Drug and Alcohol Counseling
Q Center provides a safe space to support and celebrate LGBTQ diversity, equity, visibility and community building. Q Center is a 501c3 non-profit organization which offers multi-generational programs and services in four core areas: Arts & Culture; Education & Training; Health & Wellness and Advocacy.
The center provides a safe space to support and celebrate LGBTQ diversity, equity, visibility and community building.
The center also provides private and group counseling sessions related to Addiction Support and Recovery.
SMART Recovery is a science-based addiction recovery support group—where participants learn self-empowering techniques to aid their recovery through mutual-help face-to-face and online meetings and services. The SMART Recovery goal is for you to achieve a healthy, positive and balanced lifestyle free from addictive behavior. SMART Recovery encourages you to use tools and techniques to help you overcome a variety of addictive behaviors. SMART Recovery meetings are free; a donation to offset costs is encouraged.
InAct provides addiction treatment, mental health and wellness services to help adults change their lives.
InAct has begun holding Dual Diagnosis Anonymous Meetings—peer support for people with mental health and substance abuse diagnoses.
InAct has two broad program areas:
Corrections Counseling
InAct partners with Multnomah County Drug Courts to treat addiction and resolve criminality Corrections Counseling provides addictions treatment, resource referral, and parenting to participant in Multnomah County’s Diversion Drug Courts.
Community Counseling
Community Counseling services include addictions prevention and treatment, culturally responsive services, and integrated primary and behavioral health care.
The YWCA of Greater Portland provides life-changing services for women, children, and families, helping them attain safety, opportunity and independence.
Counseling Services:
YWCA Counseling Center offers individual, couple and group counseling on a sliding scale fee based on the ability to pay.
The Center offers general mental health counseling but provides groups for Women Survivors of Child Abuse, Trans-Gender Support, Women’s Sexual Minority Support, and Women’s Anger Management.
Domestic Violence Services:
The YWCA’s Domestic Violence program supports survivors of domestic violence to achieve personal safety, self-sufficiency, and a renewed sense of hope through our services at The Gateway Center, Home Forward, and the Yolanda House.
The Gateway Center
The Gateway Center is the City of Portland’s walk-in center for survivors of domestic violence and their children.
The YWCA has a Navigator and Emergency Advocate co-located at the Gateway Center. The primary role of these staff are to support survivors to retain their housing, or secure alternative emergency housing; facilitate access to emergency clothing, food, and personal care supplies; and provide transition, life skills, and on going support to survivors.
Home Forward
As the largest provider of affordable housing in Oregon, Home Forward offers a variety of housing options to low-income individuals and families. Home Forward has a special responsibility to those who encounter barriers to housing because of income, disability, or special need.
The Yolanda Project
The Yolanda Project is a unique, ongoing program that diverts pressure on our region’s emergency shelter system by working with survivors of domestic violence at risk of becoming homeless to skip a stay in an emergency shelter and obtain safe, stable housing for themselves and their families.
