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Russell Chamberlain

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LifeSTREAM Therapy LLC has provided training and consultation in the use of adventure and experiential based therapy for twenty-seven years in addition to this private clinical practice work. I’ve worked with youth, families and adults for forty years.

My pronouns are he / him

Who I am is an important consideration as we decide to work together. This doesn’t mean I can only work with folks exactly like me or with similar life experience. Nor that I believe I’m in some way “better than”.

I support folx in who they are in their time with me whether we are similar, BIPOC, LGBTQ+.

My awareness/perspective is part of what I bring to our time together and are essential to experiencing safety and connection. They also reflect awareness of my privileges in this culture.

I am:

  • A white, middle class, able-bodied, heterosexual, cis-gender male.
  • A baby boomer. Yes (creak, groan, wheeze) born before 1965. I lived in central KY from birth through my 20’s. Lived in the Pacific NW most of past 30 years.
  • Someone who struggles as an adult with ADHD. I consider myself Neurodivergent and part of the neurodiverse community.
  • Not in recovery from substance use disorders or compulsive behaviors. I have attended Al-Anon meetings as a family member.
  • Not someone who has experiences of childhood, complex, developmental trauma.
  • Someone who identifies as agnostic. I was baptized and raised in the Methodist Church in KY. I have great appreciation for the commonalities of Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and most faiths/religions.
  • Someone who identifies as progressive/liberal politically.
  • Someone who has done my own individual, couples and family therapy through the years. Therapists who have never “looked under the hood” are probably folks to steer clear of.

Most importantly I am experiencing the joy and occasional challenge of being a single, co-parent, as the biological father of twin young adults (female and male).

Russell Chamberlain LCSW, CADCIII

Russell Chamberlain

Education & Licensure:  

Certification & Training: specific to current work with LifeSTREAM Therapy & Energy Matters

  • Brain Spotting Phase 1 — Dr. Pie Frey Oct. 19-21 2024
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi) 2023 Two day training —Star Behavioral Health Providers — Center for Deployment Psychology/Uniformed Services University
  • CAMS Trained 2023 3 CE’s — Suicide Assessment
  • Bonnie Badenoch: Nurturing the Heart with the Brain in Mind. 2020-21 training cohort.
  • Polvagal Theory in clinical practice — 2019 — two day training with Deb Dana LCSW 
  • Polyvagal Theory Provider Consultation Group with Julie Rosenzweig PhD. — 1 year (2018-2019)
  • Adoptive & Foster Family Therapy Post Graduate Certificate Program– Portland State University   (70 CE hour program)
  • Collaborative Problem Solving — Tier 2 —  Think Kids  (Massachusetts General Hospital)

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults

ADHD in Adults

Attention Deficit Disorder Association (Adults with ADHD)

CHADD (Children and Adults with ADD)

The American Professional Society of ADHD and related disorders

Military Services Behavioral Health Support

Lines for Life — 8 hours Military Culture Awareness & Suicide Prevention Training

Star Behavioral Health Providers — Center for Deployment Psychology/Uniformed Services University

  • Tier 1 — 8 hours Reserve and National Guard; Military Cultural Competence; Deployment Cycle impact on service members and families
  • Tier 2 — 16 hours — SUD’s; TBI; Suicide; Sleep Disorders; Family Resilience; PTSD; Ethics
  • Tier 3 — 16 hours — Prolonged Exposure Therapy

  • Trauma Focused Equine Assisted Psychotherapy through Natural Lifemanship Institute — Fundamentals training (Level 1) in 2018.

  • Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association (EAGALA) as a Mental Health Professional. First in 2000 then renewed in 2017.

  • 500 field days — Field Guide/Wilderness Instructor/Field Director:  NW Outward Bound School, programs in Hawaii and Pennsylvania

  • National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) Instructors and Outdoor Educators Courses. Wilderness First Responder.
  • Trainer & facilitator in using portable, low and high Challenge Ropes courses and experiential therapy activities

Eagle Scout — Boy Scouts of America

Parker Bounds Johnson Foundation

  • Former Volunteer Board Member (Professional Outreach)
  • Providing financial assistance to families with loved ones participating in Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare programs (Wilderness Therapy).
  • Wild Hearts — parent support groups in Portland and Bend areas

  • Acceptance & Commitment Therapy — experiential training with Jason Luoma, Ph.D & Jenna LeJeune, Ph.D

  • Functional Family Therapy — While with Lifeworks NW  in 2001 in Portland —  I participated in a year long training and supervision process with FFT) before they had the Functional Family Probation Certification that Multnomah County Juvenile Court uses.

Continuing Education:  

To maintain my license and credentials, I am required to participate in 30+ hours annually  of continuing education. I average close to 100 hours of Continuing Education each year.

Professional Consultation:

I participate in professional consultation to support best practice care.

My extended resume for a little more detail on my professional experience.

Ethical Codes of Practice we follow: