Meet Simone

Simone (she/her) opened Jory MHC in 2021 after many years 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 purposeful meaning in their life. Simone provides individual therapy, group therapy, and is the Clinical Director for Jory MHC.

Simone offers a strengths-based approach and values building a relationships that are genuine and compassionate. Drawing from narrative therapy, internal family systems theory, harm reduction, and cognitive behavioral therapy, Simone partners with her clients to find ways to be more engaged and connected in their lives.

Simone works with adults wanting to focus on the following topics in therapy:

Depression, Grief + Loss, Substance Abuse or Dependence, Anxiety, Substance Use and/or Mental Illness in Families, Intergenerational Trauma, Relational Conflict, Loneliness, PTSD + Trauma Healing, and Suicide Bereavement.

Simone grew up in Portland and loves to take advantage of all the many ways to be outside in the PNW. She likes to hang with her kids and most perfect pup, Ruby, in the park, go for coffee walks, listen to the band Goose, wear fun earrings, and have fun with her family and friends.

“Being a therapist is such a honor. I get to partner with another person in this unique way where I can hold so much room for them to be themselves; I get to offer them acceptance in their vulnerability and guide them in authentic compassion for their whole selves. It’s a really special process to be a trusted with.”