Answer nine questions
What feels heavy, when you're actually free, which fee band fits your income, and what you need in a person — gentle or direct, quiet or talkative. About three minutes. No essay required, though you can write one.
Portland & online across OR + WA
Therapy that fits how you actually live.
Evenings and early mornings. Your couch or ours. A therapist chosen for you by a person who read every word you wrote — not a directory with 400 headshots.
Sessions from $40 · matched within 48 hours · first appointment inside a week
Take a breath
In for five, out for five. You've already done the first thing we'd have asked.
How matching works
Three steps. One of them is a nap-length form.
Rosa reads it
Every intake at Fernwell is read by our matching lead, Rosa Delgado — a human being, not a sorting algorithm. Within 48 hours you get one name, with a short note explaining why she chose them for you.
First session inside a week
Early-morning and evening slots are held for new clients. And if the fit is wrong, tell us — we rematch you within a week and the next first session is free. About 1 in 8 clients switch. It's normal.
What we treat
Four rooms, one door.
Every therapist here is licensed in Oregon, most in Washington too. All four kinds of care run on the same sliding scale.
Individual therapy
Anxiety, depression, burnout, grief, and the low hum of not-quite-right that doesn't have a tidy name yet. ACT, CBT, and psychodynamic work, depending on who you're matched with.
Couples & partners
For the argument that keeps having anniversaries. Gottman-trained therapists who won't referee — they'll show you both what the fight is actually about.
Teens 13–17
A room where nobody reports back to your parents. We put in writing, before session one, exactly what stays private and what — by law — can't. Teens read it first.
New parents
Perinatal mood, identity vertigo, the grief nobody warned you about. Bring the baby — spit-up on our couch is expected and, honestly, tradition.
The people
Meet a few of the twenty-three.
You won't have to choose from this strip — that's Rosa's job. It's here so you can see who you'd be in the room with.
Nadia Okafor · LCSW
Anxiety & life transitions
Direct and warm. Assigns homework only if you ask, then actually checks it. Eight years in community mental health before Fernwell.
In person + video · she/her
Dr. Priya Raman · PsyD
Trauma & EMDR
Fifteen years with complex trauma. Paces the work so you're never asked to open what there isn't time to close.
In person Tue–Thu · she/her
Sam Whitfield · LMFT
Couples & communication
Gottman Level 3. Famous in the office for saying "you're both right, and that's the problem." Sees couples until 8pm.
Video-first · he/him
June Park · LPC
Teens & school stress
Former high-school counselor. Fluent in AP-season panic, group-chat politics, and the difference between moody and struggling.
Weekday afternoons · she/her
Marcus Bell · LPC
Depression & men's work
For people who were told to tough it out and did, for decades. Runs a Thursday men's group that has a waitlist for a reason.
In person + video · he/him
Elena Vásquez · LMFT
New parents & perinatal
PMH-C certified. Keeps a bassinet in her office and a firm belief that "enjoying every moment" is terrible advice.
Daytime · bilingual ES/EN · she/her
Scroll sideways — there are six of twenty-three here
Sliding scale
Pay what your income says, not what the market does.
Portland's average private-pay session runs $190. Ours runs $40 to $185, set by your household income. You pick your band.
We never ask for pay stubs. The honor system has held since we opened in 2019 — and it's cheaper than paying someone to distrust you.
Good therapy isn't a luxury good.
It's a Tuesday at 7pm, and someone paid to be entirely on your side.
You don't need the right words. Arriving is enough.
Fernwell · founded Portland, 2019
Asked, answered
The things people ask before they book.
Anything else — email hello@fernwell.care and a person (usually Rosa) answers within one business day.
Will you actually check my income?
No. You pick your band and we believe you. In seven years the scale has never been strained enough to make us add paperwork — and if it ever is, we'd rather absorb that than make everyone prove they're struggling.
Virtual or in person?
Both, and you can switch anytime. The studio is at 3418 NE Fremont St in Portland — six rooms, plants that are doing okay, free parking on Cesar Chavez. Video sessions cover all of Oregon and Washington.
What if my therapist isn't the right fit?
Tell us — to Rosa, not your therapist, if that's easier. We rematch you within a week and your next first session is free. Roughly 1 in 8 clients rematch. Nobody's feelings are hurt; fit is chemistry, not a report card.
How long will I be in therapy?
The median at Fernwell is 14 sessions. Some people come for six, some stay for years. Every eight sessions your therapist checks in on whether to continue — so staying is a decision you make, not a drift you notice later.
Do you prescribe medication?
Not in-house. When medication is worth discussing, we refer to two psychiatric NP practices we trust (both take our same four insurers) and — with your written consent — coordinate care so you're not the messenger between providers.
Start here
Nine questions. Then it's our job.
The form takes about three minutes. Rosa replies within 48 hours with one name and the reason it's yours.
Studio3418 NE Fremont St
Portland, OR 97212
Portland, OR 97212
HoursMon–Thu 7am–8pm · Fri 7am–5pm
Sat 9am–1pm
Sat 9am–1pm