpose. She is particularly passionate about supporting clients through major life transitions, reproductive and postpartum challenges, and complex relationship dynamics. Amaya offers additional support for a wide range of mental health needs across the lifespan. Amaya is a multi-model therapist. Her focus in therapy is on systems, strengths, and relationships. She views all individuals as equals who can fulfill their potential with unconditional acceptance and love. She approaches all her clients with empathy and unconditional positive regard. She practices holistically, considering the patient’s biological, cultural, social, and spiritual aspects of their life. She desires to collaboratively aid in healing from the impacts of mental illness, addiction, trauma, oppression, adverse childhood experiences, and more through the therapeutic relationship created in counseling. Outside the therapy room, Amaya stays grounded by spending time with her goldendoodle, Juice, whose playful spirit encourages her to stay present and connected. She enjoys cooking, savoring a good cup of coffee, and sharing meaningful time with loved ones. Exploring different self-care practices helps her maintain balance and bring authenticity and warmth to her work. Amaya Chavez-Ayers provides services with supervision.
Amaya Chavez-Ayers provides services with supervision.
Types of Care & Ages Served
- Individual Therapy: Ages 18-75+
Areas of Focus
Individual Therapy
Get help addressing challenges and improve well-being with a clinician's guidance.
- Anxiety
- Depression/feeling down
- General relationship issues
- Marital stress or divorce
- Panic attacks
- Premarital counseling
- Self-esteem
- Stress management
- Ability status
- Aging
- Anger issues
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body image
- Career & relationships (mid-life)
- Career & work issues
- Childhood behavioral issues
- Domestic violence & abuse
- Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
- Early adulthood: Starting college or career
- Eating issues: binging
- Emotional abuse
- Empty nesters
- Ethnic identity
- Family conflict
- Fertility
- First responder stress
- Focus, concentration & memory
- Gambling
- Gender identity
- Grief & loss
- Immigration/cultural status
- Intense mood changes
- LGBTQ+
- Men's health/issues
- Menopause & perimenopause
- Military & veteran
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Other addictive behaviors
- Other women's health concerns
- Parenthood
- Parenting
- Phobias
- PMS & PMDD
- Pornography/sexual behaviors
- Post-partum depression & anxiety
- Pre-conception
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy loss
- Racial identity
- Religion & spirituality
- Retirement
- School avoidance
- School behavioral issues
- Self-injury or cutting
- Sex & intimacy issues
- Sexual trauma
- Sleep issues or insomnia
- Social injustice
- Social skills & communication
- Stress from ongoing health issues
- Trauma & PTSD
- Unhealthy eating habits
- Video game/internet
Insurances Accepted
Languages
- English
Education
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Pepperdine University
FAQs
Please call us at 503-624-2600 to schedule an appointment with Amaya Chavez-Ayers.
Amaya Chavez-Ayers generally accepts new patients but there could be a waitlist.
Please call 503-624-2600 to find out Amaya Chavez-Ayers's schedule and availability.
LifeStance Health providers accept most commercial insurance plans that are offered in the states where we offer services, including telehealth. Please see the following list of insurances accepted by Amaya Chavez-Ayers:
If you don't see your insurance listed, please contact us at 503-624-2600 to see how we can help.
Amaya Chavez-Ayers is a Therapy Clinician and cannot prescribe medication. However, most LifeStance offices have a Psychiatrist or APN on staff who can prescribe medication if needed.
Amaya Chavez-Ayers works at:
Yes, Amaya Chavez-Ayers does offer online telehealth visits.
Yes, Amaya Chavez-Ayers is currently offering in-office visits at the following location: