Welcome to Edgewater Counseling Services, Inc. and the counseling practice of Jeff Cook, professional Portland based counselor. Counseling in Portland, Oregon has been extremely rewarding as I have had the privilege of partnering with many couples and individuals who have through counseling found both personal and relational healing. I have witnessed many a person who has learned to live freely and unreservedly in the present rather than continuing to live in the anger of past injustices or in an unforeseen future that is void of overwhelming pain, emotions and relationships.

It is through a combination of my professional background and my own life experiences both pleasant and painful that has led me to participate with people in a counseling experience that is highly personal and individualized. This creative approach to psychotherapy means I encounter each situation with an open mind and have the flexibility to adapt my approach to each individual, couple or family and their unique circumstances. A large component of my work involves helping people heal from emotional traumas which then manifest in difficulties with depression, anxiety, self-image, communication, relationships, sexual issues, eating issues, gambling and substance abuse issues and to find release from destructive patterns of living. My ultimate goal is to help people heal, understand themselves and their experiences in a manner that leads them freely live while building more loving relationships with themselves, others and God.