Hello,

My name is John C. Burton, Psy.D. I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in Oregon, Washington and California. I am native to Hood River and spent 11 years training and practicing in San Francisco, sharpening my skills and expanding my knowledge base. My goal during this time was to train under world class instruction and return, experienced, to the Columbia River Gorge with knowledge of the latest in psychological treatment modalities. I specialize in the treatment of couples and am one of a small but growing number of Certified EFT therapists in Oregon and currently the only one in the Gorge area. EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples) has been empirically proven to be the most beneficial treatment for couples in distress. (To learn more please follow this link.) I also specialize in the treatment of adults with ADHD. I help to diagnose autism in young children in a partnership with Play Works, here in Hood River. For several years I also conducted psychiatric medical evaluations for worker's compensation cases.

Private Practice
My practice is in Hood River, OR. I specialize in couple therapy and the diagnosis and treatment of adults with ADHD. Not surprisingly I also treat a number of couples in which one or both of the partners has ADHD. I also help individuals with trauma, attachment disorders (aka inadequate parenting), depression, anxiety, life stage concerns, loss and grief.

School and Training
I am a Graduate of the California Institute of Integral Studies, located in San Francisco. I have worked with a wide range of clients coming to therapy for a variety of reasons. My pre- and post-doctoral internships were at A Better Way, Inc. in Berkeley. A Better Way specializes in the treatment of children and families in the foster care system. At A Better Way I was trained in Structural and Strategic Family Therapy by Dr. Pamela Parkinson. I was also trained to conduct educational and emotional psychological assessments by Dr. Linda Whitmann-Flamm. I was then trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and EMDR by Dr. Keith Sutton, the Director of the Institute for the Advancement for Psychotherapy. Under the tutelage of Dr. Sam Jinich, Director of the San Francisco Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy (SFCEFT) and Dr. Susan Glick I became a Certified EFT Therapist.

Additionally I have also been trained in many theoretical orientations including  Humanistic and Existential Psychology, Interpersonal Neurobiology, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Narrative Therapy, General Systems Theory, Strategic Family Therapy, Structural Family Therapy, Neuroaffective Relational Method, Focusing, and Somatic Experiencing for trauma.

Dr. Burton regularly give talks on
how to manage Adult ADHD. For information on when he will be presenting next, please call (541) 288-8096 or email Dr. Burton at [email protected]