Joe Alexander
Licensed Clinical Social Worker

In 2007 my wife, Dr. Gail Karvonen, and I moved our offices to focus on a mind-body approach to healing. This approach includes counseling as well as chiropractic and many forms of massage. My focus on mindfulness, which promotes relaxation and diminishes anxiety, arises directly out of my 30 years of yoga and meditation practice as well as my extensive training in Gestalt Therapy.
Email: joe@counselingonburnside.com
Ruth Berger
Licensed Clinical Social Worker

I work with individuals, couples and young adults with issues around depression, anxiety, relationships, life transitions and self esteem. I use techniques from psychodynamic, relational and cognitive behavioral models, being flexible in technique by listening to the thoughts and needs of the client.
I believe that an individual’s or couple’s unconscious dynamics can keep them from making the positive changes they wish to make in their lives. Together we can uncover the issues that are holding you back from your goals, and allow you to find ways to feel more successful in your work, relationships and life.
Katy Hartnett Boruff
Licensed Professional Counselor
Rebekah Clark
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Angie Johnson
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Karla Wolf
Licensed Professional Counselor
Karla Wolf, MA, LPC
Adults, teens & couples counseling, specializing in anxiety, grief, depression & trauma recovery
Leonard Cohen sang; “There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.” We all have cracks and eventually those cracks can lead us to reaching out and getting support and in turn to finding our wisdom, light and wholeness. Counseling can help you improve your overall well-being and relationships.
It is gratifying for me to accompany you on your counseling journey. I think everyone’s story is unique and each person has their own abilities and wisdom to find their way, discover the tools they need to be an anchor for themselves and their loved ones. I use collaborative problem solving (CPS) and compassionate communication (NVC) modalities to resolve conflict and facilitate communication in your relationships. In your relationship with yourself, if you have not ever been in touch with ways to anchor and soothe yourself, we will uncover these skills. I use mindfulness and IFS (internal family system therapy) to help you create your self-care toolbox. All of us have had some traumas in our life. If you have current or past traumas that you would like to resolve, I offer EMDR therapy. My overall counseling approach draws on the modalities I have learned and practiced and on your wisdom about yourself and your life and needs.
I hold a Masters in Counseling Psychology from Lewis & Clark College and have over 20 years of counseling experience. I bring a social justice perspective to my work and will support you in recognizing the ways oppression and related traumas have affected your sense of self and well-being, adding to your cracks. My counseling style is down to earth, casual and warm. I love working with people and I learn from each of you every day.