Therapist in Gladstone, Oregon,
Vinay Gaglani, LPC

Vinay is a Licensed Professional Counselor in practice since 2001. She graduated from Chicago’s Illinois School of Professional Psychology with a Masters in Professional Counseling.

Vinay believes that, whether we’re facing daily challenges of work and school, or overwhelming difficulties due to loss, violence, and other trauma, the biggest protective factors are our relationships with our families, friends, neighbors and community. There is little we cannot manage, and ultimately resolve, when we feel loved, supported and that we belong. And she believes this runs deep and true for all of us, regardless of our gender, age, ethnicity and race, and our sexual orientation.

For children and teens especially, strengthening the primary relationships with parents is a primary focus, in addition to processing difficult situations and learning self-soothing and emotional management skills. Vinay works closely with parents also, to provide deep, non-judgmental support and offer solutions to parenting issues. In working with individual adults and couples, Vinay focuses on resolving the patterns of relating that have early roots and have since become problematic. She also works to identify and lessen the damaging role of trauma and stress on our ability to feel and engage at our best.

Embracing an integrative, strength-based approach to therapy, Vinay utilizes tools from developmental, psychodynamic, family systems, and cognitive-behavioral schools of thought to understand concerns. Complementing these therapeutic perspectives, she is trained in the evidence-based practices of Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and EMDR.

Vinay enjoys spending time with her family, hiking and spending time by the ocean.