About the practice
Mansour Ghanem founded Stillness Therapy on a simple idea: that people who are spiritual but not religious deserve a quiet place to think about what matters, with someone who will listen and not steer. He is a licensed professional counselor in Oregon.
His work draws on psychodynamic therapy, with silence, breath and attention to the body alongside conversation. The training behind each method is named in the list, so you can see who taught him what. His approach is unhurried, attuned and relational.
Before private practice he worked in a community counseling clinic. He is a therapist, not a spiritual director, and does not offer religious guidance.
Licensed professional counselor, Oregon
Somatic Experiencing, trained through Somatic Experiencing International
EMDR, trained through an EMDRIA-approved program
Parts work, trained through the IFS Institute
Mindful Self-Compassion, trained through the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion
Your therapist
Licensed professional counselor
Mansour sees adults one on one, in the Hawthorne office and by video for clients in Oregon. He explains each method before he uses it, and lets you set the pace.
Philosophy
Therapy here is not about fixing what is broken, and no particular result can be promised. It is about making room for what is already whole, at a pace you can trust.
We don't offer quick fixes or a doctrine to fit. We offer a steady, attuned presence that lets your own wisdom surface.
Attention to breath, posture and sensation sits beside the conversation in sessions, at a pace you can follow.
The relationship in the room is where much of the work happens. Mansour shows up fully, so you can too.
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A quiet room with soft light, where there is no hurry.
Sample photos.
Video
Or in person50 min
Each sessionWritten
Fee estimate firstThe first step is often the quietest. Reach out, and we'll meet you where you are.