Information on local support groups and mental health services in the Portland, OR Metro area as well as tools to locate statewide legal, insurance, and financial assistance.
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Click below for a printable PDF resource list!
Created by Mia Cywinski, PSU Graduate SLP Student & former Aphasia Lab Research Assistant
The Portland State University (PSU) Speech & Hearing Clinic offers free in-person and virtual Zoom aphasia support groups. Each meet 1x per week. Meetings are treatment and conversation-focused. Graduate student clinicians lead and are supervised by Dr. Manaswita Dutta, a speech-language pathologist and PSU Professor. Practice and improve language skills in a group setting. Plus, learn and use functional strategies to enhance communication.
To join, complete an online Speech & Language Clinic application or call / email for help. Waitlist times may vary.
Phone: 503-725-3070
Email: Claudia Meyer meyerc@pdx.edu
Pacific University Clinics in Hillsboro and Portland offer both in-person and Zoom based 1:1 speech therapy services for adults with neurogenic communication disorders. They accept federal Medicare and Care Oregon. An income dependent scale is used for out-of-pocket payments.
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They also offer counseling and therapy services for various mental health needs.
Portland Clinic Phone: 503-352-2400
Hillsboro Clinic Phone: 503-352-7333
Email: fryer@pacificu.edu
The Pacific EarClinic offers hearing screenings and full assessments if needed. It is located at PSU's Speech & Hearing Department and run by Pacific University. Service fees vary and insurance is accepted (not a full list):
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CareOregon
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Medicaid/DMAP
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Blue Cross Blue Shield
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Anthem
Patients can apply for free or reduced services if they qualify. Contact them for information or to schedule an audiology appointment.
Phone: 503-352-3020
Email: EarClinic@pacificu.edu
Aphasia can have emotional, psychological, and social impacts. Family, partners, and friends may also feel challenged by sudden changes associated with aphasia. Counselors with a background in clinical rehabilitation and marriage, couple, and family counseling offer services to address the complex experience of living with aphasia. This clinic, operated by the Counselor Education Department, provides low-cost individual, relationship, and family counseling with supervised graduate students. Download and print the brochure.
Sessions are in-person or virtual and by appointment only. Cost is $15 each visit, with sliding scale options upon request. Weekly day and evening appointments are available. Call the clinic Monday-Thursday 10am-6pm to schedule appointments.
Phone: 503-725-4620
Email: clinic@pdx.edu
Westside Aphasia Support Group
Susan Ginley, MS, CCC-SLP and retired PSU faculty, leads a long-standing aphasia support group. Your family and friends are welcomed to join. The group meets virtually via Zoom every 1st and 3rd Monday of each month from 3pm-5pm. Email Susan to join!​
Email: Susan Ginley at susan.ginley@gmail.com
Joanie Peckels leads an online Zoom meeting 11am every 1st Wednesday of the month.
Her in-person meetings are 1:30pm every 3rd Thursday of the month hosted at:
4201 NE 66th Ave. Suite 104
Vancouver, WA 98661
Contact Joanie to join or scan the QR code on this flier. Ask about her monthly lunch outings in Vancouver, WA if interested!​
Phone: 360-907-4457
Email: strokeambassador@gmail.com
Online support group for ALL stroke and traumatic brain injury survivors plus their care partners (not just people with aphasia). Nurses/guest speakers lead educational presentations and aphasia-friendly discussions! Meets virtually 2nd Tuesday of every month, 6-7:30pm.
Phone: 971-358-5626 for Kailey Cox
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Based in Portland, OR, this group serves stroke and brain injury survivors and their families with group meetings and community events. Many workers and volunteers have themselves sustained various types of brain injuries. There are also opportunities to become a volunteer if interested.
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In-person coffee gatherings held every 4th Tuesday of the month from 11am - 1pm at 1411 SW Morrison St, Portland, OR 97205.
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Register HERE for all virtual support group meetings!
Contact them with questions or to join a group.
Email: info@bic-nw.org
Phone: 971-258-0561
Sarah Bellum's Bakery is located at Multnomah Village in SW Portland. The bakery supports adults with acquired brain injury, including people with aphasia, to return to work and life by baking delicious, hand-crafted cupcakes. It was founded by Dr. Rik Lemoncello, Professor of Speech-Language Pathology at PSU. Email or contact them here to volunteer. Visit their site to order some cupcakes!
Phone: 971-249-2870
Email: info@sarahbellumsbakery.org
This is a fun online singalong group for stroke and brain injury survivors that meets weekly. All musical abilities are welcomed! They meet Mondays 11am-12pm on Zoom. Sessions are free or donation-based.
Call or email Anne Tillinghast to get the weekly Zoom link.
Phone: 503-775-6041
Email: tillinga@gmail.com
The Seniors and People with Disabilities office assists in vocational rehabilitation and finding resources such as Food benefits (SNAP), medical, health care coverage, long-term and community-based care services, and more.​ Legal Assistance Services for seniors aged 60+ are also provided.
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Search for your local Aging and People with Disabilities office here. Call or email for more information.
Phone: 1-855-673-2372
This nonprofit's website contains various resources on the Medicare system in addition to a national hotline for information about eligibility for Medicare.
National Hotline: 1-800-333-4114
Understand your options for long-term care with information on eligibility guidelines, benefits, and services. The Oregon Independent Choices Program offers qualified Oregon Medicaid recipients monthly cash payments to select their own care providers and potentially hire family or friends as paid caregivers. Download a brochure for the program here. The goal of this program is to "prevent the premature or unnecessary institutionalization of disabled or elderly individuals," so individuals must live at home. Assistance for veterans is available. Call the Aging and Disability and Resource Connection of Oregon for help.
Toll-free Phone: 855-673-2372
For those living outside of Oregon, call a Family Advisor at 206-462-5728 for assistance.