About Elisa Edgreen, LPC

Born and raised in France, I have lived in the United States for nearly twenty years and previously lived in South Korea. I earned my graduate degree in Counseling and Clinical Mental Health from Palo Alto University in California. I also hold graduate degrees in Linguistics and in Korean Language and Literature, and for more than ten years I taught at the University of Hawaii, working with people from many countries and cultures.

Over the past few years, I have volunteered with a nonprofit clinic in Portland, providing telehealth therapy to underserved communities. I now practice as a psychotherapist in my private practice, Mana Counseling.

My path to becoming a therapist has been shaped by a deep wish to support others and by my own life experience. As a trauma survivor, I have come to understand the mind and body connection, the role of the nervous system and its regulation, and the healing impact of a nurturing, compassionate inner dialogue.