Dr. Leslie "Les" Netland, OR Psychologist 3296

Dr. Leslie "Les" Netland brings decades of clinical experience to his work with people seeking greater self-understanding and healthier relationships. He built his academic foundation with four years at parochial colleges, four years at Big Ten and state universities, and four years at professional school where he earned a doctorate in clinical psychology - a doctoral degree preparing him for professional practice in clinical psychology. Over the course of his career he has worked in a wide variety of settings, including a state hospital, a county jail, nursing homes, a private psychiatric hospital, and multiple private practices. He has also managed contracts and provided services through Employee Assistance Programs (EAP), combining administrative responsibilities with hands-on clinical care.

Netland frames his counseling in client-centered and cognitive-behavioral perspectives and integrates family systems, psychodynamic, solution-focused, existential, and faith-based orientations as appropriate to each person�s needs. In his earlier years he practiced as a generalist with clients across the lifespan and with families; his current preference is to work with individuals in their late teens and older. He approaches counseling as a learning process aimed at exploring thoughts, moods, behaviors, and relationships, and at supporting change in areas where a person has control or responsibility.

As a therapist he describes his role as teacher, analyst, and facilitator, offering a range of perspectives and practical skill-building techniques drawn from his broad experience. He is attentive to the challenges that can arise when examining inner life and relationships, and he adapts his work with flexibility and cultural sensitivity. He is licensed in Oregon as OR Psychologist 3296, reflecting his professional credential to practice as a psychologist in that state, and he brings roughly 30 years of experience to his clinical work.