Vital Health and Wellness // Gregory R. Culver MA, LPC

Greg Culver has spent much of his adult life dedicated to the study and practice of psychology, helping adults, children and families achieve their own goals of personal fulfillment and wellness. Greg graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX in 1992 with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and received his Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from the California State University, Dominguez Hills in 1994. He has been licensed as a Professional Counselor in the State of Oregon since 1998. In addition to years of training and experience as a Child and Family Therapist, Greg’s professional work has focused on concepts of community psychology which maintains that mental health or mental illness is often the byproduct of interactions between an individual and their environment. Too often, mental health focuses on illness and “fixing” an individual without addressing the multiple contexts of our human existence. People are inherently social, and as a result mental health is promoted when an individual experiences meaningful and affirming interactions within their social context (family, relationships, workplace, school, community, etc...). Therapy is a process to identify changes an individual can make to adapt to their social environment as well as an opportunity to recognize ways their social context can be adapted to better fit the individual. The accessibility of resources to support change is vital to the success of creating an ideal person-environment fit.

Greg is delighted to be a part of Vital Health and Wellness where practitioners take a holistic approach to personal health and strive to treat the mind and body by promoting health rather than focusing on pathology.