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Marriage ~ Couples ~ Relationship Counseling & Therapy

Douglas Johns, LCSW

Portland, Oregon

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Douglas Johns, LCSW

Couples counseling is my specialization and the sole focus of my private practice. For six years, prior to his death in 2020, I frequently traveled to Oakland, CA for ongoing training and consultation with my mentor Dan Wile, Ph.D., the originator of Collaborative Couple Therapy. I pledge to bring that same dedication to helping your relationship.


I earned my Master of Social Work (MSW) Degree at Portland State University in 1992. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in private practice since 1998. My work with couples is grounded in family systems theory, in Dan Wile’s concept of intimate and collaborative conversations, in Gottman Institute research, and in David Schnarch’s description of differentiation. I have been helping couples and families since 1993.


In my private life I have been a student of Zen Buddhism since 2002. My zen practice and daily meditation certainly inform my therapy practice. I am open to speaking with clients about meditation and Buddhism if that is of interest to you. Buddhism has a rich tradition concerned with decreasing human suffering.

The following is a selected list of continuing education courses I’ve attended relevant to couple therapy:


2025

  • 04/04/25 Terry Real, LCSW, Taking Sides, Online
  • 01/09/25 Terry Real, LCSW, The Relationship Repair Breakthrough, Online

2023

  • 03/19/23 Hayley Hoffman, LPC, Doing Imago Relationship Therapy In The Space Between, Washington, D.C.
  • 3/18/23 Tammy Nelson, Ph.D., Modern Monogamy, Open Marriage, Polyamory, And Swinging, Washington, D.C.

2021

  • 09/30/21 Emily Nagoski, Ph.D., Sex, Desire & Attachment: New Science & Strategies to Transform Couples' Sex Lives, Online

2019

  • 09/27/19 Karlaina Brooke, Psy.D., When Sex Hurts: Restoring Sexual Health and Pleasure . . ., Portland, OR
  • 09/27/19 Karlaina Brooke, Psy.D., One Size Fits None: Culturally Competent Sex Therapy . . . Portland, OR
  • 05/18/19 Dan Wile, Ph.D., Collaborative Couple Therapy Training Group, Oakland, CA
  • 03/23/19 Terry Real, LCSW, Relational Life Therapy Training, Washington, D.C.

2018

  • 04/21/18 Dan Wile, Ph.D., Collaborative Couple Therapy Training Group, Oakland, CA
  • 03/23/18 Sue Johnson, Ed.D., Harnessing The Power of Emotion . . . EFT, Washington, DC
  • 03/24/18 Esther Perel, MA, LMFT, Learning from Affairs . . . Infidelity & Intimacy, Washington, DC
  • 01/27/18 Dan Wile, Ph.D., Collaborative Couple Therapy Training Group, Oakland, CA

2017

  • 09/16/17 Dan Wile, Ph.D., Collaborative Couple Therapy Training Group, Oakland, CA
  • 06/10/17 Dan Wile, Ph.D., Collaborative Couple Therapy Training Group, Oakland, CA
  • 05/06/17 Dan Wile, Ph.D., Collaborative Couple Therapy Training Group, Oakland, CA
  • 04/01/17 Gottman Institute Seven Principles Leader Training, Seattle, WA
  • 02/25/17 Dan Wile, Ph.D., Collaborative Couple Therapy Training Group, Oakland, CA

2016

  • 12/3/16 Dan Wile, Ph.D., Collaborative Couple Therapy Training Group, Oakland, CA
  • 10/26 - 10/27/16 Gottman Couples Therapy Two Day Workshop, Portland, OR
  • 10/07/16 Karlaina Brooke, PsyD, Couples, Dilemmas and Sex, Portland, OR
  • 09/24/16 Dan Wile, Ph.D., Collaborative Couple Therapy Training Group, Oakland, CA
  • 06/11/16 Dan Wile, Ph.D., Collaborative Couple Therapy Training Group, Oakland, CA
  • 05/07/16 Dan Wile, Ph.D., Collaborative Couple Therapy Training Group, Oakland, CA
  • 02/20/16 Dan Wile, Ph.D., Collaborative Couple Therapy Training Group, Oakland, CA

2015

  • 10/31/15 Dan Wile, Ph.D., Collaborative Couple Therapy Training Group, Oakland, CA
  • 05/09/15 Dan Wile, Ph.D., Collaborative Couple Therapy Training Group, Oakland, CA
  • 02/07/15 Dan Wile, Ph.D., Collaborative Couple Therapy Training Group, Oakland, CA

2014

  • 09/13/14 Dan Wile, Ph.D., Collaborative Couple Therapy Training Group, Oakland, CA
  • 01/18/14 Dan Wile, Ph.D., Collaborative Couple Therapy Training Group, Oakland, CA

2013

  • 11/23/13 Dan Wile, Ph.D., Collaborative Couple Therapy Training Group, Oakland, CA
  • 09/27 - 09/28/13 Dan Wile, Ph.D., Collaborative Couple Therapy Two Day Intensive, Portland, OR

2011

  • 10/14 - 10/16/11 David Schnarch, Ph.D., Two Day Workshop, Seattle, WA
  • 04/08/11 Les Greenberg, Ph.D., Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Portland, OR

2002

  • 01/25 - 01/26/02 John Gottman, Ph.D., Marital Therapy: A Researched Based Approach, Seattle, WA

Copyright © 2008-2025 Compassionate Enterprises, LLC & Douglas Johns ❀ Office Address: 811 NW 20th Ave., Suite 104, Portland, Oregon 97209 ❀ Mailing Address: PO Box 16722, Portland, Oregon 97292 ❀ Tel: 503-252-3739 ❀ The heart-shaped logo & "YOUR HEART IS YOUR STRENGTH" slogan are Trade Marks (TM) of Compassionate Enterprises, LLC. Portland Collaborative Couple Therapy is a Trade Mark (TM) of Douglas Johns and Compassionate Enterprises, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Accessing this web site in no way constitutes an implied or explicit contract for services between Compassionate Enterprises, LLC or Douglas Johns and any person. All contents are for informal information purposes only. Please speak directly with a qualified professional regarding any specific health concerns you have.

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