Create Change

Mindful Relationships Skills

We all want to create loving, passionate, honest relationships that stand the test of time. Relationships are difficult because they ask more of us as they present to us ways of experiencing the wounds of our past. This can include wounds from childhood, peers, or past intimate partners. Often we approach our partnerships as a…

Holiday Loneliness

Holiday Loneliness Amidst the decorations, celebrations and gift giving, holidays can be a time when we feel the most lonely. Family issues threaten to interfere with our hopes and dreams of peace and good will. What does it mean to be in the family you are in? In what ways do you fit and in which…

Create Change Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary

create change 10th anniversary celebration

Create Change began with Sheila Walty and her dream of developing a center for personal growth and professional development in 2007. Since then, the business has expanded from counseling and life coaching to a full-service agency with a staff of six mental health professionals. In addition to psychotherapy, Create Change now offers psychiatry, nursing, mediation, alcohol…

New Location in the Pearl District!

Create Change will be moving to the Pearl West Building on September 1, 2017. We are excited to announce that we will have a ground floor entrance, an elevator to second floor and two private offices in addition to group meeting space.

Create Change, LLC is Celebrating Its 10th Anniversary

Create Change, LLC is celebrating it’s 10th Anniversary this year. In thinking of Independence Day, I remember the beginning of my entry into the world of private practice in 2007 after 20 years in the medical field. It was difficult to put all my fears aside and move forward into a venture that called to my heart. I began providing counseling and business consulting/training services to individuals, couples and businesses. Since it’s inception I have relocated to Portland, Oregon and now am inspiring others to join in the joyful transition to independence.

Mediation and Couples Counseling

Mediation allows two disputing parties to reach a mutual agreement by utilizing a neutral mediator who identifies the issues/desired outcome of each party and facilitates a dialogue with the goal of reaching an agreement between the parties. Essentially, it is a negotiation facilitated by a neutral third party. It is generally a short-term, structured, task-oriented, and…

Create Change Welcomes Mary Cross, CSWA

Mary Cross is joining Create Change with 14 years of professional social work experience. She specializes in grief and loss and brings drug and alcohol counseling expertise as well. Mary enjoys working with adults, couples and families and is familiar with both multigenerational and multicultural issues. She embraces each person’s uniqueness bringing an openness to her style of therapy. Mary is a Certified Mediator and is looking forward to bringing this service to the Pearl District of Portland.

Learning to Let Go

I am learning that feeling pain is required for true growth. We must learn to transcend the tendency to avoid the pain. Any behavior pattern we develop to avoid pain becomes a doorway to the pain itself. Coming to peace with pain is a requirement for spiritual growth and deep personal transformation. Do the opposite…

Close-Up Talk Radio Spotlights Sheila Walty of Create Change

Sheila Walty is a counselor, professional life coach and the founder of Create Change, which offers counseling services as well as business coaching, life coaching, retreats, workshops and skill training.