About Wayne
Wayne Hoagland is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a dozen years of clinical experience. He focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, and compassion fatigue. Wayne uses straightforward, patient pacing so people can start where they are and move forward one step at a time.
Wayne blends body-focused work with practical talk therapy. He draws on somatic therapy to help people notice physical sensations tied to strong emotions.
Background and approach
He also uses mindfulness and self-inquiry to calm racing thoughts and return focus to the present. His approach is client-centered. Sessions aim to be a calm place to name what is difficult and try small experiments that build new responses.
Wayne pays close attention to patterns like dissociation, panic, compulsions, and persistent feelings of emptiness or shame, and he helps people practice different ways of responding. Wayne also works with issues around abandonment, body image, control struggles, guilt and forgiveness, and life purpose.
He provides support for those facing hospice and end-of-life concerns as well as people coping with post-traumatic stress and social anxiety. The goal is clearer choices and steadier functioning in daily life. Sessions are held in English and are offered to clients in Oregon and internationally.
Wayne invites people to begin by describing what feels hardest right now, then jointly building a plan that fits their needs and pace.
How somatic and mindful methods work online
Somatic Therapy asks people to tune into bodily sensations and notice how emotions show up in the body. Online sessions can guide breathing, gentle movement, and awareness so clients learn to track and shift physical responses tied to anxiety or trauma.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying values and taking small committed actions even when feelings are difficult. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and patterns like avoidance or control struggles. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy and collaboration, giving people space to tell their story and be heard without judgment.
Finding the best therapeutic mix is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose approaches that match their needs, goals, and comfort. That process often begins in the first few sessions and can change over time as progress is made.
Online formats offer flexibility for people with busy or limited schedules. Video calls allow real-time conversation and visual cues, phone sessions remove travel time, and live chat or text messaging provide brief check-ins and ongoing support between meetings. These options make it easier to keep momentum and practice skills consistently.
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- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Oregon
- Languages
- English