• Counseling and Trauma Informed Care

    Therapy is about people. Therapists at Firefly understand change is a process and support clients and families towards long-term goals, not brief 'quick-fix' solutions.

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  • Family Therapy

    Family therapy is the perspective that we live within an environment, meaning creating change includes helping the systems in which people live.

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  • Play Therapy

    Play is a child's natural language and the toys/materials are the words. Firefly is a center for play therapy practices and education. Therapists are trained to understand and communicate with a child's through play and art. 

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  • Art Therapy

    Art is an opportunity to explore perspectives in a new way. Art creates such a lasting impact through the process of incorporating linguistic storytelling and the visual and tactile media of the art. 

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  • Sandtray

    Sandtray provides an opportunity for putting emotions into images which can support the process of telling a story or unpacking complex life events in a way that can be seen and understood. Sandtray is utilized by adults, adolescents and children within the therapy process.

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  • EMDR

    EMDR is an evidenced based practice often utilized for trauma. Through EMDR therapy, fragmented memories can be reprocessed so that they become more coherent and less disruptive to everyday life.

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  • Animal Assisted Human Health

    Firefly offers programs including animal assisted human health

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Individual and Family Counseling

We offer a variety of services including treatment options that are highly specialized such as play therapy, animal assisted therapy, therapeutic art, yoga and EMDR. These services are provided by skilled clinicians who have certification in the treatment program they are offering. This is what sets us apart from other clinics or practitioners. Training for specialized care is rigorous and requires significant commitment to education post-graduation. We believe in ethics and not just checking a box saying we can do the work. Firefly clinicians are certified to do the work, receive ongoing supervision and consultation and are accredited by training programs or institutions. Areas of specialty include: relationships, grief/loss, chronic illness, abuse/trauma, PTSD, mood imbalances, child therapy, attachment issues, behavioral issues, anxiety, adoption/foster care, divorce and difficult life transitions or change. The Firefly Institute is committed to providing care through a commitment to excellence in healing for improving the communities in which we live and serve. 

The following plans are accepted as in-network for most clinicians providing treatment:
  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans
  • Cigna
  • Kaiser Permanente
  • Moda
  • Pacific Source
  • Providence
  • Tricare
  • Trillium OHP
  • United Healthcare/UMR (All Optum Plans)

New Client Referral

Yes
Our care coordination team will respond to your request for a therapist within 7  business days.

Firefly Institute
Phone: 503-560-5822
Fax: 888-503-2864
Locations: 

Hillsboro: 4950 NE Belknap Ct. Ste 205
Hillsboro, OR 97124

Forest Grove: 3307 19th Ave, Forest Grove, OR 97116