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Irene Paul
Clinical Director · Licensed Professional Counselor · Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor
About
Irene is Rebel Heart Therapy’s Clinical Director, as well as a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor. She offers LGBTQIA+ affirming therapy in Portland for adults, young adults, families, and elders navigating identity, coming out, gender and sexuality, substance use, relationships, trauma, anxiety, depression, and self-worth.
As our Clinical Director, Irene also helps hold the clinical heart of Rebel Heart: supporting thoughtful, affirming, and ethical care across the practice. In her therapy work, she brings a compassionate, grounded, and deeply affirming style. Sessions with Irene can be a place to feel less alone, build resilience, reconnect with your sense of self, and move toward a life that feels more honest, steady, and yours.
LGBTQIA+ Affirmative Therapy
Support for identity, coming out, gender, sexuality, self-acceptance, and belonging
Substance Use Counseling
Compassionate support for sobriety, substance-related challenges, resilience, and change
Family Therapy
Helping families build communication, trust, boundaries, repair, and deeper understanding
Trauma-Informed Therapy
Care that honors safety, pacing, trust, and the ways people survive hard things
Body Image & HAES-Aligned Support
Support for body image, disordered eating concerns, embodiment, and self-compassion
Relationship Support
Working with boundaries, communication, trust, conflict, connection, and repair