Core Values Counseling · Hillsboro, Oregon
Mike Hafner, M.A., NCC
Professional Counselor Associate · Oregon registration R12080
A steady place to talk things through and find a way forward.
Mike works with adolescents, adults, couples, and families. He helps teens facing anxiety or depression, men sorting through stress and relationships, and couples caught in conflict. Sessions offer room to be heard, understand the larger pattern, and work toward clear goals.
Complete a short intake form, then speak with the Core Values Counseling intake team about fit and availability.
Mike Hafner
Works with
Teens · Men · Couples · Families
Focus
Anxiety, relationships & family conflict
Approach
Patient, reflective & goal-oriented
Location
Hillsboro · Oregon telehealth
About Mike
You can start with what is going on right now.
A teen may be withdrawing and not know how to explain why. A couple may be having the same fight with no sense of progress. A man may be carrying stress quietly until it shows up in his mood or relationships. Mike gives people space to begin with the concern they can name, then look at the larger picture together.
His work is grounded in the idea that people are affected by the relationships and family patterns around them. With adolescents, Mike helps make sense of anxiety, low mood, and the pressures of growing up. With couples and families, he looks at how people respond to one another and where communication breaks down.
Mike describes his style as patient, reflective, and genuine. He listens closely, works with you to set achievable goals, and checks whether the work is helping as you go.
A useful first step is understanding the pattern—not finding someone to blame.
Working with Mike
Best fit
Adolescents and adults navigating anxiety, mood, identity, or relationships; couples and families ready to address conflict.
Session style
Reflective listening, clear goals, patience, and a structured but flexible process.
Ways to meet
In person in Hillsboro or by telehealth within Oregon. Ask the intake team about current options.
How Mike helps
Support for the person and the relationships around them.
Mike brings the same steady attention to each situation while adapting the work to who is in the room.
01 · Find footing
Teens & young adults
02 · Reconnect
Couples counseling
03 · Understand
Men & families
Men may come in with stress, relationship strain, identity questions, or a transition they have been handling alone. Families may be stuck in cycles of miscommunication. Mike offers space to sort through those concerns and understand how individual reactions affect the people closest to us.
His approach
Look at the whole picture. Take a useful next step.
Mike combines a systems view of relationships with practical counseling tools. You and Mike identify what you want to change, then return to those goals over time. There is structure to the work, with room to adjust when life brings something new.
Family systems
Gottman Method for couples
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Goals you set together
His approach
Look at the whole picture. Take a useful next step.
Mike combines a systems view of relationships with practical counseling tools. You and Mike identify what you want to change, then return to those goals over time. There is structure to the work, with room to adjust when life brings something new.
Family systems
Gottman Method for couples
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Goals you set together
Finding the right fit
You may feel at home here if…
You are dealing with…
- A teen struggling with anxiety, depression, or family stress.
- Pressure around identity, expectations, or relationships as a young adult.
- Recurring conflict with a partner or family member.
- Stress you have been carrying without much room to talk.
You value a counselor who…
- Listens carefully and does not rush the conversation.
- Can connect today’s problem with a wider family pattern.
- Sets clear goals without making sessions feel rigid.
- Brings patience, reflection, and practical tools.
About Mike
You can start with what is going on right now.
A teen may be withdrawing and not know how to explain why. A couple may be having the same fight with no sense of progress. A man may be carrying stress quietly until it shows up in his mood or relationships. Mike gives people space to begin with the concern they can name, then look at the larger picture together.
His work is grounded in the idea that people are affected by the relationships and family patterns around them. With adolescents, Mike helps make sense of anxiety, low mood, and the pressures of growing up. With couples and families, he looks at how people respond to one another and where communication breaks down.
Mike describes his style as patient, reflective, and genuine. He listens closely, works with you to set achievable goals, and checks whether the work is helping as you go.
A useful first step is understanding the pattern—not finding someone to blame.
Working with Mike
Best fit
Adolescents and adults navigating anxiety, mood, identity, or relationships; couples and families ready to address conflict.
Session style
Reflective listening, clear goals, patience, and a structured but flexible process.
Ways to meet
In person in Hillsboro or by telehealth within Oregon. Ask the intake team about current options.
Background & training
Clinical training and years of work with young people.
Mike’s work with adolescents spans clinical mental health settings and an earlier career in youth ministry. His ministry experience is distinct from his clinical practice, and clients can discuss whether faith is relevant to their own goals.
Oregon Professional Counselor Associate, registration R12080, as provided in Mike’s worksheet.
Master of Arts in Counseling, Western Seminary; Master of Divinity, Multnomah University; Bachelor of Arts in Theological Studies.
National Certified Counselor (NCC), as listed in Mike’s worksheet.
Certified Youth Mental Health Specialist, per Core Values Counseling; completed Level 2 Gottman Method training.
Mike reports two years in private practice and outpatient clinical mental health settings; CVC also reports inpatient adolescent mental health work and over a decade in youth ministry.
Background & training
Clinical training and years of work with young people.
Mike’s work with adolescents spans clinical mental health settings and an earlier career in youth ministry. His ministry experience is distinct from his clinical practice, and clients can discuss whether faith is relevant to their own goals.
- Oregon Professional Counselor Associate, registration R12080, as provided in Mike’s worksheet.
- Master of Arts in Counseling, Western Seminary; Master of Divinity, Multnomah University; Bachelor of Arts in Theological Studies.
- National Certified Counselor (NCC), as listed in Mike’s worksheet.
- Certified Youth Mental Health Specialist, per Core Values Counseling; completed Level 2 Gottman Method training.
- Mike reports two years in private practice and outpatient clinical mental health settings; CVC also reports inpatient adolescent mental health work and over a decade in youth ministry.
Take the next step
You do not need a polished explanation to begin.
Tell the intake team you are interested in Mike. They can discuss fit, availability, fees, and whether individual, couples, or family counseling may be the right starting point.