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Lodestar Mental Health Services, LLC

Trans-affirmingLast updated Jun 2026

About

Lodestar Mental Health Services is the practice of Deirdre Rundle (she/her), a Licensed Professional Counselor whose work centers the LGBTQIA+ community. She sees clients 16 and older anywhere in Oregon via video or phone, using a relationship-based, CBT/EFT approach, and previously counseled at the gender-affirming practice Brave Space. Listed on Oregon's CLSS LGBTQ+ services approvals; 503-300-1941.

Communities centered

LGBTQ+

Services offered

Mental health

Who it's for

Youth under 18Adults 18+

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