Jaxon (they/them) is a licensed marriage and family therapist based in Portland, Oregon, and the clinician behind Kindred Sense Therapy. They work with teens and adults navigating trauma, identity exploration, relational patterns, and the impact of systemic and cultural harm on mental health. Jaxon has extensive experience supporting queer, transgender, non-binary, and neurodivergent clients, as well as families of gender-diverse youth.

Jaxon earned their Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy from Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in LGBT Studies from San Diego State University. They are licensed in Oregon as a Marriage and Family Therapist (License #T-2515).

Their therapeutic approach is relational, transparent, and grounded in the belief that being deeply understood can be transformative. Jaxon places strong emphasis on the therapeutic relationship and often uses immediacy; naming what is happening in the room, sharing reflections, and offering emotional responses when helpful to support insight into relational patterns both inside and outside of therapy.

Jaxon’s work is informed by a systemic, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive lens, with close attention to how power, identity, culture, and structural harm shape lived experience. A central influence on their practice is philosopher Miranda Fricker’s concept of hermeneutic injustice: the harm that occurs when people lack the language or social framework to make sense of their own experiences. Jaxon sees therapy as a place where that missing language can be restored, allowing clients to name what has gone unnamed and move through the world with greater clarity and agency.

They have specialized training in Narrative Exposure Therapy, a trauma-processing modality that Jaxon has seen offer clients meaningful relief and freedom over time. As someone who has personally benefited from gender-affirming care, Jaxon brings both professional training and lived experience to their work with gender-diverse clients. Over the past two decades, they have studied queer history, identity development, mental health, and the relational and systemic forces that shape people’s lives, and have spent much of their career working closely with families of transgender and non-binary youth through facilitating groups, collaborating with healthcare and community systems, and supporting families through periods of adjustment, grief, and growth.

Outside of therapy, Jaxon is an athlete and sports enthusiast who enjoys running, tennis, rock climbing, softball, and spending time outdoors. They have a deep love for animals, especially dogs, and value curiosity, humor, humility, and the many ways people find meaning in their lives.