Relationship Therapy with Gabriel Trees, MA
Are you struggling with relationship issues?
Would you like to strengthen communication and increase trust? Are you looking for support in navigating conflicts that leave you frustrated and drained? If so, you are not alone-there is hope.
Relationships can provide the most meaningful and inspiring experiences of our lives. They can also be the most painful and confusing moments we ever endure.
I'll help you navigate the messy, beautiful reality of love. Relationships aren’t easy, but you don't have to do this alone
Whether you are in a committed relationship, navigating the beginning or end of a relationship, or looking for help with dating - I’m here to help.
Let’s get clear about what is truly important to you, break through the old patterns, and finally dare to dream about what progress might be possible.
Reaching out for support is a big step. I understand this deeply. You can expect me to offer straight-forward dialogue, a wide range of experience, and a compassionate path forward.
As a Level-3 Gottman Therapist, I specialize in a wide range of evidence-based approaches including Emotionally-Focused Couples Therapy, and Attachment Theory.
Expert Guidance to Cut Through The Noise
The internet is full of overwhelming relationship advice, but cookie-cutter tips can't fix unique dynamics. As a relationship specialist, I help you filter out the noise and apply what actually works for your unique partnership. Together, we will shift disruptive patterns into balance, clarity, and fulfillment.
I’ll work closely with you to provide meaningful guidance that will have a real and lasting impact.
I provide an inclusive space for all types of relationships. Although many of the clients I work with are romantic couples (heterosexual, same-sex, and mixed orientation couples), I also work with other types of relationships including family members, coworkers, friends, and individuals with relational concerns. I welcome your truth, your feelings, and your unique lived experience.
~~~ Offering both - IN-PERSON & Online Sessions
~~~ Offering both - IN-PERSON & Online Sessions
Get Started with a Free Consultation
The best way to find out if we are a fit and to see how relationship therapy can help you is by booking a free video consultation with me.
Specialized Relationship Support
Couple & Marriage Therapy
Fighting too Much?
Couple & Marriage Therapy can help. Your relationship does not have to stay trapped in a painful, exhausting cycle. Whether you are newlyweds navigating early bumps or long-time partners working hard to save your marriage, you can rebuild what was lost. Let’s work together to bring joy, closeness, and true intimacy back to your partnership by making real, lasting changes. Reach out today to start building a much stronger bond.
Premarital Therapy
Getting Married Soon?
Premarital Therapy is a beautiful way to celebrate your love while intentionally preparing for marriage. Whether you are mapping out a positive path forward or protecting your partnership from future communication gaps, you can secure what you share. Let’s work together to bring joy, closeness, and intention to your partnership by creating real, lasting habits. Reach out today to gain the tools to thrive.
Discernment Counseling
On the Brink of Divorce?
Discernment Counseling can help. This structured, short-term process offers a clear path for couples deciding whether to restore their marriage or move toward separation. Without the pressure to immediately start couples therapy, you can gain total clarity and confidence about your next steps. Reach out today to explore your options with care and find a path forward with true peace of mind.
Relationship Therapy for Individuals
Feeling Stuck in Love?
Individual Relationship Therapy can help. Real transformation begins with you, whether you keep attracting the wrong partners, feel unhappy in your current relationship, or want therapy when your partner doesn't. Together, we will uncover hidden blocks, set healthy boundaries, and break painful cycles. Reach out today to gain clarity and build the deeply fulfilling connections you deserve.
About Gabriel
Hello, I’m Gabriel Trees, Relationship Therapist. Portland, OR has been my home for the last 25 years, but I also spent formative years in New England and Georgia. This has resulted in me adopting characteristics from all three: the straight-forwardness of NE, the conscientiousness of the South, and the openness and flexibility of the PNW.
Relationships have always held my attention and curiosity. Alongside being a husband, parent, and friend, my life and diverse work paths have taught me so much about connection. Before training as a Marriage & Family therapist, I spent many years working in everything from entry-level roles to small business ownership, giving me a grounded, non-judgmental appreciation for the everyday stressors my clients face.
I have a deep passion for helping people build stronger, healthier connections. Supporting clients through their unique challenges is my true calling, and doing this work as a Marriage and Family Therapist is a profound honor.
When I’m not working, I love to have a laugh with my friends, my spouse, and my family. Making people laugh is one of the most satisfying and nourishing things I get to do. Humor has always been an essential ingredient for my well being.
Music has been my consistent companion and teacher for as long as I can remember, and performing, writing, and recording continue to be a huge part of my life. Creating music with others has shown me firsthand how unique individuals collaborate, compromise, and find harmony together. To me, life and relationships are all about finding that right rhythm together.
