Jack Marvin, LCSW (They/Them/She/Her)
I’m Jack Marvin (she/they), a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with a Master of Social Work (MSW) from Portland State University. With nearly 10 years of experience in the behavioral and mental health fields, I’ve worked in various roles, including outpatient therapy, queer youth advocacy, sex education, policy advocacy, and educational settings, both public and private.
My experience spans working with diverse populations, including children, adolescents, adults, families, and groups, across a range of mental health concerns and symptoms. These include navigating anxiety, depression, grief and loss, traumatic experiences, relationship conflict, neurodivergence, gender dysphoria, DID and other dissociative symptoms, body image concerns, identity-specific oppression, among others. Currently, I work with individuals aged 14 and older, and prioritize queer and trans folks on my caseload.
My therapeutic approach is grounded in Humanism and Radical Feminism. I believe harm occurs in relationships—whether with ourselves, others, or systems—and that these injuries are shaped by our intersectional identities. These harms, whether big or small, impact our bodies, hearts, minds, and personal stories. As a queer and trans therapist, I am passionate about partnering with queer and trans individuals to create safer and more trustworthy reparative relationships.
I am particularly interested in the stories that different parts of us hold. Too frequently, these stories come from our external worlds and are integrated as fundamental truths. I believe therapy is a collaborative process of disentangling these parts from the stories they hold that continue to limit us and keep us from actualizing the goals that we have in this life. In this process of unraveling, we learn new tools and skills that enable us to know ourselves more deeply and integrate truths congruent with that deeper knowing.
While I draw from a variety of therapeutic models, I primarily utilize Internal Family Systems (IFS), Narrative Therapy, and Liberation Psychology. Additionally, I incorporate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Somatic Experiencing, Mindfulness techniques, and other therapeutic models as appropriate.
Regardless of the tools we use, it is my great privilege to hold hope that no matter how loud, painful, or uncertain you're feeling now, together, we can work to reduce the distress you're feeling and support you in continuing to reclaim your sense of autonomy and personal power.
