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Trauma and PTSD therapists & psychiatrists in Bend, OR


Top trauma and PTSD therapists and psychiatrists in Bend, OR
Bend's mental health landscape includes Headway's extensive network of over 1,088 providers trained in trauma recovery approaches like Exposure Therapy, DBT skills, and psychoeducation. Flexible virtual and in-person sessions help residents process trauma at their own pace with support.
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a Master’s degree in Couples and Family Therapy. I have extensive experience working with children, teens, adults, and families across a range of concerns. My specialties include anxiety disorders, trauma and PTSD, ADHD and executive functioning challenges, and child and adolescent therapy with parent coaching. I enjoy helping clients better understand themselves, navigate difficult emotions, and build healthier relationships and coping strategies.
As a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, my path to psychiatry was shaped by over eight years as a bedside nurse. I watched patients face fear and uncertainty that often went unaddressed — and I knew those feelings deserved their own dedicated space. That's what brought me to outpatient psychiatry. I work with children, adolescents, adults, and older adults, and I have experience treating depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, ADHD, PTSD, OCD, trauma, substance use, and more — including LGBTQ+ individuals and those navigating maternal mental health, grief, and chronic illness.
Making the decision to start therapy is a profound investment of your time, energy, and vulnerability. If you are looking for a blank-slate clinician who simply nods and listens, we might not be the best fit. I offer a highly engaged, malleable, and unflinching partnership.
My approach is rooted in the belief that while the work of untangling our lives is deeply structural, the room itself doesn't always have to feel heavy. I bring a grounded warmth to my practice—which means knowing how to sit quietly in the gravity of a difficult truth, but also knowing when to break the tension, exhale, and find the light in the sheer complexity of being human. I won’t just sit in silence while you do all the heavy lifting; I am an active collaborator who adapts to exactly where you are.
Hi! I’m Vanessa! I’m a wife, Mom and entrepreneur. I’m also a psychiatric nurse practitioner specializing in integrative psychiatry and women’s mental health. I run a niche mental health clinic called Kavah Wellness Psychiatry. I hold a bachelors degree, two masters degree and a doctor of nursing practice degree. I have almost a decade of experience in the mental health sector. I love everything mental health!
About our therapists who can help with trauma and PTSD in Bend, OR



- 99%Anxiety
- 96%Depression
- 89%Trauma
- 88%PTSD
- 86%Stress management

- 97%Aetna
- 96%Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon
- 90%Carelon Behavioral Health
- 89%Cigna
- 53%Providence Health Plan

- 99%English
- 7%Spanish
- 1%French
- 1%Hindi
- 1%Swahili

- 96%Online only
- 4%In-person or online

- 75%Woman
- 23%Man
- 1%Non-binary

- 32%Licensed Professional Counselor
- 28%Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- 27%Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Nurse Practitioner
- 10%Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist
- 2%Psychologist

- 99%Individual therapy
- 29%Family therapy
- 20%Couples therapy
- 11%Child or adolescent therapy
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