The Hope Connection

22/07/2025

🚀 Countdown to Takeoff

Did you or a loved one recently graduate high school and are wondering “what now?” You’re not alone. Join our supportive therapy group for recent grads navigating life after school. Together, we’ll talk real stuff—like identity, mental health, uncertainty, and what it means to build your life in today’s world.

✨ In this group, you’ll:
• Connect with peers
• Build communication skills
• Explore your values
• Manage uncertainty with confidence
• Talk openly about things that matter (yes, even climate change & politics)

📍 Virtual
🗓 Fridays at 1pm, Aug 1–Aug 29
💰 $15 per session
💌 Jake@HopeConnectionCounseling.com to sign up or learn more

22/07/2025

💞 A Couple’s Perspective – Group Therapy for Real Connection!

Tired of feeling like you’re the only couple struggling? You’re not. This supportive group is for couples (late 20s–40s) who want to grow together—not perfectly, but intentionally. Whether you’re navigating parenting, stress, or just trying to communicate better, you’re not alone.

💬 Join us to:
✨ Strengthen communication & trust
✨ Navigate real-life challenges (s*x, money, parenting & more)
✨ Build a deeper connection—together

🗓 Fridays at 2:00 p.m.
📍 The Hope Connection – Portland, OR
💌 Contact Jake@HopeConnectionCounseling.com to sign up

👉 Tag your partner or a couple friend who might need this.

10/07/2025

🌿 Our first blog post is live! 🌿

How has social media changed the way we think, feel, and connect? From constant comparison to the illusion of connection, it’s reshaping our mental health in ways we often don’t realize.

Our latest post explores the impact of social media—and simple ways to create healthier habits online. 💛

✨ Read more at the link in our bio!

10/07/2025

🌱 Introducing: Seeds of Hope! 🌱

Welcome to our new blog, a space created to nurture your mental well-being and remind you that you are never alone. Here, you’ll find insights, resources, and practical tools to feel supported, encouraged, and empowered on your mental health journey.

We hope these articles plant small seeds of healing—and remind you that help and hope are always within reach. 💛

✨ Explore our first post at the link in our bio!

25/05/2025

We’re excited to share a fresh new chapter for The Hope Connection — including our new logo, updated website, and a more aligned visual identity.

This transformation reflects our continued commitment to offering heart-centered, trauma-informed therapy for individuals, couples, and families.

More than a brand update, it’s a reflection of our deeper purpose:
💛 To hold space
🌱 To foster healing
🔗 To nurture connection

Thank you for growing with us — we can’t wait for what’s ahead.
Visit us at hopeconnectioncounseling.com & stay connected 🧡

04/10/2024

Group Offering- Navigating Job Insecurity or Loss.
What: Virtual group experience where you gain support from peers, explore stress and how it's affecting you and your relationships, learn strategies for managing the stress and explore best practices for networking and career exploration.

Where: In the comfort of your own home- via Zoom

When: Begins Thursday October 17th-Novemeber 21st from 7:00pm-8:30pm

Cost: $20 per group session- $120 total

Contact: Steve at Steve@hopeconnectioncounseling.com

24/09/2024

The Hope Connection would like to share with you our amazing, wonderful, compassionate student interns who have immediate availability! They can work with you at a very low out of pocket rate. Steve and Judy are well versed in working with a number of challenges people face these days such as: parenting, work stress, anxiety, depression, grief and so much more. Please take a look at their bios and reach out to them directly to set up your free consultation.

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11/01/2023

The Hope Connection is offering a 6-week couples group that is based on the book by Dr. Sue Johnson- "Hold Me Tight".
When: Mondays starting January 16th- February 20th
Where: Zoom
Time: 6pm-8pm
Cost: $45/couple/workshop
Contact: Avery Lucas at Avery@hopeconnectioncounseling.com or Kristina Wells at Kristina@hopeconnectioncounseling.com

11/01/2023

The Hope Connection is offering an 8- week group that will provide a collaborative, safe and evidence based space for women to process the challenges they encounter while being single in today's world.
When: Wednesdays- February 15th-April 5th
Where: Zoom
Time: 7pm-8:30pm
Cost: $30/group
Contact: Amanda at Amanda@hopeconnectioncounseling.com or by phone at 971-304-8252

11/01/2023

The Hope Connection is offering a 6-week process group that will provide a safe space for families to grow in their communication and support of their LGBTQ+ teen and learn to thrive.
When: Fridays- January 27th- March 3rd
Where: Zoom/Online
Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm
Cost: $45/family per group
Contact by January 13th- Alana at Alana@hopeconnectioncounseling.com

11/01/2023

The Hope Connection is offering a 5- week group opportunity for participants to work on conflict resolution, healthy emotion expression, self-control, reality-based responding and do much more.
When: Saturdays- February 4th-March 4th
Where: The Hope Connection- 2855 Hayes Street, suite 201 Newberg
Time: 10am-1pm
cost: $125 for 5 groups
Contact by February 3rd: Amanda at (971) 264-1989 or at Amanda@hopeconnectioncounseling.com

21/11/2022

The Hope Connection will be offering a Safe Space LGBTQ+ collaborative processing group for teens and their caregivers.

When: It will run for 6 weeks, and will be on Friday evenings starting January 27th
Time: 6:30-8pm.
Cost: $45/session- sliding scale and scholarship options available
Where: The Hope Connection 5319 SW Westgate Drive, suite 113 Portland 97221
Contact: Reach out to Alana by January 6th at Alana@hopeconnectioncounseling.com