Allies in Change

Allies in Change Psychological Services & Social Activist Organization. We provide Counseling, Training, and Outreach

We provide Counseling, Training, and Outreach Specializing in Anti-Domestic Violence Education.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. đź’śAt Allies in Change, we honor survivors, remember those who have been los...
10/01/2025

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. đź’ś

At Allies in Change, we honor survivors, remember those who have been lost, and recommit ourselves to ending the cycle of abuse. Domestic violence affects people of all backgrounds, and together, we can break the silence, raise awareness, and support healing.

This month, we invite you to stand with us, whether by learning more, sharing resources, or simply starting conversations that matter. Every voice helps create a safer, more compassionate community.

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10/10/2024

Not only is it World's Mental Health Day, but October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). DVAM is an important time of the year that highlights the crucial need to raise awareness about DV and to bring communities together to help end domestic violence, by speaking out.

To find out more and get involved in DVAM, you can visit dvawareness.org.

03/05/2024

COUPLES COUNSELING
We offer couples counseling to help build greater intimacy and connection in intimate relationships. We see couples for a number of issues, including, but not limited to those with a lack of healthy communication, difficulties managing emotions, and behaviors that negatively affect the relationship.

Our therapists will help provide valuable insights and relationships skills that can help improve the intimacy and friendship in your relationship. Learn how to share a deeper connection, improve healthy communication, breakthrough and resolve conflict amicably, and reignite your affection for one another.
For more information, please call our office or visit our website: https://www.alliesinchange.org/couples-counseling

02/29/2024

Teen dating violence (TDV), also called, “dating violence”, is an adverse childhood experience that affects millions of young people in the United States. Dating violence can take place in person, online, or through technology.

Teen dating violence profoundly impacts lifelong health, opportunity, and wellbeing. Unhealthy relationships can start early and last a lifetime. The good news is violence is preventable, and we can all help young people grow up violence-free.

Teen dating violence is common. Data from CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey in 2019 indicate that among U.S. high school students who reported dating during the 12 months before the survey:

About 1 in 12 experienced physical dating violence.
About 1 in 12 experienced sexual dating violence.

Some teens are at greater risk than others. Female students experienced higher rates of physical and sexual dating violence than male students. Students who identified as le***an, gay, bisexual, transgender, or q***r (LGBTQ) or those who were unsure of their gender identity experienced higher rates of physical and sexual dating violence compared to students who identified as heterosexual.

02/21/2024

BECOMING ALLIES:
Becoming Allies is a book that has been written for several different audiences.

Most of all it is written for abusive partners who are enrolled in a program. It can be a required or recommended reading that attendees of abuse intervention programs can read on their own, straight through. It can also be used like a textbook where everyone in the group is asked to read a certain chapter between groups with the next group focusing on material related to that particular chapter.

It is written for abusive partners who are not yet in a program or are just starting out on their journey of self-awareness. It should be noted that throughout the book they are encouraged to consider enrolling in a group for abusive partners if they are not presently in one. This may also be a first step in helping to raise their awareness about this issue in their lives. The next step would be to enroll in a program.

Professionals in the field are likely to find it a helpful and informative book to read. It is likely to validate many of the observations, thoughts, and perceptions of more seasoned abuse intervention professionals. It provides an excellent and comprehensive introduction to the issue of abusive partners for those newer to the field. Everyone is likely to learn from reading this book as it introduces some distinct concepts developed by the author such as radiating intensity, primary accountability, the bully effect, and preemptive reassurance, among others.

Survivors and those professionals who work with them are also likely to find this book helpful and informative in better understanding what drives abusive behavior while also clearly naming many aspects of the abused partner’s experience.

02/18/2024

Allies in Change is a 501 (c)(3) charity. Your tax-deductible donation helps us offer low-cost counseling services to more than 700 individuals and families affected by domestic violence each year. It also helps us offer free trainings and consultation to hundreds of people in our community each year, provide outreach to victims and perpetrators of domestic violence, and offer many other community education and activism campaigns. For more information on our programs or to learn more about how you can help support Allies in Change, please visit our website at alliesinchange.org

02/16/2024

Allies in Change is now hiring!
If you or someone you know is looking for an employment opportunity in the mental health field that posesses a passion to ending domestic violence and creating positive social change, then AIC would be a great place to apply as a team member!
Please visit our job posting on Indeed for further information, or send us a message via our website at alliesinchange.org

02/16/2024

1 in 10 adolescent youth have experienced teen dating violence. Likely at least one person in every peer group.
Learning about the warning signs for abusive relationships is a key resource for teens and their support systems at home and school. Many of the warning signs of an adult abusive relationship are the same as those seen in teen relationships. Abuse in teen relationships, like in adult relationships is the willful hurting or violation of one person by another person. Control often looks the same too: "interfering with someone’s basic liberties by trying to make them think or act in ways they would not freely choose." -Becoming Allies
Call us at 503-397-7979 for information about more resources and support

02/12/2024

Domestic violence and teen dating violence occur in all aspects of a person's life, violence impacts the way people think, feel, and behave. Allies in change is committed to supporting the formation of non-abusive partnerships and offers individual counseling, couples counseling, and group counseling for people of all genders and sexual orientations who may be struggling with a variety of issues, including relationship issues, rebuilding trust, anger, depression, stress, anxiety, significant life transitions, PTSD, as well as many other issues. We have offices in Portland, OR. In Beaverton, OR, and Online via zoom.

Allies in Change is now hiring!If you or someone you know is looking for an employment opportunity in the mental health ...
02/09/2024

Allies in Change is now hiring!

If you or someone you know is looking for an employment opportunity in the mental health field that posesses a passion to ending domestic violence and creating positive social change, then AIC would be a great place to apply as a team member!

Please visit our job posting on Indeed for further information, or send us a message via our website at

02/08/2024

Hello!

We are offering a few trainings in 2024. The next training is our
Working with Abusive Partners training featuring Chris Huffine, Psy.D. that will be held on March 6-8, 2024 and April 15-19, 2024.

We offer this 40 hour training semi-annually on working with abusive partners, featuring Dr. Christopher Huffine. This training meets the Oregon state requirement for individuals facilitating batterer intervention groups. This training is held in the spring and fall each year. Space is limited, so please contact our office for registration information today!

For additional information about other community trainings, please contact our office by phone or email at trainings@alliesinchange.org

02/07/2024

We are committed to supporting people from every community who face domestic violence. Therefore, it is critical to highlight the several important awareness movements and events that occur in February in addition to Black History Month.
The month of February is also Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, while February 14th is missing murdered indigenous women's (MMIW) National Day of Action and Awareness.

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1675 SW Marlow Avenue Ste 110
Portland, OR
97225

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Tuesday 9am - 7pm
Wednesday 9am - 7pm
Thursday 9am - 7pm
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