Amy E. Hulan, MS, M.Ed., NCC, holds a Master of Science in Counseling from Oregon State University, a Master of Education in Special Education from Kent State University in Ohio, and is a National Certified Counselor. She has completed the M.E.T.A. two-year comprehensive training in the Hakomi Method and R-CS Model. Amy worked in the Greater Albany Public School District for nine years, both as a school counselor and as a special education resource teacher, where she effectively used mindfulness with children and teenagers. She has worked with children as young as 5 years old through high school-age, as well as with students' families.
Amy believes in an interconnectedness of body, mind and spirit, and in an innate human tendency to grow towards health. Mindful Experiential Therapy Approaches (M.E.T.A.), the science of neural patterning and human development, and mindfulness as a tool for change all influence her work. She encourages exploration of the past through studying the present, as well as identifying thought patterns, beliefs and behaviors that no longer serve. She assists clients in recognizing and accessing their own internal resourcefulness, and supports them in opening up more possibilities and choice about how they are in the world.
Jennifer Samsom, M.A., graduated from Portland State University, with a Master's degree in Couples, Marriage, Family Counseling in June of 2011 and has completed M.E.T.A.'s two-year Comprehensive Training. She is also certified in Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy through EAGALA (Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association), which incorporates horses experientially for emotional growth and learning. Jennifer is a mother of three young children and has a passion for working with families and couples. She was creator and facilitator of "Loving Self - Loving Other" at the M.E.T.A. Counseling Clinic which was, a 7-week psycho-educational group to help guide women toward greater personal insight towards defining our own personal barriers we have built against true and meaningful soul connection with a life partner. Jennifer approaches her role in the therapeutic process as a helper and guide rather than an expert. She strives to understand her clients' challenges and facilitates their awareness of how personal history may influence the present experience. She joins clients on their exploration to discover their internal resources for overcoming life's challenges as they strive to uncover and empower their best selves.
Jennifer helped pioneer the creation and opening of the M.E.T.A. Counseling Clinic and served as a Counseling Intern at the Clinic from the fall of 2010 to the Summer of 2011. She currently is in the process of opening her own private practice at the 16th Street, M.E.T.A. location in Portland, Oregon and can be reached at: 503-341-6393 or
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