Our Intern Program
Interns
At Life Encounter Counseling we hunt for the best most respectful interns we can find. We do this because it creates an excellent opportunity for you!
Chelsea Partin - Intern
When pain comes from a relationship, it often takes a relationship to heal it. The counseling alliance is where we become a team—working together to uncover what has gone wrong and find reasonable, sustainable solutions. As a counselor, I offer a calm, trustworthy space where you don’t have to present a perfect image or hide behind the pressures of being “social-media polished.”
I use cognitive behavioral therapy to explore the meaning behind the pain, understand the reasons for the struggle, and create movement toward a hopeful future. I’m confident working with clients of all ages and have substantial experience with adolescents. In relationship and marriage counseling, I support partners in recognizing relational barriers, coaching them through conflict, and providing guidance during life transitions. My focus is on helping each individual within the couple build clarity, trust, and healthier ways of relating so they can strengthen their bond and face challenges together.
I’m Chelsea, and I’ve lived a lot of life in my 36 years. I’ve been a God-fearing, Bible-reading Christian for three decades, lived in the South for seven years, traveled across the country, and now call Oregon home again. I’m a mom of three, own a blueberry farm, and love my giant dog. I’ve been a student my whole life and thoroughly enjoy studying how humans operate.
I’m currently a graduate student at Liberty University. I earned my degree in Early Childhood Education in 2011, a degree in Christian Counseling in 2014, and will complete my Clinical Mental Health Counseling degree in 2026. I’ve attended colleges across the country and gained a wealth of experience in diverse settings. Over the last 15 years, I’ve served military families facing high-stress conflict and infertility challenges, supported young adults through life transitions, and currently lead Betrayal and Beyond trauma groups for women recovering from sexual betrayal. I genuinely enjoy counseling and walking alongside individuals and couples as they seek to come back into alignment with how the Creator designed us to live and relate.
My highest priority is that you feel known, valued, and cared for. Together, we will build a collaborative partnership to problem-solve, address conflict, and pursue meaningful healing with hope sustainably rooted in the Divine Design.
Cori Campbell - Intern
Dependable, Compassionate Advocate.
Hi, I’m Cori. Whether you are navigating a difficult season of life, feeling stuck or overwhelmed, or simply longing for a safe place to process what you’re experiencing, you don’t have to walk through it alone. Perhaps you are working through betrayal, grief, postpartum struggles, relationship challenges, anxiety, life transitions, or something you can’t quite put into words. Whatever brings you to counseling, my desire is to meet you where you are, listen deeply to your unique story, and provide a compassionate, dependable place where you feel heard, supported, and advocated for as you move toward healing.
My understanding of betrayal is both professional and personal. After walking through betrayal in my own marriage, I began leading support groups for women and men experiencing relationship and sexual betrayal. I know how disorienting and painful betrayal can be, and I also know the importance of having safe people who are willing to sit with you in that pain. My own healing was deeply shaped by my faith in Jesus and by the people God placed around me to help carry what felt too heavy to carry alone.
In counseling, I draw from cognitive behavioral therapy and narrative therapy to help you explore the beliefs you hold about yourself and the story you have come to believe about your life. Together, we can identify thoughts that may no longer serve you, consider new perspectives, and help you move toward a life that reflects who you are and what matters most to you.
A little about me personally: I’m a born-and-raised Oregonian, a pastor’s daughter who married a pastor’s son, and the mom of three sons whom I love watching grow into young men. I am currently a graduate student in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Western Seminary in Portland and expect to complete my master’s degree in 2029. I also hold a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from the University of Portland and a Bachelor’s degree in Spanish from George Fox University.
Beginning Late 2026 to early 2027, I will also be leading a Betrayal and Beyond support group for women recovering from relationship and sexual betrayal.
Wherever you find yourself today, I want you to know this: I see you. I hear you. And you do not have to carry this alone. I would be honored to walk alongside you as we discover what healing—and the next chapter of your story—can look like.
Our Pre-Master’s interns are Master’s degree candidates that are near the end of their education. The just have a tiny ways to go and that is where we come in. They need real world experience. However, in the world of counseling we don’t just “throw them in” like what might happen in internships in other fields. That’s because counseling is special.
Intern Sliding Fee Scale
Because interns cannot accept your insurance our Interns work from the sliding fee scale listed below based on your income.
| Net Income Per month | Session Fee |
|---|---|
| Below 1800 | $15 |
| 1801-2100 | $19 |
| 2101-2400 | $22 |
| 2401-2700 | $25 |
| 2701-3000 | $28 |
| 3001-3300 | $32 |
| 3301-3600 | $35 |
| 3601-3900 | $37 |
| Above 3901 | $40 |
Level 2 Intern Scale
| Net Income Per month | Session Fee |
|---|---|
| Below 1800 | $25 |
| 1801-2150 | $28 |
| 2151-2450 | $31 |
| 2451-2750 | $35 |
| 2751-3050 | $38 |
| 3051-3350 | $41 |
| 3351-3650 | $44 |
| 3651-4200 | $50 |
| Above 4201 | $55 |
You Are Important
Sometimes people’s lives are even on the line! So they must maintain regular supervision meetings with experienced licensed professionals.
They must meet with clinical supervisors in their graduate university program. Likewise they must meet with our supervisor here at Life Encounter Counseling in order to be sure they are acting from their education, intuition and using best practices correctly.
That means their hours toward graduation don’t count unless our supervisor AND the supervisor at the university signs off on every single hour.
Leveling Up
The exception to needing a sign off is with level 2 interns who have met the university requirements for hours but have not yet graduated. These interns are waiting for graduation and thus do not receive supervision at their university.
However they continue in weekly supervision at our site. Due to their experience the fee schedule is slightly adjusted.
For you then it is a GREAT opportunity you will have access to the intellect and experience of many professionals all at once for a great low fee!
Keep in mind too that these interns know their stuff. They are highly educated and highly motivated to meet with you.