Life is complicated, and so are relationships, especially during times of change, stress or loss. When we're in a good place and our relationships are healthy, everything seems right with the world. But sometimes, we just get stuck... with ourselves, or with others. If that sounds like you, you've taken the first step to work on those issues by searching for a therapist. My first priority is to build a safe and trusting relationship with you. Once you feel comfortable, we'll work together to establish and reach your goals  to help you live your best life

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I am a Syracuse University graduate student completing my M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy. I am passionate about the work I do to help individuals, kids, couples and families navigate anxiety, depression, relationship conflict/ruptures and parent-child relationships and much more.

I have been married for 45 years, am a mom of 2 adult children and a grandmother to 3 beautiful grandchildren. Experience creates insight, understanding and empathy of which I bring to you in our sessions while recognizing that you are the expert in your life. 

You can reach Judy at Judy@hopeconnectioncounseling.com or by phone at (503) 908-9412

Supervisors: Liz Gregory LMFT, RPT-S and Shari Davison LMFT

I want to first commend you for taking the steps to seek help in navigating this difficult and beautiful life. In our society, it can be a brave step to acknowledge and honor that we need the support of others in our lives, and recognize that there is no shame in seeking that. 

I take a whole-person, trauma-informed, gestalt-centered approach to therapy - which aims to strengthen your awareness, mind-body connection, and build resilience and integration. I believe we each are infinitely unique in our personhood, story and experiences, and are inextricably intertwined with the environments we are in. I believe in a person’s natural healing capacities and movement toward health and well-being can be possible for everyone, through fostering acceptance, compassion, and the proper supports in their lives. My approach asks that we turn toward our suffering or whatever it is we are feeling, first in the safety and compassionate acceptance of the therapy room.  This can be the first place, for some of us ever, where it is safe enough and be supported in making this approach toward ourselves, connect with our bodies, and minds, until it begins to become something you can give to yourself as you move through life. 

Using an integrative approach that best suits what you need, I am here to support you in creating the life, relationships, and environments that lead to your fulfilment, and help you find the ways in which you may find more ease and alignment in navigating this life and all of its joys and challenges. 

I am in my final year of obtaining a master’s degree in clinical Mental Health Counseling at Naropa University. I also have a background in early childhood education working as a preschool teacher. I am passionate about helping people of all ages, backgrounds, identities, and abilities. It’s a great privilege for me to be on this journey with you, and I look forward to learning about you and helping you live your most authentic and aligned life. 

You can reach Kacie at

kacie@hopeconnectioncounseling.com or by phone at (503) 563-2733

Supervisors: Liz Gregory, LMFT, RPT-S and Shari Davidson, LMFT

Whether working with individuals or couples, I offer support around communication concerns, intimacy issues, and family dynamic struggles. Understanding our patterns and behaviors, and what motivates and informs them, is key to fostering deeper connections and creating healthier, more fulfilling relationships! I have experience working with people of all ages, navigating work-life balance, parenthood, aging, and sexual health.

"Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that wants our love.” (Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet)

I believe that true transformation occurs when we begin to relate to our pain instead of reacting from it, staying present to whatever arises within the safety of the therapeutic container. I use an integrative approach to therapy to help clients work through intra and interpersonal barriers and expand into their most authentic selves.

I work with children and adults who are experiencing mental health or relational struggles and draw on my clinical training, including a specialized training in play therapy, to support you on your journey. My practice is heavily informed by attachment theory, trauma informed care, and queer-ecological lenses. I also specialize in working with those experiencing religious trauma. Whether you or your child is struggling with depression, anxiety, anger, or adjustment to a major life transition, I view my role as a therapist as helping to facilitate change from a place of radical acceptance and honoring your authenticity.

As a graduate student intern, I am currently under supervision at The Hope Connection, LLC (supervisor: Liz Gregory TI390). 

You can reach Sophia at Sophia@hopeconnectioncounseling.com or by phone at: 971-431-8386