Ivy Medow

Ivy Medow is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Oregon with four years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical concerns like work issues, self-esteem, motivation, and coping with life changes. Ivy emphasizes self-care and compassion as cornerstones of everyday coping. She welcomes people from diverse backgrounds and treats each person with respect and sensitivity.

In sessions she helps people set clear goals and build step-by-step plans to reach them. Conversations tend to be straightforward and focused on what will change day to day. Ivy often uses mindfulness-based approaches to help calm stress and improve attention to the present moment.

She also draws on motivational interviewing to help people find internal reasons to try new behaviors. Narrative therapy is used to look at the stories people tell about themselves and to open up new possibilities. Solution-focused techniques keep work practical by identifying small, achievable steps and tracking progress.

Ivy has experience supporting people facing caregiving stress, aging and geriatric concerns, hospice and end-of-life issues, and traumatic brain injury. She also addresses family of origin issues, midlife questions, isolation and loneliness, and experiences of prejudice and discrimination.

Sessions are collaborative and goal-oriented. Ivy encourages clients to name what matters and then helps design manageable actions. She aims to make the first steps feel doable rather than overwhelming.

How Ivy’s approaches translate to online work

Mindfulness Therapy focuses on paying attention to the present moment in a gentle way. Online sessions can include guided breathing exercises and short attention practices to reduce stress and improve daily focus. Motivational Interviewing helps people find personal reasons to change. In remote sessions the therapist asks open questions and reflects back motivations to help clients move toward small goals.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped in the past. Together they decide whether mindfulness practices, motivational techniques, or narrative and solution-focused steps fit best for the person’s situation.

Confirm current session formats before booking to be sure they match your needs. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. It also lets people use practices learned in sessions amid their regular routines, so new habits can be practiced between appointments.