Stephanie Solar is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT #35455), serving individuals and couples in private practice. Over the past thirty years, Stephanie has worked in a variety of capacities, including clinician, mental health assessor, wraparound facilitator and social worker. In each line of work, she brought her passion for change and commitment to service.

Stephanie’s approach is multidisciplinary and integrative. She incorporates attachment theory, somatic and mind-body modalities, Energy Psychology (EFT Tapping) and Buddhist Psychology into her work. With couples, she applies the principles of Nonviolent Communication. Stephanie is warm, supportive and clients feel safe to explore themselves. She especially enjoys working with Highly Sensitive People (HSP’s), people in transition and folks who are in the process of retiring. She also has experience treating depression, anxiety, chronic illness, divorce and blended families and codependency.

Stephanie has been involved with the Soto Zen Buddhist community since 1985. She was lay ordained in 2013 and is currently active at Dharma Rain Zen Center in Portland, Oregon. Her Zen practice is an integral part of her psychotherapy practice with the goal of ending human suffering. She teaches meditation to her clients and helps them become more present in their lives.