About

NOAH ROOST, PH.D.

is a Portland-based clinical psychologist, with experience providing individual and couples psychotherapy to adults, adolescents, and seniors. I am committed to therapy that is:

 

Focused on Meaning and Vitality

Therapy provides a rare space for taking an honest look at one’s life and clarifying the values you want to have guide your life’s direction.

Individualized and Collaborative

You are the expert on your own life: your unique struggles, gifts, and dreams. With that in mind, I believe in working as partners on deciding the techniques, the pace, and the goals of therapy that best fit you.

Compassionate and Respectful

It takes tremendous courage to seek treatment, and to honestly share and discuss your life’s challenges with someone you do not know. I consider taking part in therapy a privilege, and I believe respect and warmth for each client’s unique experiences to be a core part of our work.

Scientifically Based

I stay abreast of recent developments in therapy in order to most effectively serve my clients.

Accessible to All

I prioritize providing services to underserved groups, and I have a limited number of sliding scale appointments available for clients with limited means.  I offer psychotherapy sessions in-person, online with Zoom, and via telephone.  When possible, meeting in-person is preferable, but I recognize that some health sensitivities and logistical situations prevent that.

AWARENESS CREATES OPTIONS: MY PHILOSOPHY

To be human, means that at times we each will struggle and suffer. Often this very pain is a messenger, telling us life needs re-examining. I provide both empirically supported and in-depth, growth-oriented psychotherapy with the goal of alleviating suffering and nurturing self-understanding. Increased awareness creates new options: to understand and appreciate every part of ourselves, heal old, rigid patterns of conflict within ourselves and in our relationships with others,  to connect with others more consciously and open-heartedly, and to live life with meaning and vitality.

SESSIONS AVAILABLE ONLINE AND INPERSON

Credentials:

  • Clinical Psychologist, Oregon, License #2013

 

Education:

  • Postdoctoral Psychology Fellowship in “Primary Care/Mental Health Integration” – Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center
  • Predoctoral Psychology Internship – New York University/ Bellevue Hospital
  • Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
  • M.A., Psychology, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
  • B.A., Anthropology, Columbia University

Selected Formal Trainings Received:

  • Internal Family Systems
  • Emotion Focused Therapy For Couples
  • Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
  • Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Cognitive Processing Therapy
  • Prolonged Exposure
  • Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Compassion Focused Therapy
  • Mind-Body Psychology
  • Self Psychology
  • Object Relations Psychology
  • Schema Therapy
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy
  • Somatic Processing Therapy

ABOUT NOAH ROOST

I grew up in Oregon, and received my professional training in Tennessee and in New York City. I returned to Oregon to complete my postdoctoral fellowship in Portland, and to be closer to family. Since childhood, I have been drawn to learning about and understanding individuals and their stories. Along with this interest, another passion of mine is mindfulness practices and meditation, as I found they help me stay more fully connected to others and also bring vitality to my moment-to-moment experience. These interests guided me as I made my career choices, which led me from education to psychology. I have been practicing therapy for 20 years. I spend my free time playing in the outdoors, gardening, and hanging out with my two sons.