The Founder

Lenora is a Detroit girl who now calls Portland, Oregon her second home. Lenora  has 20+ years of experience in health and human services working as a victim advocate, crisis intervention specialist and group facilitator. Lenora has learned  how to take trauma, grief, anxiety, and depression aka The New Kids On The Block from being in the driver's seat to no longer riding in the car.  Lenora has 10+ years of experience providing therapy, case management and care coordination. Lenora’s pronouns are she/her/hers. She is an African American woman and an ally for LGBTQ+ community. Lenora has worked with clients with an age range from 8-103. She works best with folxs ages 12-65. She has a passion for supporting folxs along their journey from fertility challenges to postpartum support. She also helped develop and implement several case management programs for pregnant individuals and individuals who were diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illness living in a variety of settings. Lenora has worked in medical settings providing therapy services to those individuals on dialysis, in hospice and palliative care programs.

Lenora’s experience is a result of working in multiple settings, including but not limited to school-based therapy, in dialysis centers, day programs, correctional facilities, hospitals, online and home based therapy. Lenora would say “I can tell you about the fancy credentials I have but that doesn't always mean one style will work.” She like to meet with you and tailor a therapeutic method to help you meet your goals. Just for fun here are her credentials: LCSW, CTMH, and CCATP. She is trained in CBT, TF-CBT, Grief-CBT, and EMDR to name a few. She graduated from the University of Cincinnati with Master Social Work degree and received a Bachelor degree in Criminal Justice from University of Nevada Las Vegas.