Choosing Connection Counseling

Belonging is a foundational aspect of emotional wellness. As a counselor I practice this philosophy by working collaboratively with you through every part of our journey. We connect professionally so you can move forward with security and self-compassion. My practice includes individuals, families, and all types of relationships including friends! I welcome LGBTQ, disabled, and ethnic & racial minority clients, and personally hold these identities. My areas of focus are trauma, dissociation, minority stress, personal identity and life purpose, coping with disability, and family & relationship therapy. I specialize in working with teens, adults and elders, couples, addiction in families, domestic violence, and parents with adolescent or adult children. I accept several insurance plans, and am also able to bill out-of-network and out-of-pocket. Negotiation of sliding scale is available. To accommodate families & disabled clients I offer appointments as late as 7pm! _ Sahar Jones, LMFT #T2417 (registered under my legal name as "Stella Jones") completed a Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from the Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling in 2017, where she focused on working with teens and families impacted by substance use. Sahar has focused her career on providing individual, family, and domestic violence counseling to Indigenous clients, and has been trained to provide transgender-specific services including medical assessment letter writing. When not in practice Sahar enjoys nature walks, writing music and poems, reading speculative fiction, and engaging in spirituality & celebration with community and loved ones.