Counseling

Center for Counseling & Victims' Services (CCVS) offers free counseling services to victims of crime; regardless of when the crime occurred or if the crime was reported to authorities.  Our strength-based approach means that our role is to help victims restore their lives, support their self-determination, and empower them to make choices and move forward in life.

Referrals for counseling will be screened and assigned to the most appropriate clinician for the circumstances of the referral.  Occasionally, a request falls outside of the scope or abilities of CCVS (for example, we are unable to treat severe mental illness) and every effort will be made to connect people to other local services that are better suited to help these unique situations.

We are able to provide individual, couples*, family and group counseling and we tailor our services to the unique needs of each client. 

To request counseling services, please call our CCVS main line at 503-846-3020.  A screener will speak with you and ask some basic questions in order to effectively determine the best counseling options for you.  Once your referral is accepted, a counselor will call you directly (usually within 1-2 weeks, depending on our wait list) to schedule an appointment.

You can also print, fill out, and bring our confidential PDF Self Referral Form in to the CCVS receptionist.  Or you can fax it to: 503-846-3040, "Attention: Counseling Intake".  Or you can mail it to:  Center for Victims' Services, 150 N 1st Ave., Ste. 200, Hillsboro, OR, 97124, or you can scan and email it to Marci Nelson, CCVS Manager.

For further information on our services, practices and confidentiality, you can read our Consent to Treatment PDF form.

*Couples counseling is not recommended or effective in cases where there is abuse or violence in the relationship.  For a full explanation, please read 12 Reasons Why Couples Counseling is not Recommended when Domestic Violence is Present by Dr. Chris Huffine.  However, our counselors are able to assist individuals who may have these relationship dynamics.