With Connection is a therapy clinic supporting parents, teens, and children in Portland, Oregon.
Is your child struggling in ways you never expected? Do you feel overwhelmed, exhausted, or alone in your parenting journey? We are here to help.
We know how tough it can feel when your child needs more support than you can offer, we are here to walk alongside your whole family.
Maybe your child experienced early trauma; maybe your child was exposed to drugs in-utero; maybe your child spent time in foster care or is adopted; maybe your child is neurodivergent and the parenting tools that work for other families don’t work for yours; or maybe you are a teacher working with children who have experienced each one of these things. Whatever the reason, we are glad you are here.
““Katie and Helene are truly two of my greatest teachers in the world of early parenting.””
Our Services
Child & Family therapy
We offer child therapy and family therapy. We use play therapy modalities to support your child’s relationships, build their capacity for regulation, and to process big events or feelings they may have.
Therapy for parents
We help parents reclaim joy in their lives through finding ways to heal from past traumas and learning to manage the daily struggles of parenting.
foster and Adoptive families
We are passionate about supporting foster and adoptive families as they navigate the myriad of feelings that can arise at all stages of the foster and adoption process.
Neuro-Affirming Therapy
We support and validate your child’s unique experiences, helping them feel accepted and empowered in their own way of thinking and being.
CIRCLE OF SECURITY™ And PARENTING SUPPORt Groups
Our parenting classes and support groups are designed to build community between families. Join us, and other parents with kids just like yours, in finding ways to be the attuned parent you want to be.
Conferences, workshops and Keynotes
We offer engaging and informative keynote addresses, workshops, and consultations to parents, teachers, administrators, and school counselors. As educators turned therapists we understand the challenges of working with children with big behaviors in the classroom.
Areas of specialty
Grief
Trauma
Adoption
Foster Care
School difficulties
Challenging behaviors
Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
Supporting neurodivergent children/families (ADHD, Autism, PDA, gifted, 2E, etc.)