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Heather Washburn, LPC

Trans-affirmingLast updated Jun 2026

About

Heather Washburn is a Portland-based Licensed Professional Counselor specializing in trauma/PTSD, anxiety, and depression, listed as Transgender Allied, offering telehealth across Oregon with free 15-minute consultations. She may maintain a waitlist. 971-273-5946.

Communities centered

Trans & nonbinary

Services offered

Mental health

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