Trauma-informed · Somatic · Community care Sees adults one-on-one and guides matching of clients to clinicians across the team.
Community-Centered Therapy
A grounded space for your healing journey
Fen Therapy is a group practice in Portland. Four clinicians see adults in person or by video, and we tell you how insurance, a monthly receipt or paying directly would work before your first session.
About Us
Rooted in community, growing together
Fen Therapy began with a simple idea: people do better when care is built around their relationships and their community. Like a fen, where many kinds of life share one wet ground, our practice brings clinicians with different training under one roof.
We meet you where you are, explain how each kind of session works, and set the pace with you.
Licensed in Oregon: two psychologists, a marriage and family therapist and a clinical social worker
Couples and family therapy
Somatic and EMDR sessions
Group sessions beside individual therapy
Our Team
The people behind Fen
Each clinician brings different training and a shared commitment to relational, community-centered care.
Steven Hanlon
Couples & Family Therapist, LMFT
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist · OR Lic. 000000
Couples · Family · Attachment Sees couples and families who want to change a pattern of conflict or distance.
Groups · Belonging · Social ease Leads process groups and sees adults one-on-one.
Identity · Transitions · Meaning Sees adults facing a change of work, place or direction.
How we practice
50 min
A typical session3
Ways to pay: insurance, receipt, self-payVideo
Or in person, for clients in Oregon4
Clinicians
How you pay
Three ways in, one first step
Tell us how you plan to pay and we will walk you through the steps. All three start with the same message.
Using your insurance
Some of our clinicians are in network with some plan types. Each clinician’s page says which.
How fees workSend us your plan name when you write.
We tell you which clinician is in network for it.
You pay your copay or deductible at each session.
Using out-of-network benefits
We send a monthly itemized receipt, a superbill, that you can send to your plan. Your plan decides what it pays.
How fees workAsk your plan about out-of-network benefits.
Pay each session. You may send our monthly superbill to your plan.
Send it to your plan. Your plan decides what it pays back.
Paying yourself
Your fee is given in writing before you book, and HSA and FSA cards work.
How fees workAsk for the fee in writing.
Receive a Good Faith Estimate before you start.
Pay at each session. Ask about reduced-fee spots.
What We Offer
Services rooted in connection
Each kind of session is one we can explain in plain words: what it is, what it asks of you and how it is paid.
Individual Therapy
One-on-one sessions at a pace you set. You talk about what is weighing on you, and your clinician explains the method they use and why.
Couples & Relationship Counseling
For partners who want to understand the pattern behind an argument and practice other ways of talking. Our couples clinician draws on the Gottman Method.
Family Therapy
Sessions for families who want to change how they talk to each other, through a move, a loss or a new stage of life.
Group Sessions
Facilitated groups meet on a regular schedule. A group is a place to be heard and to practice connection alongside others.
Somatic & EMDR Therapy
Body-based and EMDR sessions, paced with you. Your clinician explains the method, what it asks of you and what it can stir up before you decide.
Does this feel familiar?
You don't need to have it all figured out before reaching out. If any of these sound like you, a first conversation is a good place to start.
You feel disconnected from the people closest to you
Worry keeps you in cycles of overthinking and avoidance
You're carrying something heavy that feels too much to hold alone
You've lost touch with who you are outside of your roles
Relationships feel exhausting instead of nourishing
You know something needs to change but don't know where to start
Client Stories
Voices from our community
“I was nervous before the first visit. The office was calm, nobody hurried me, and I knew what to expect before I walked in.”
Zulema B.
“Our clinician listened to both of us and never took a side. We never felt rushed to get to the point.”
Mio T.
“It helped that they explained the fees and the monthly receipt before I booked. There were no surprises.”
Leona E.
“The group was welcoming from the first evening. We set our own pace, and nobody pushed me to speak before I was ready.”
Isha G.
“I felt like a person in that room, not a case. My clinician asked how I wanted to work and went at my speed.”
Quentin M.
“Writing to the practice was easy, and someone answered my questions about insurance plainly.”
Neda A.
Sample reviews.
How It Works
Your journey with us
From first message to a steady rhythm, each step is plain and your clinician sets the pace.
01Reach out
Send a message or call. Tell us how you plan to pay and we will suggest a clinician.
02Fit call
A 15-minute call to see whether we are a fit. It is not therapy or an assessment.
03First session
A conversation about what you want from therapy and the pace you prefer.
04A steady rhythm
We settle on how often to meet and review it together as you go.
Our Space
Where healing happens
Common Questions
What you might be wondering
Plain answers to the questions we hear most. The FAQ page has more.
01How do I know if therapy is right for me?
You do not need to be in crisis to start. Therapy is for anyone who wants to understand themselves better, get through a hard season or change a pattern in a relationship. A 15-minute fit call, which is not therapy, can help you decide whether to book.
02What does a first session look like?
Your first session is a conversation, not an evaluation. You tell us what you want from therapy, we explain how we work, and you decide whether to continue. There is no pressure to share everything at once.
03How long does therapy last?
Your clinician sets the pace with you. Some people come for a few months and others for longer, and you review together how it is going and what to change.
04Do you take my insurance?
Some of our clinicians are in network with some plan types. If yours is not covered, we can send a monthly itemized receipt, called a superbill, that you can send to your plan to ask for reimbursement. Your plan decides what it pays. How fees work has the details.
05What is the difference between individual and group therapy?
Individual therapy is private, one-on-one time with a clinician. Group therapy adds other people: being heard, hearing how others have handled something similar, and practicing new ways of connecting. Many clients do both, and your clinician can help you decide.
06Is what I share confidential?
What you share stays between you and your clinician, with a few legal limits, such as a risk of serious harm to you or someone else. Your clinician explains these limits in your first session. We keep your records private and share them only as the law allows.
Let's begin
Tell us how to reach you and when. We read messages on weekdays and reply the way you ask us to.
Phone(503) 555-0129
Emailhello@
Hours
- Monday – FridayToday
- 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
- SaturdayToday
- 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
- SundayToday
- Closed