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IRL of a Misfit Mom Over 50

12/2/2014

New personal blog, telling my truth, giving you the back story, too much information and definitely way outside of the box for a marriage counselor's blog-see the link for all the chapters that will be grouped together under IRL Misfit Mom Over 50 drop down under Blog tab at the top of this page. Or click here IRL
Love, Shannon

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Shannon Batts, Relationship Gardener, Portland, Oregon.

Marriage help or LGBTQi? and straight couples that aims to keep growing out of heterosexism, racism, ageism, SESism (I made that one up because economist doesn't fit) to be a better listener, in support of the value of curiosity, connection, and intimacy without constant distraction, uh... can you put the phone down please?

Oh, and adopt a houserabbit!

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Shannon Batts, Licensed Professional Counselor of Portland, Oregon, lic# C2379, and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist for Californians, lic# MFT 34477, is Marriage Friendly, with better than neutrality toward the outcome of your life long love commitment. Shannon Batts is a Portland, Oregon counselor, with advanced skills, education and training in assisting couples (extremely rare among counselors). Lesbian, gay, trans, mixed gender identity, questioning gender, nonbinary, and straight couples of all ages seek out tools and support for their relationships from Shannon Batts. Shannon trains ongoingly to be antiracist and is a facilitator and consultant at Race Talks PDX. Transgender, Black Americans, or unhoused clients will find amazing flexibility in counseling rates if you need it because you've been through enough!

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Shannon is the counselor's counselor where couples go to grow a happy marriage, with Gottman research based relationship and marriage help and telehealth video sessions. Marriage Counseling, couples' coaching, premarital counseling, help for transgender or non binary coming out in marriage, support for spouses of transgender or non binary partners, couples group for transgender partners and cisgender spouses, questioning gender in your marriage, gender affirming referral letters, marriage retreats, marriage workshops, antiracist coaching for engaged couples, antiracism groups for white people, antiracism couples groups, antiracism groups for professionals, custom antiracism groups, marriage affairs or adultery, porn or sex addiction or compulsion in your marriage, couples communication training-whatever you call it-make sure your best marriage counseling choice in Portland, Oregon or for Vancouver, Washington has Advanced Gottman Institute aka Relationship Research Institute training. A Gottman trained therapist like Shannon Batts knows how to move couples from sticky negativity to a garden of new possibilities from the very first couples' session. Services available by Zoom for all of CA and OR. relationshipgardening.com

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