When Relationships Feel Hard, There Is Another Way Forward.
Sometimes it feels like nothing you are doing is working.
Your child is melting down, shutting down, or pushing everyone away. Your family feels stuck in the same painful patterns. You feel like you are just surviving the day rather than feeling connected to your children and partner.
You have read the books. You have tried the advice. You are doing the very best you can.
And you are exhausted. This makes sense, and we also want you to know something: it can feel better.
Whether you are seeking support for your child, your teen, your family, or yourself, therapy at With Connection is active, thoughtful, and focused. Together, we will make sense of what is happening beneath the surface and build practical, lasting change that extends far beyond the therapy room.
This is not about finding someone to blame. It is about accepting where you are, and creating a path toward where you want to go.
Because when things begin to make sense, healing becomes possible.
We offer weekly therapy and Family Therapy Intensives in person in our office in NE Portland. We offer telehealth therapy throughout Oregon.
Maybe your child is neurodivergent and struggling to find their voice within our neurotypical world; maybe your child experienced early trauma; maybe your child spent time in foster care or is adopted; maybe your child was exposed to drugs in-utero; maybe you are a new parent wanting to figure out who you are in this new role; or maybe you are a teacher working with children and families experiencing each 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.””
How we help
Child therapy
We offer child therapy and family therapy in our NE Portland office. Helping children and families feel safe, understood, and confident, while making lasting change.
Family Therapy
Strengthening relationships, reducing conflict, and helping families navigate life's most challenging seasons, together.
Family Therapy Intensives
Focused, collaborative support for families ready to make meaningful progress in days instead of months.
Therapy for parents
We offer telehealth therapy for parents in Oregon as well as in-person therapy at our NE Portland office. We help parents reclaim joy and balance in their lives by healing from past trauma and navigating the everyday challenges of parenting.
Therapy For foster & 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.
Perinatal Mental HealtH
We offer perinatal mental health and reproductive therapy to support individuals through fertility challenges, pregnancy, postpartum transitions, reproductive loss and after abortion support— our perinatal mental health therapist will walk alongside you during every stage of your reproductive journey.
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
Helping educators make challenging behavior make sense through engaging keynotes, workshops, and consultation.
Areas of specialty
Grief
Trauma
Adoption
Foster Care
School difficulties
Challenging behaviors
Perinatal Mental Health
Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
Supporting neurodivergent children/families (ADHD, Autism, PDA, gifted, 2E, etc.)