Gary Reiss holds a Masters degree in Social Work from Washington University, St. Louis; a Doctorate in Psychology from Union Institute and University; and a Diploma in Process Oriented Psychology.

Gary is a LCSW with a private counseling practice for individuals and families for more than 30 years. His specialties include the psychology of body symptoms; relationship work and sex therapy; family issues; working with teenagers and their families; death and dying; spiritual crisis; and extreme psychological states. He has counseling offices in both Eugene and Portland, Oregon.

Along with his mentor and colleague Dr. Arnold Mindell, Gary is a leading pioneer in developing process oriented coma work: a gentle, non-invasive method for contacting and communicating with clients and helping utilize the experiences they are having, based on the assumption that all states of consciousness are meaningful and can be worked with.

Gary travels worldwide to work with people who are in coma, or recovering from head injury, stroke, and other forms of brain injury, and is also available for phone consultations about people in coma, and to provide training to caretakers and families/friends of clients in comatose states. 

As a facilitator, Gary leads town forums on topical and often contentious community issues, both locally and internationally. He also works with business, government, spiritual and non-profit groups, guiding organizational development and conflict resolution.
Gary is a certified Process Work trainer, regularly developing and teaching classes and seminars which apply process awareness concepts to subjects as diverse as addictions, sexuality and spirituality, trauma work, and money.

Gary is especially excited about facilitating conflict work, particularly in the Middle East; helping develop Process oriented family therapy and coma work; and integrating shamanism, Taoism, Kabbalah, and other spiritual approaches into Process Work.

Within his community, Gary has been active for many years in the Middle-East peace group, as well as other community and parent associations.

Gary's lifelong deep love for Nature has often led him to the wilderness for inspiration and renewal. He makes his home on a farm in rural Oregon, where he houses a small herd of infirm horses. He also goes on retreat to the wild Oregon coast, where he does much of his writing. 
 

Some if his publications include: