Psychedelic Integration — Health counselor in Portland, OR
Websitepsychedelic-integration.net
Julian Bermudez is a health counselor in Portland, Oregon, specializing in psychedelic integration and therapeutic self-exploration. His approach focuses on helping individuals understand and move beyond repeating patterns such as suppression, shame, reactivity, and people-pleasing, which often stem from early life experiences. Bermudez guides clients in recognizing these patterns, exploring their origins, and developing new ways of responding that align with their needs. He supports clients preparing for or integrating from ceremonial retreats, seeking ongoing therapeutic support, or exploring microdosing. His work aims to help clients reduce internal conflict, increase self-compassion, and foster greater choice and connection in their lives. He emphasizes that this work is not for those seeking quick fixes but for individuals committed to deeper self-understanding and lasting change.
Best for
- Individuals seeking to understand repeating life patterns
- Those exploring psychedelic-assisted therapy
- People looking for deeper self-understanding
- Clients who have found talk therapy insufficient
| Key services | Psychedelic integration, Therapeutic self-exploration, Microdosing support, Couples work, Online sessions |
| Tags | psychedelic integration, health counselor, portland oregon, therapeutic self-exploration, microdosing, pattern recognition, trauma, healing, personal growth, online therapy |
Reviews on Google5.0 · 18 reviews
Julian helped me identify old patterns and defense mechanisms that have been working against me for years. In our time together, I was able to begin on the path to healing and creating lasting change in my life. I will forever be grateful.
Julian helped me identify old patterns and defense mechanisms that have been working against me for years. In our time together, I was able to begin on the path to healing and creating lasting change in my life. I will forever be grateful.
Julian and Claire are absolute earth angels who are here for you to help guide you as you explore and examine the tired pathways that no longer work, and help you see the new connections and roads that you could take instead. I am so grateful for the experience they facilitated and feel that while Im still me with my patterns, I have new eyes to see and continue my work with. I will add that in addition to providing guidance and a safe and comfortable environment to meet in, I never felt coerced or pushed to make decisions that didnt fit for me, these people understand that everyone is in a different place, and only you can really know what needs to happen for you. Very empowering, very grateful.
Julian and Claire are absolute earth angels who are here for you to help guide you as you explore and examine the tired pathways that no longer work, and help you see the new connections and roads that you could take instead. I am so grateful for the experience they facilitated and feel that while Im still me with my patterns, I have new eyes to see and continue my work with. I will add that in addition to providing guidance and a safe and comfortable environment to meet in, I never felt coerced or pushed to make decisions that didnt fit for me, these people understand that everyone is in a different place, and only you can really know what needs to happen for you. Very empowering, very grateful.
Wow! What a wonderful experience! Julian and Claire are just incredible. They make you feel so comfortable and relaxed. You feel love, security and happiness. If you have the need to talk and express yourself with no fear or judgement, then you need to seek their support. Julian and Claire thank you for making me feel so in lighten. I recommend you so highly, again, thank you.
Wow! What a wonderful experience! Julian and Claire are just incredible. They make you feel so comfortable and relaxed. You feel love, security and happiness. If you have the need to talk and express yourself with no fear or judgement, then you need to seek their support. Julian and Claire thank you for making me feel so in lighten. I recommend you so highly, again, thank you.
Many years ago my husband and I saw that 60 Minutes episode regarding successful treatment to overcome trauma. It was from a study done at Johns Hopkins University. We were both very interested in finding a place where we could individually get this kind of help do we could both really start living life and stop letting the past overtake our current life. At that time we couldn’t find the right place. 4 years later we were ready to seek help again and remembered the success we saw with that John Hopkins study. We did research and found Julian and Claire. We are both so grateful we did. While we did therapy separately it’s helping us grow closer as we wanted the same things. At 58 years old I finally feel at peace and am able to enjoy the beauty of being in the present. I will forever be grateful for the work Julien and Claire do. We plan to use them as a resource as needed. I only wish everyone had access to these two
Many years ago my husband and I saw that 60 Minutes episode regarding successful treatment to overcome trauma. It was from a study done at Johns Hopkins University. We were both very interested in finding a place where we could individually get this kind of help do we could both really start living life and stop letting the past overtake our current life. At that time we couldn’t find the right place. 4 years later we were ready to seek help again and remembered the success we saw with that John Hopkins study. We did research and found Julian and Claire. We are both so grateful we did. While we did therapy separately it’s helping us grow closer as we wanted the same things. At 58 years old I finally feel at peace and am able to enjoy the beauty of being in the present. I will forever be grateful for the work Julien and Claire do. We plan to use them as a resource as needed. I only wish everyone had access to these two
After sitting with Julian and Claire once a week for 7 weeks I feel like many blinders were lifted. I was able to see myself and my impact on myself and everyone around me. I was able to see the box I put myself in and the boxes I put others in and how this blocked connection, communication, and life. I was able to see how I try to control everything and everyone and how exhausting that is and....that I don't have to do it anymore. This of course is the first step. They provide tools to recognize and decide to react differently every time you notice old thoughts or habits. And I finally learned to ask for what I need. Not only am I more likely to get what I need, but I won't have the annoyance festering in my soul from not asking or getting what I need. Julian and Claire have an amazing ability to not only see what you need, but to communicate in a way you can receive it and accept it. Once I learned to let go I was able to feel so much gratitude for all that is great in my life. I will be forever grateful to Julian and Claire! They're changing the world one person at a time!
