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Priscilla Hefley

VirtualHigh Satisfaction Rate

5 years of experience

Verified by Octave
In Oregon
+ 1 other state
Accepting 6 Insurance providers

Meet Priscilla

I believe the ingredients and instruments for healing are already inside you, even if past messages have made you doubt that. I work with clients to uncover the tools, resources, and wisdom within, which can be clouded by trauma, early relationships, and life challenges. Excavating your authentic self can feel scary and messy, and I would love to walk with you through it, offering hope, guidance, and compassion. My approach blends attunement, skills-building, and meaning-making.

Excavating your authentic self can feel scary and messy, and I would love to walk with you through it, offering hope, guidance, and compassion.

Communication Style

  • Affirming
  • Calming
  • Empowering
  • Holistic
  • Warm

Specialties & Approaches

Specialties

  • Adoption/Foster Care
  • Anxiety
  • Autism
  • Cultural Issues/Racial Stress
  • Depression
  • Family Conflict (1 adult in session)
  • Grief
  • Individual Therapy

Experienced with

  • BIPOC
  • Asian / Pacific Islander community
  • Black community
  • Parents
  • Immigrants
  • Neurodivergence
  • Blended families
  • Students

Approach

Licensed In

Locations

Virtual appointments available for Oregon and California residents

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Session Details

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Insurance Accepted

Credentials & Verification

Verified by Octave

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Education

Calculate Cost & Insurance

$28

/ session on average with insurance

Frequently asked questions

Priscilla Hefley accepts Centivo, Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth, Regence BlueShield, Prime Health, Aetna, and Moda Health. Octave clients pay an average of $28 per session through insurance, and more than 95% pay less than $45 per session. Your exact cost depends on your plan’s copay or deductible. You can use the cost estimator to see what you would pay before your first session. If you would rather pay out of pocket, self-pay sessions in Oregon are estimated at $185-195 per session.

Priscilla Hefley is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Priscilla is licensed to practice in Oregon and California, so clients located in any of those states can book sessions. Priscilla’s Oregon license number is L14815, and you can look it up through the state licensing board. Octave verifies every therapist’s license before they begin seeing clients, and licenses are kept current as a condition of practicing with Octave.

Priscilla Hefley has been practicing therapy for 5 years. Priscilla’s education and training include MSW - Social Work, University of Southern California. Over that time, Priscilla has worked closely with BIPOC, Asian / Pacific Islander community, Black community, Parents, Immigrants, Neurodivergence, Blended families, and Students.

Priscilla Hefley works with BIPOC, Asian / Pacific Islander community, Black community, Parents, Immigrants, Neurodivergence, Blended families, and Students and specializes in Adoption/Foster Care, Anxiety, Autism, Cultural Issues/Racial Stress, Depression, Family Conflict, Grief, Life Transitions, Relationship Concerns, Stress, and Workplace Stress. These are the areas where Priscilla spends most of their clinical time. If the concern you want help with isn’t listed here, a Care Navigator can tell you whether Priscilla is a good fit or match you with another Octave therapist who specializes in it.

Priscilla Hefley draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic, Relational, and Strengths-Based. In sessions, Priscilla’s style is affirming, calming, empowering, holistic, and warm. In Priscilla’s words: “Excavating your authentic self can feel scary and messy, and I would love to walk with you through it, offering hope, guidance, and compassion.”

Priscilla Hefley (she/her) offers therapy in English. Priscilla identifies as East Asian.

Priscilla Hefley offers online sessions over secure video, so you can meet from home or any private space. Priscilla is licensed in Oregon and California, and you need to be located in one of those states at the time of each session. All you need is a device with a camera and a stable internet connection.

Your first session with Priscilla Hefley is a chance to talk through what brought you to therapy and what you want to work on. Priscilla will ask about your background, your current concerns, and your goals, and together you will start shaping a plan for your sessions. It is also a chance to see whether Priscilla’s style feels like a good fit for you. After their first session, 9 in 10 Octave clients say their therapy experience has been good or better.

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