Petya Pohlschneider, LCSW

Petya Pohlschneider is an LCSW licensed in Oregon with 17 years of practice. She focuses on helping people who are managing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life changes. Petya also supports those coping with cancer, caregiving strain, hospice and end-of-life concerns, pregnancy and childbirth, and issues many women and young adults face.

Petya uses a person-centered approach that keeps the client’s priorities central. She draws on mindfulness practices to help steady the mind and on narrative methods to rethink difficult stories people tell about themselves. Sessions often include practical goal-setting so clients can notice small forward steps between visits.

She also blends conversational therapy with attention to nutrition and lifestyle when appropriate. This means talking through habits, eating patterns, and daily routines as they relate to mood and energy. Petya describes this as supporting the gut-brain connection and building sustainable daily practices that support wellbeing.

Sessions are intended to be collaborative and paced to each person’s needs. Petya focuses on building clarity, practical coping tools, and greater self-compassion. People leave with steps they can try between sessions and a clearer sense of what matters most to them.

If someone is ready to take a step toward change, Petya offers steady support and practical guidance. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking.

Therapeutic approaches used in online care

Client-centered work focuses on what matters to the person in front of the therapist. The therapist listens closely, follows the client's lead, and helps clarify goals and priorities. Mindfulness work uses simple present-moment practices to reduce reactive stress and build steady attention; this can help with anxiety, grief, and depressive symptoms. Narrative therapy looks at the stories people tell about themselves and helps reframe those narratives so they become more useful and less limiting.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of therapy. The therapist will collaborate with each client to choose which methods feel most helpful based on their goals, preferences, and everyday life. This is a shared process that can change over time as needs shift.

Confirm the therapist's current session options before booking to know which online formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow follow-up conversations that focus on short skill practice or check-ins. It also makes it simpler to bring attention to daily routines, eating patterns, and stressors that show up between visits, so practical changes can be tried and reviewed during care.