Simone (she/her) opened Jory MHC after a decade of working in community-based mental health programs with the goal of creating a center where people can connect, feel a sense of belonging, and find meaning and purpose in life. She works with individuals coping with depression, substance abuse, grief and loss, relational difficulties, and recovery from abuse and trauma. Simone offers a strengths-based approach and values building a relationships that are genuine and compassionate.

Erin (she/her) is a queer clinician with over 15 years of experience advocating for adolescents, women, and the LGBTQI+ community on goals relating to anxiety, depression, identity, trauma, transitions, attachment, and grief and loss. Erin is strengths-based and client-centered, and advocates for clients with warmth and humor in an open setting. Erin brings a systems perspective and works to integrate principles of empowerment, harm reduction, and social justice. Erin also serves as Jory's Clinical Supervisor for CSWAs and MSW interns.

Veronica (she/her) joined Jory MHC to support children and adolescents through creative and effective interventions. Veronica is great at connecting with children, teens, and their families by offering a caring relationship focused on emotion regulation, problem solving, and skill building. She has experience working with youth in schools, crisis support, child welfare system, and community outreach. Veronica is bilingual in Spanish and English and appreciates supporting BIPOC youth of all ages.

Rachel (she/her) has years of exerience working with children, teens, and young adults in intensive and outpatient treatment. She has passion for working with teens and young adults and enjoys working with people experiences life transition. Rachel recognizes the importance of a supportive space where clients navigate life’s difficult experiences. She works with young people experiencing anxiety, depression, adjustment, relationship conflicts, recovery from trauma and abuse, disordered eating, and attention struggles.

Valenca (she/her) focuses on supporting teens and adults experiencing grief and loss and brings a grief-informed practice to her work with clients and to our team at Jory. Valenca will be specializing in anxiety, existential therapy and death anxiety, life transitions, trauma recovery, intergenerational trauma, family systems, and group therapy work.

Valenca also has extensive experience in training providers and teams about the experiences of grief and loss and is available for consultations around grief and projects or trainings around the topics of loss, death anxiety, transitions, and grief.

Laura (she/her) is a MSW student intern in her final year at Portland State’s School of Social Work. She works with adolescents and adults impacted by grief and loss, life transitions, trauma, anxiety, and depression. Laura uses compassion and humor to create a supportive space where clients can be vulnerable and work towards healing and growing in their true, authentic selves. Her work is systems-based and incorporates narrative, mindfulness, self-expression, and skill-building. Laura will be working with clients from September through June, when she graduates with her MSW degree.

David (they/them) is a MSW student intern in their final year at Portland State’s School of Social Work. They practice from a critical liberation perspective and are interested in providing therapy through the lens of internal Family Systems (IFS) work. They support teens and adults clients and enjoy work with queer and trans folks, people involved in social change-making, and folks who experience neurodivergence, disability, and /or depression. David will be working with clients from September through June, when they graduate with their MSW degree.

Jory MHC loves to make new connections with experienced and kind colleagues in our local area. If you’re interested in discussing employment opportunities at Jory MHC, feel free to reach out to inquiry@jorymhc.com to check in about open positions.