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Therapy for women and girls navigating eating disorders, anxiety, trauma, and self-worth challenges

Smadar Megnazi, LPC, provides therapy for women, girls, and families in Oregon and Washington, with a strong focus on eating disorders, anxiety, trauma, self-worth, and life transitions. She uses CBT, EMDR, mindfulness, and art therapy to help clients better understand what is driving their distress and make practical, steady progress

Eating Disorders Specialist

Female & Youth

Trauma Support using EMDR

Psychotherapy

Supervision

Everyone needs some direction, once in a while

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Welcome to My Practice

I’m Smadar Megnazi, a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Art Therapist based in Oregon. I have over 15 years of experience supporting children, teens, young adults, and women through life’s emotional challenges. Over the past 5 years, I’ve specialized in treating eating disorders.

Alongside my focus on eating disorders, I help clients build self-confidence, strengthen social skills, navigate anxiety, life transitions, and self-worth struggles. I earned my master’s in Expressive Therapies from Lesley University in 2009, and my approach blends creative expression with clinical insight.

With warmth and collaboration at the heart of my work, I offer a safe space to explore your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors – at your own pace. And when words are hard to find, we can turn to art.

I’m licensed in Oregon & Washington.

I’m honored you’re here. Let’s begin, together.

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"V is very good at talking about everything but her feelings, and Smadar spotted this right away. Smadar built a connection with V and helped her slowly unpeel her layers so they could talk about the thoughts and emotions feeding into V’s eating disorders."
Julie TPortland
"I highly recommend Smadar Megnazi as a therapist. Simply put, she is absolutely amazing. She is a thoughtful, caring therapist with brilliant insights. Not only did she help me gain insight but she was able to assist me with integrating that insight and transforming it into action. She listens well and is extremely patient. She also has a good sense of humor. Smadar assisted me with depression, anxiety, self-esteem and other issues. When I first started therapy with her I was on the brink of suicide and losing touch with reality. She literally guided me out of a dark hole to living a full and meaningful life. Her encouragement, compassion and skills saved my life. Smadar is an excellent therapist who is appropriate for anyone who wants to transforming their life."
B. Portland
"Our family met Smadar when my son was very ill. I was terrified for my son and didn't know how to live through all of the emotions. Smadar is a calm place within the storm. During our time with her, we received very bad news regarding my health and Smadar was with us every step. She facilitated the news for my family and gave me the strength to keep going when it seemed impossible.

She checked in with me often away from my son and gave me space to grieve and talk if I needed to.

Smadar was able to use responsibility, accountability, regulation, and self-control to bring my son self-management.

Smadar has so much love to share. So much kindness and compassion. She wanted us to get better and never lost sight of that goal. My family are so fortunate to have met and worked with her. I trust her. Not only for me but for my children."
ShannonPortland

Licensed in Oregon (LPC) and Washington (LMHC)

Currently accepting these insurances:

Oregon – Providence, Regence, PacificSource, Kaiser
Washington – Regence, Kaiser

Smadar mainly works with women and girls, and she also supports families. Her practice focuses on helping clients who are dealing with eating disorders, anxiety, trauma, self-worth struggles, social challenges, and major life transitions.

Yes. Eating-disorder treatment is a core area of her practice. She has more than 15 years of therapeutic experience and spent five years dedicated exclusively to eating-disorder treatment in a Partial Hospitalization Program setting, which gives her deep experience supporting both individuals and families through recovery.

Smadar uses a blend of CBT, DBT, EMDR, mindfulness, expressive therapies, and art therapy, depending on the client’s needs. Her approach combines clinical methods with creative expression, which can be especially helpful when emotions are hard to put into words.

Yes. Smadar uses a family-centered approach that can include structured family sessions, support with communication, shared coping strategies, and coordination with a primary care provider when needed. This is especially relevant when an eating disorder is affecting the whole family system.

Yes. Smadar is licensed to practice in Oregon and Washington.