Zooey Hatjes

Zooey is an Indigenous, queer, non binary therapist who graduated from Portland State University with a major in psychology and a minor in Indigenous Nations Studies. They pursued additional education in Indigenous Traditional Ecological and Cultural Knowledge (ITECK). Zooey worked at Native American Rehabilitation Association (NARA) for three years fostering healing through Indigenous cultural knowledge for adults living with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness (SPMI) and as a Youth Peer Support Specialist. In their current masters program at Lewis and Clark, Zooey has received training through the Transcendence Project, providing gender affirming therapy for trans, non binary and gender diverse clients.

​Zooey works within liberation psychology, relational cultural therapy and restorative justice frameworks. Using a trauma informed lens they have experience working with C/PTSD, grief/loss, anxiety, depression, identity formation, suicidality, self harm and racialized trauma. Zooey incorporates an understanding of the intersectionality of systemic violence and how it interacts with generational and historical trauma. Zooey brings their humor, curiosity and compassion into the therapy room creating a safe, collaborative environment to develop resiliency and empowerment.