Petya Pohlschneider

Petya Pohlschneider is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) practicing in Oregon with 17 years of professional experience. She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, parenting concerns, self-esteem, and people coping with major life changes. She also supports those facing cancer, caregiving burdens, hospice and end-of-life matters, pregnancy and childbirth issues, women's concerns, young adult challenges, and questions about life purpose.

Petya combines traditional talk therapy with mindfulness and nutritional ideas. She uses client-centered methods to focus on what matters to each person. She also uses narrative and solution-focused techniques to help people tell their story differently and set small, practical steps forward.

In sessions she reviews a person’s needs and goals, then brings in integrative nutrition when it fits the plan. That can mean discussing eating patterns linked to mood and paying attention to how body and mind interact. Mindfulness tools are offered to help reduce worry and ground attention in daily moments.

Her work often centers on practical coping for grief, medical changes, caregiver stress, and the upset that follows major transitions. She helps people sort priorities, experiment with small behavior changes, and rebuild routines that support mood and energy.

Petya aims to be straightforward and collaborative in sessions. She helps people break big problems into manageable steps. To begin she asks people to describe what feels most urgent and what they hope to change.

How her approaches translate to online sessions

Petya uses client-centered therapy to focus on each person's priorities and values, helping them speak about what matters and set goals. Mindfulness therapy offers simple attention and breathing practices to reduce worry and support daily calm. Narrative therapy looks at the stories people tell about themselves and their lives, helping reframe those stories and identify different possibilities.

Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative part of the work. Petya listens to a person's current needs, goals, and preferences and then suggests methods to try. She reviews what is helping and adjusts the plan as needed, so the approach can change over time based on progress and feedback.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, or avoid travel time around medical appointments or caregiving duties. Many people find that structured solution-focused sessions work well for goal-setting, while mindfulness and narrative work suit people wanting to process grief or life transitions. Talk with her during the matching questionnaire and first session about how to structure appointments to best fit everyday life.