After sitting with Julian and Claire once a week for 7 weeks I feel like many blinders were lifted. I was able to see myself and my impact on myself and everyone around me. I was able to see the box I put myself in and the boxes I put others in and how this blocked connection, communication, and life. I was able to see how I try to control everything and everyone and how exhausting that is and....that I don't have to do it anymore. This of course is the first step. They provide tools to recognize and decide to react differently every time you notice old thoughts or habits. And I finally learned to ask for what I need. Not only am I more likely to get what I need, but I won't have the annoyance festering in my soul from not asking or getting what I need. Julian and Claire have an amazing ability to not only see what you need, but to communicate in a way you can receive it and accept it. Once I learned to let go I was able to feel so much gratitude for all that is great in my life. I will be forever grateful to Julian and Claire! They're changing the world one person at a time!
The 13-week therapy with Julian and Claire was a life-changing experience. Julian helps you dig deep into past trauma, identifying quickly the source of your pain. The treatment is intense but done with immense compassion and profound understanding. Afterward, I felt better than I had felt in years, with more energy and less angst on a day-to-day basis. I still have ways to go on my healing journey, but this was an essential step. I would highly recommend Julian and Claire to anybody suffering from complex PTSD and depression. Contact them. You deserve their help.
The 13-week therapy with Julian and Claire was a life-changing experience. Julian helps you dig deep into past trauma, identifying quickly the source of your pain. The treatment is intense but done with immense compassion and profound understanding. Afterward, I felt better than I had felt in years, with more energy and less angst on a day-to-day basis. I still have ways to go on my healing journey, but this was an essential step. I would highly recommend Julian and Claire to anybody suffering from complex PTSD and depression. Contact them. You deserve their help.
Julian and Claire are a great team. I really appreciated having a POC as my therapist too. After my experience, I have been able restart my life with a bigger awareness than before. Now I understand what was holding me back.
Julian and Claire are a great team. I really appreciated having a POC as my therapist too. After my experience, I have been able restart my life with a bigger awareness than before. Now I understand what was holding me back.
This was an incredible experience. Julian and Claire helped me through things that I have not been able to accomplish though years of traditional therapy. The depth of their compassion, healing energy and connection is ever present, making it easy to be completely comfortable, open and relaxed. My eternal gratitude to them for assisting on my journey.
This was an incredible experience. Julian and Claire helped me through things that I have not been able to accomplish though years of traditional therapy. The depth of their compassion, healing energy and connection is ever present, making it easy to be completely comfortable, open and relaxed. My eternal gratitude to them for assisting on my journey.
Julian and Claire were instrumental in helping me overcome the anxiety that plagued me most of my life. I will forever cherish my psychedelic journey with them. It was a safe, well thought out experience driven by their research and personal experience. The focus on intention made all of the difference.
Julian and Claire were instrumental in helping me overcome the anxiety that plagued me most of my life. I will forever cherish my psychedelic journey with them. It was a safe, well thought out experience driven by their research and personal experience. The focus on intention made all of the difference.
Working with Julian and Claire is a truly life-changing experience. Julian is one of the most gifted healers I have ever worked with. He asks meaningful questions that are able to get right to the core of what you are working on, and bring significant awareness forward from within your own self. The preparation makes such an enormous difference and I’m so grateful that we had several sessions to prepare and develop the necessary tools to go through the journey in a way that created space, opening, connection, and allowed me to recover lost parts of myself. It was during the journey that I saw the full extent of just how important it was to have all those sessions to prepare and how significant they are. During the journey, it makes such a difference to have Julian and Claire there holding the space and creating a safe container. It creates a space in which true change and transformation can take place and you feel loved and cared for. I can’t recommend their practice enough and words truly can’t do it justice. If there is something in yourself or in your life that you would like, or need, to transform this is the place to do it.
Working with Julian and Claire is a truly life-changing experience. Julian is one of the most gifted healers I have ever worked with. He asks meaningful questions that are able to get right to the core of what you are working on, and bring significant awareness forward from within your own self. The preparation makes such an enormous difference and I’m so grateful that we had several sessions to prepare and develop the necessary tools to go through the journey in a way that created space, opening, connection, and allowed me to recover lost parts of myself. It was during the journey that I saw the full extent of just how important it was to have all those sessions to prepare and how significant they are. During the journey, it makes such a difference to have Julian and Claire there holding the space and creating a safe container. It creates a space in which true change and transformation can take place and you feel loved and cared for. I can’t recommend their practice enough and words truly can’t do it justice. If there is something in yourself or in your life that you would like, or need, to transform this is the place to do it.
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