For me, everything is a matter of rhythm and harmony, and the therapy room is no exception
Relationship Therapy Can Help With:
Attachment Issues
Breakups
Communication
Codependency / Dependency
Conflict Management
Couples Counseling
Dating
Discernment Counseling
Divorce & Separation
Infidelity
LGBTQPA+
Monogamy / Polyamory / Open
Neurodivergence in relationships
Premarital Counseling
Relationship Repair
Trust
My Approach and Influence
Gottman Therapy
As a level 3 Gottman Therapist, I specialize in a wide range of therapeutic approaches unique to the Gottman Method. With over 40 years of evidence-based research, the Gottman Method provides a path forward to understanding relationship barriers as well as increasing respect, empathy and intimacy. Let’s support you in strengthening your relationships through approachable tools for success.
Emotionally-Focused
Couples Therapy
Emotionally-Focused Couples Therapy (EFT-C) was founded on the evidence that emotions are not accessories to human experience but organizing principles of our lives. By being able to more fully experience our emotional range, our relationships can thrive. Let’s dig in and support you and your partner’s emotional well-being.
Attachment Theory
The attachment styles we develop early in life can have a profound impact on the way we relate to others in adulthood. Awareness and appreciation of this has been shown to lead to a greater understanding of ourselves and our partners. Let’s work towards creating better relationships with yourself and others.
Strength-Centered
Therapy
Even the worst problems can be improved upon in some way. Let’s work together to find the areas where things are working and expand them. Like any commitment to a process, consistent incremental improvements are what creates significant long-lasting change.
“For me, everything is a matter of rhythm and harmony, and the therapy room is no exception”
— Gabriel V Trees, MA
Benefits You Can Get from RelationshipTherapy
Improve Communication
All communication operates on multiple levels (Meta-communication). Relationship Therapy can support you in identifying the more elusive messages you’re sending and receiving about how you feel about your relationship.
Let’s explore the differences between what is being said and what is being heard.
Navigate Conflicts with Greater Ease
Do you sometimes find yourself engaged in the same conflicts over and over, without really knowing how they started? Would you like support in navigating interpersonal challenges with greater ease?
Let’s envision and realize concrete steps for you and your partner to take towards greater ease within your relationship.
Gain Emotional Clarity & Intimacy
Emotions are the way we communicate with ourselves. Our emotions provide important information about how well we’re doing. Emotional expression and understanding takes practice.
Let me support you in exploring, identifying, and communicating how you really feel.
Build Trust
Recovering from relationship injuries can be complicated, especially when one or both partners has trauma in their past - that got activated from this violation of trust. Relationship therapy can promote a deeper exploration of what might be getting in the way of moving forward.
Let’s figure out the next steps that will get you from where you are now - to a more trusting place.
Understand Relationship Expectations
Whether we align with them or defy them, we have all absorbed messages about what we should and shouldn’t be. These “rules” are often so ingrained we aren’t even conscious of them.
Let’s look closely at what you expect from yourself and your partner, and decide what you wish to keep or discard.
Envision Goals and Potential Futures
Sometimes, we can get so focused on coping with the trials of our lives that we end up settling for less than we need to. Let’s create a safe space to dare to dream about what progress might be possible for you as an individual and in relationships.
Let’s envision and realize the relationship that you and your partner always dreamed of!
Credentials
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Master of Arts in Marriage, Couple, and Family Therapy from Lewis & Clark College School of Education.
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Portland State University Honors College.
Undergraduate Thesis: “Music Education as a Potential Mediator for Social Decline”
Marriage and Family Therapy Associate with the Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists.
Graduate Internship with Lewis & Clark College Counseling Clinic
Graduate Externship with William Temple House Counseling Clinic
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Gottman Method Level 3 Certification
Discernment Counseling Training with the Doherty Relationship Institute
Apprenticeship with the Oregon Prison Project
Mentorship with Rose City Nonviolent Communication
Specialty training in Acceptance & Commitment Therapy at Lewis & Clark College
Specialty training in Engaging Boys & Men at Lewis & Clark College
Specialty training in Play and Family Therapy at Lewis & Clark College
Specialty training in Death & Loss at Lewis & Clark College
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Graduated summa cum laude
President’s List for academic excellence
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The National Society of Collegiate Scholars: NSCS
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
Psychology Today
Good Therapy
Portland Therapy Center
Portland Therapy Den
"Love is a friendship set to music."
― Joseph Campbell
Frequently Asked Questions
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HSA/FSA Approved: We accept most Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
HRA Accommodations: Some Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRA) are accepted.
Documentation: We provide standard service receipts upon request after your appointment is complete.
Important Exclusions: We cannot issue Superbills with clinical diagnostic codes or guarantee insurance reimbursement.
We do not bill insurance companies directly - or work with them in any way, and are not in-network providers.
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Relationship Therapy is $195 per 60-minute session.
Individual Therapy is $175 per 50-minute session. -
I offer both In-person visits at our SE Belmont office- or Telehealth sessions