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Mental health resource library

Videos for learning, conversation, and support.

Curated videos from local mental health providers and public health sources can help community members start conversations about anxiety, depression, stress, youth mental health, and when to ask for professional help.

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Curated videos

Local providers, practical topics, and trusted resources.

These videos are intended for education and outreach. They do not replace care from a qualified mental health professional.

Playlist 01

Men, Emotions, and Mental Health

In this video series, we talk about topics that many men find difficult to discuss: emotions, stress, fear, anger, sadness, mental health, and how culture and upbringing shape the way men express their feelings.

These conversations help viewers better understand themselves, recognize their emotions, and see that talking about what they feel is not a weakness, but an important part of maturity, health, and inner strength.

Tikhon Markov

Tikhon Markov is an individual and couples therapist and the Group Therapy Coordinator at Sakura Counseling in Portland, Oregon. He uses a supportive, collaborative approach and sees group therapy as a way to explore relationships, resolve conflict, and build stronger connections.

Practice
Sakura Counseling
Address
1942 NW Kearney Street #11, Portland, OR 97209
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Playlist 02

Mental Health Conversations with Valentina

In this playlist, Valentina shares practical conversations about mental health, emotional wellness, anxiety, fear, panic, stress, and healing. Each episode helps viewers better understand what they may be feeling, how emotions show up in everyday life, and why it is important to recognize and talk about mental health with care and honesty.

These videos are created to support awareness, reduce stigma, and encourage healthier conversations in our community.

Valentina Pishchanskaya-Cayanan, LMFT

Valentina is a holistic, multicultural therapist serving adults in Oregon and Washington through virtual counseling. She specializes in anxiety, major life changes, multicultural counseling, trauma, and EMDR.

Practice
Cayanan Counseling and Wellness
Phone
503.908.9951
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Playlist 03

Community Support with Lana Dingman

In this video, Lana talks about community-based mental health support, case management, and how trusted relationships can help people take the next step toward stability, healing, education, work, and personal goals.

The conversation helps viewers understand that mental health care is not only therapy appointments. It can also include practical support, guidance through systems, encouragement, and culturally familiar help from people who understand the language and community context.

Lana Dingman

As a Mental Health Case Manager at Lutheran Community Services Northwest, Lana focuses on building trusted relationships with clients, work partners, and professional teams to help individuals reach their personal, educational, and professional goals.

Organization
Lutheran Community Services Northwest
Phone
503-231-7480
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Playlist 04

Art, Body Awareness, and Healing

In this video, Ruxy talks about healing through talk therapy, art therapy, and body-based awareness. The conversation explores how emotions, stress, grief, trauma, and life transitions can show up in the body and in everyday relationships.

This video helps viewers see therapy as a creative and supportive space where culture, family history, spirituality, and personal experience can all be part of the healing process.

Maria Ruxandra "Ruxy" Lazarescu

Ruxy works with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma/PTSD, life transitions, relationship issues, parenting, stress, self-esteem, and women's issues while attending to cultural, spiritual, societal, and intergenerational experiences.

Location
Tigard, OR 97223
Sessions
In-person and online
Insurance
Oregon Health Plan (OHP)
Consultation
Free 15-minute consultation
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Playlist 05

Culture, Music, and Emotional Well-Being

In this video, Inna talks about the connection between cultural identity, music, ancestral traditions, and emotional well-being. The conversation reflects on how songs, stories, rituals, and shared heritage can support memory, belonging, and resilience.

This video helps viewers recognize culture as a source of strength and healing, especially for immigrant and refugee communities carrying grief, displacement, family history, and the need to stay connected to who they are.

Inna Kovtun

Inna has collected and preserved more than a thousand traditional songs and cultural materials. She is also a Qualified Mental Health Professional, building a bridge between Ukrainian heritage and modern approaches to wellness.

Organization
D.A.W.N.
Phone
503-893-8155
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Outreach note

Use videos as a bridge, not a diagnosis.

The strongest COSEEO mental health work starts with trust, language access, and culturally specific spaces. These videos can support education, but people should be connected to qualified care, crisis resources, and community-based supports when symptoms are serious, persistent, or unsafe.

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