Emiko Goka-Dubose, LPC Intern |
Emiko graduated from Portland State University with a Masters in Counseling in Clinical Mental Health, specializing in working with children and families. She relocated to Bend, OR to work as a Faculty Research Assistant at OSU-Cascades, focusing on applied research on interventions for individuals working with at-risk children and families. Her current research is focused on the use of culture to strengthen sense of self and resilience among marginalized populations.
Emiko specializes in providing trauma-informed individual and family counseling for children and families experiencing adversity. She uses Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), an evidence-based attachment therapy which focuses on strengthening the caregiver-child relationship for children 0-5, and Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Competency (ARC) for older children and adolescents. She is also certified in Adoptive and Foster Family Therapy. Emiko has over 15 years of direct service experience working with under-served families and children impacted by trauma. Growing up with a sibling with a physical disability, Emiko has personal experience and appreciation for the impact of coordinated therapeutic care for families with children with disabilities.
Always a kid at heart, Emiko can be found playing outdoors throughout all seasons of the year. She also enjoys cooking for friends and family and perennially attempting to master the art of bread baking.
Emiko specializes in providing trauma-informed individual and family counseling for children and families experiencing adversity. She uses Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), an evidence-based attachment therapy which focuses on strengthening the caregiver-child relationship for children 0-5, and Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Competency (ARC) for older children and adolescents. She is also certified in Adoptive and Foster Family Therapy. Emiko has over 15 years of direct service experience working with under-served families and children impacted by trauma. Growing up with a sibling with a physical disability, Emiko has personal experience and appreciation for the impact of coordinated therapeutic care for families with children with disabilities.
Always a kid at heart, Emiko can be found playing outdoors throughout all seasons of the year. She also enjoys cooking for friends and family and perennially attempting to master the art of bread baking.