Accepting new clients · In person and online

Accepting new clients · In person and online

Accepting new clients · In person and online

You don’t have to carry it all on your own.

Calder House is a small practice of four therapists in Portland, Maine. We work with adults finding their way through anxiety, burnout, grief and change, at a pace that feels possible.

Calder House is a small practice of four therapists in Portland, Maine. We work with adults finding their way through anxiety, burnout, grief and change, at a pace that feels possible.

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Find your therapist

Iris Calder sitting in an armchair in her therapy room, lit by two pendant lamps

Iris Calder

Founder · LCSW

Room 1

Scroll to sunrise

Scroll to sunrise

Before anything else

Take one minute before you book anything.

Follow the sun. In for four, hold for four, out for four, hold for four. Four rounds take about a minute, and you can stop whenever you like.

Follow the sun. In for four, hold for four, out for four, hold for four. Four rounds take about a minute, and you can stop whenever you like.

Ready when you are·
4 rounds · 64 seconds
Ready when you are·
4 rounds · 64 seconds

The practice

Three quiet rooms on Fore Street.

Soft lamps, proper chairs and a kettle that is always on. When getting here is hard, we meet over secure video instead, and it counts just the same.

Soft lamps, proper chairs and a kettle that is always on. When getting here is hard, we meet over secure video instead, and it counts just the same.

A mustard armchair by a floor lamp in late light

Room 1 · evenings until 8 pm

A wingback chair facing tall windows and trees

Room 2 · garden side

Morning sun across a rattan side table and a leather chair

The waiting room

Entrance

Ground floor, step-free

Privacy

Sound machines at every door

Getting here

Two blocks from the Old Port

Online

Secure video, any room you like

Find your therapist

Three questions. One good place to start.

Pick what fits today. We’ll suggest who to talk to first, and you can switch therapists at any point without explaining why.

Pick what fits today. We’ll suggest who to talk to first, and you can switch therapists at any point without explaining why.

Question 1 of 3What’s bringing you here?
Question 2 of 3How would you like to meet?
Question 3 of 3When could you usually come?
Iris CalderWaitlist · about 3 weeks
We’d suggest starting with

Iris Calder

LCSW · Founder · 14 years in practice
  • Works with burnout & work every week
  • Sees clients in the room
  • Has evening hours
Next free call: Tue 14 Nov, 5:30 pmBook with Iris
Question 1 of 3What’s bringing you here?
Question 2 of 3How would you like to meet?
Question 3 of 3When could you usually come?
Iris CalderWaitlist · about 3 weeks
We’d suggest starting with

Iris Calder

LCSW · Founder · 14 years in practice
  • Works with burnout & work every week
  • Sees clients in the room
  • Has evening hours
Next free call: Tue 14 Nov, 5:30 pmBook with Iris

Or start with what’s on your mind

All specialties →

Anxiety

Couples & relationships

Grief & loss

Adult ADHD

Burnout & stress

Online therapy

Our therapists

Four therapists, one unhurried way of working.

Every therapist here is licensed in Maine, meets in weekly supervision with the others, and keeps a few evening hours for people who work days.

Every therapist here is licensed in Maine, meets in weekly supervision with the others, and keeps a few evening hours for people who work days.

Iris Calder sitting in an armchair in her therapy room, lit by two pendant lamps

Waitlist · about 3 weeks

Iris Calder

LCSW · Founder

Anxiety, burnout and the slow work of slowing down.

Maya Okoye sitting in a white armchair by a window with blinds

Accepting new clients

Maya Okoye

LMFT · English, French

Couples, families and relationships under strain.

Daniel Hart talking with his hands in a session room

Accepting · evenings

Daniel Hart

PhD, Psychologist · EMDR

Grief, trauma and what comes after a hard year.

Noor Haddad leaning against a white wall and smiling

Accepting · online only

Noor Haddad

LCPC · English, Arabic

Young adults, ADHD and big transitions.

Meet all four therapists

The sun rising through mist over still water

Most people don’t need fixing. They need room to think out loud, and someone steady on the other side.

Iris Calder, founder

How it starts

From first hello to first session in about a week.

No forms to print, no intake marathon. Most people book their first session during the free call.

No forms to print, no intake marathon. Most people book their first session during the free call.

Step 1 · 15 minutes · free

A short call

We call when it suits you. You tell us a little, ask anything, and we check that we’re a good fit.

Step 2 · 50 minutes

Your first session

In the room or online. The paperwork is done online beforehand, so the hour is yours.

Step 3 · ongoing

Find your rhythm

Weekly or every other week. Pause, change therapist or stop at any time.

Fees

Clear fees, and a sliding scale for tight months.

You’ll always know the cost before a session starts. Nothing is billed for the first call.

You’ll always know the cost before a session starts. Nothing is billed for the first call.

Individual session

50 minutes

$160

Couples or family

75 minutes

$210

Introductory call

15 minutes

Free

Insurance. We’re out of network. Each month we send a superbill you can submit to your insurer for reimbursement.

Good Faith Estimate. Under the No Surprises Act, you can ask us for an estimate of expected costs before you begin.

Fees & insurance in detail

Sliding scale

Move the slider to your household income. The fee shown is what you’d pay.

$50,000
$110per 50-minute session
2 of 6 sliding-scale places open in November

Sliding scale

Move the slider to your household income. The fee shown is what you’d pay.

$50,000
$110per 50-minute session
2 of 6 sliding-scale places open in November

Journal

Notes from the practice.

Short, practical pieces written by our therapists. Read them before a first session, or instead of one at 2 am.

Short, practical pieces written by our therapists. Read them before a first session, or instead of one at 2 am.

A worn armchair in a dim room, lit by a tall window

Burnout

5 min read

Burnout isn’t a character flaw

Iris Calder

A woman walking along a field path toward the low sun

First sessions

6 min read

What to say in your first session, and what you can leave for later

Iris Calder

Two hands holding a cup of coffee

Anxiety

4 min read

Small rituals for anxious mornings

Noor Haddad

Read the journal

Book a free call

Tell us a little. We’ll call within two working days.

A few short questions. Nothing you write here is shared outside the practice.

Morning light through a window and a trailing plant

Request a free 15-minute call

Questions

Things people ask before the first call.

No. Plenty of people start with “something feels off” and work it out with us. The first call is there to help you decide if this is the right place, not to explain yourself.

No. Plenty of people start with “something feels off” and work it out with us. The first call is there to help you decide if this is the right place, not to explain yourself.

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