Contact me

wiltonhall(at)gmail(dot)com; (413) 210-2803

Soy hispanohablante y ofrezco consultas, presentaciones, y mas en espanol; para detalles favor contactarme.

Counseling

I have a private practice in counseling and coaching for individuals, couples, and families, and my training is in process-oriented psychology. First session is free; sliding scale available. I work from my Portland Oregon office and also offer sessions by phone and skype video.

Consulting

I have consulted with and given presentations and trainings for many groups and organizations in seven countries. Topics include mental diversity, trauma, peer led recovery, medication harm reduction, and group facilitation. Speaking and consulting fees are flexible based on ability-to-pay.

Organizations

• Madness Radio the Pacifica FM community radio show I have hosted for 3 years
• Portland Hearing Voices a mental diversity support and education group in Portland Oregon
• Freedom Center the Northampton MA support and advocacy community I co-founded
• The Icarus Project where I am on the Coordinator Collective
• Mental Disability Rights International where I have consulted in Argentina, Peru, and Mexico
• International Network Towards Alternatives for Recovery here I am a Board member
• Valley Free Radio Northampton's community FM radio station a collaborator and I initiated
• Mental Health Association of Portland where I am a board member
• Process Work Center of Portland graduate shool where I am currently studying for a Masters degree

Media Coverage

• "Listening to Madness" Newsweek feature on me and The Icarus Project (magazine version here)
• "They Don't Want To Be Normal" Newsweek gallery of mad pride art including a drawing I did
• "Mad Medicine: Group Celebrates Mental Diversity" Portland Mercury newspaper on my local organizing
• "Mad Men and Women Embrace Their Mental Health Issues" on KATU TV in Portland Oregon, with video
• "Healing Voices" Forbes Magazine web article on my experiences
• "Revisiting Schizophrenia: Are Drugs Always Needed? New York Times on medication alternatives
• "A Sad Debate Deepens" New York Times on the forced treatment issue
• NPR Morning Edition story on Judi Chamberlin using an interview I did
• "Easy Access To Acupuncture" local Northampton newspaper on Freedom Center's free clinic
• "Stavros Commends Advocates' Work" local Northampton newspaper on receiving the Disability Rights Access Award

Some Of My Writing

I have published more than fifty articles over the years on mental health and social justice issues, including:

• "Harm Reduction Guide to Coming Off Psychiatric Drugs", published by Freedom Center and The Icarus Project
• "Freedom To Sit: Welcoming People With Psychiatric Disabilities At Meditation Retreats", Turning Wheel Buddhist Magazine
• My recovery story on the National Empowerment Center website
• "Crash Course In Urban Shamanism" at the Icarus Project website
• "Collaborating With Madness" in the ISPS Newsletter

RSS Feeds

• Madness Radio podcast: http://www.madnessradio.net/feed
• My mental health advocacy related Twitter feed: www.twitter.com/pdxvoices
• My personal Twitter feed: www.twitter.com/willhall
• My mental health del.icio.us links feed: http://feeds. delicious.com/rss/tag/freedomcenter

Donations

Make a tax-deductible donation to my mental diversity work with Portland Hearing Voices through the Mental Health Association of Portland.