Allies In Change Counseling Center

Specialties

Allies in Change Counseling Center specializes in individual, couples, and group counseling. We offer over a dozen counseling groups for men and women that focus on topics including; relationship issues, building intimacy, anger, emotional abuse, controlling behaviors, domestic violence, abuse recovery, parenting issues, managing emotions, and communication skills.

Additionally, our licensed and highly experienced clinicians offer individual and couples counseling for a wide variety of issues including; managing emotions such as anger, depression, stress, and anxiety; building greater intimacy and connection in relationships with others including romantic partners, family members, and friends; coping with significant changes and transitions in life related to relationships, work, family, and health.

Lastly, we offer reduced sliding scale fees for our individual, couples, and group counseling for those who do not have health insurance and cannot afford our standard rates.

History

Established in 2004.

The mission of Allies in Change Counseling Center is to raise awareness of, educate about, and encourage the practice of healthy, loving and respectful relationships with oneself, one’s partner and family, and the community. As our name reflects, Allies in Change intends to promote working with others as allies. We acknowledge that some cultural values such as traditional definitions of gender roles and power undermine a person’s ability to be fully loving in relationships. We seek to address and change these values on individual, familial and societal levels. As an agency, we seek to practice these values ourselves in both our professional and personal lives.

Meet the Business Owner

Chris H.

Business Owner

Chris Huffine, Psy.D., licensed psychologist, is the clinical director of Allies in Change Counseling Center in Portland, Oregon. He offers individual and couples counseling with adults on a variety of issues including mood disorders, stress management, relationship/​intimacy issues, and addictions. Chris is also a co-​facilitator in three of our counseling groups. During his career he has worked with over a thousand abusive men and dozens of female and male victims of abuse. He is an adjunct faculty member at Portland State University where he teaches an anger management class and speaks on domestic violence. He also offers a graduate level class on domestic violence at Pacific University. He regularly speaks publicly and offers trainings on a variety of issues related to domestic violence. He is a member of the advisory group to the state attorney general to monitor standards for batterer intervention programs.