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.
Individual and Couples Therapists
Chris Huffine, Psy.D
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 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.
Jeanne Goetz, LCSW
Jeanne Goetz is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW). Jeanne has been providing individual and couples counseling for a variety of issues for over 20 years. She has also been leading domestic violence groups for over 20 years, specializing in working with survivors of domestic violence. Jeanne has worked with both batterers and survivors and she currently facilitates our Women's Survivor Recovery Group, in addition to the individual and couples work she performs.
Jan Bridgewater, LCSW
Jan Bridgewater is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW). Jan has over ten years of experience in the counseling field. Her experience includes working at the YWCA/Counseling Center as counselor and clinical supervisor for seven years. While there Jan co-facilitated Women Survivors of Childhood Abuse group. She has over six years of experience working as a child and family therapist/supervisor at a child and family counseling program. She has also had a private practice for the last ten years. Jan volunteered at the Portland Women's Crisis line for two years answering the crisis line & as a restraining order advocate.
Jan's areas of interest includesexual abuse and trauma, relationships, anxiety, depression, PTSD, LGBTQ, gender identity, mastering self-destructive thoughts and behaviors whether they be conscious or unconscious, mindfulness and somatic work, domestic violence, relationships, chronic illnesses including cancer.
Dimitri Ntatsos, LCSW
Dimitri is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. He has been providing treatment to children, adolescents, adults, families and groups in outpatient mental health, residential and correctional settings in Wyoming, Arizona and Oregon, including working extensively in the criminal justice system with violent and sexual offenders. His work is influenced by a number of powerful treatment approaches utilizing Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (E.M.D.R.), Cognitive Behavioral, Psychodynamic and Motivational Interviewing techniques. His specializations are in the treatment of Trauma (combat-related, PTSD, abuse, grief & loss), Anxiety, Addiction, Bipolar and Psychotic Disorders, Domestic Violence (victims of and their perpetrators), Personality Disorders (including Antisocial, Narcissistic and Borderline) and Adolescent/Family work.
Group Counselors
We have a dozen clinical staff who facilitate our groups. They are highly skilled, well-trained, and deeply dedicated to their work. Many are licensed mental health professionals and most have over five years experience running groups. All receive on-going supervision to continually improve their facilitation skills.
Allies in the Media
Allies in Change Counseling Center's Clinical Director, Dr. Chris Huffine, has been interviewed on several occasions for a variety of local news stories on television, print, and radio.
Dr. Chris Huffine, has been on KPAM 860 several times, including on July 2nd and July 13th discussing the "Horman Family Situation." Click here to listen to the broadcast.
Dr. Chris Huffine was on OPB's "Think Out Loud" discussing "The Economy and Domestic Violence." Click here to listen to the broadcast.
