Hope+Wellness

About Our Practice

Who We Are

Hope+Wellness is a mental health practice with a unique story. It was created based on our philosophy that hope can be found even in the most difficult seasons of life. We believe that people need hope and resilience to set goals and affect change, to persevere in the face of life challenges and thrive. Our approach is simple — we provide exceptional psychotherapy services to empower people to live happier, healthier lives.

Our Approach

At Hope+Wellness, we consider the whole person. Our services are grounded in clinically proven treatments that suggest an important interconnectedness between mind, body, life experience, and wellness, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), acceptance and mindfulness-based therapies, as well as psychodynamic, insight and emotion focused therapies to help you find relief and healing.

Our services include individual therapy for children, teens, young adults, and adults struggling with depression, mood, stress, anxiety, ADHD, trauma and more. We also provide comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations to help you gain deep inner clarity and insight so you can live life at your highest capacity, and group therapy to help people find meaningful support, connection, and community.

We specialize in working with teens, young adults, and high functioning individuals who are struggling with life, including depression, anxiety, career, relationships, stress, and existential struggles, who are interested in taking their life to the next level and living at their fullest potential. We also work with many parents who need a kind, compassionate space to connect to themselves again.

Compassionate Care Focused on Your Needs

We believe that true emotional, behavioral, and mental wellness involves an individualized approach grounded in compassionate care. Our focus is on creating a personalized treatment plan so that you can receive the best care available to meet your needs — one completely tailored and focused on you.

We're honored that you are considering inviting us to be a part of your journey. It is natural to have questions, so please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any.

Our Philosophy

Connection and Purpose

We work from a humanistic perspective, which means that we want to connect with you and understand you as you truly are. What can be most healing about therapy is the genuine quality of your relationship with your therapist which is used to help you gain deeper insights into yourself.

This is what we strive for —

  • Compassionate care where you feel truly supported and heard

  • Authenticity & genuineness

  • Being sensitive to who you are and all the domains that have come together to shape your identity whether it be educational, work, family, cultural, spiritual, life stress, or relationships

  • Use of scientifically validated and research supported psychological treatments

  • Supporting you in understanding your experience in the world

  • Tailoring our sessions to meet your unique, individual needs

  • Supporting you in developing a new relationship with yourself and with emotional pain or suffering

  • Helping you gain insight into your patterns and tendencies to develop healthier coping strategies

  • Helping you grow and actualize into your highest self

  • Exploring what your unique values and strengths are to build a fulfilling life of meaning and purpose

  • Creating a space to help you cultivate deep inner clarity, wisdom, and insight

  • Helping you connect to and strengthen your relationship with your true self

What Makes Us Different

We believe that therapy has the power to transform the lives of both clients and their therapists. We are committed to delivering a high level of personal care. This is how health and wellness should be: exceptional, transformational — being truly cared for, with high intention, and unconditional positive regard. This is no ordinary psychotherapy practice. We strive to provide the highest quality of care in a compassionate and sensitive manner, built upon a genuine relationship between you and your therapist. Clients at our practice also enjoy a serene therapeutic environment in our offices.

Our Mission, Vision, and Values

Bringing hope to those struggling with depression, anxiety, & the general stress of life and being human :)

We are fueled by the desire to bring exceptional care and support to people struggling with depression, mood, anxiety, and stress. Hope+Wellness was created by Dr. Victoria Chialy Smith whose own family's struggle with bipolar disorder inspired her to create a place for others whose lives have been impacted by the darkest of moments, to bring hope and elevate their best lives.

Our Mission

To provide exceptional mental health and wellness services that empower people to live happier, healthier lives, inspired by our belief that hope can be found even in the most difficult seasons of life.

Our Vision

Lives of hope, meaning, and wellness for all people struggling with mental health and wellness, including depression, mood, anxiety, stress, and ADHD. To cultivate a space of supportiveness, genuineness, authenticity, and inclusion, where you can feel at ease and comfortable being yourself — no matter what your background, concerns, or life experiences.

Our Values

  • authenticity

    • We believe in creating a space where people can be their truest selves. That it is in feeling safe to be yourself that true healing and power is found — not only for patients but for our team.

  • passion

    • We are fueled by a strong desire to bring hope to those affected by depression, mood, anxiety, stress, and ADHD. We get a deep sense of meaning and fulfillment through our work with patients and together as a team.

  • service

    • Our greatest desire is to serve others and a mission bigger than ourselves. We believe that it is through serving others that a true sense of connection and purpose is found. We work to enrich and care for the lives of people in our community and the world.

  • flow + harmony

    • We believe in harmony and in promoting balance and flow in our patients across life systems and contexts.

  • quality

    • We’re committed to providing a serene, balanced, high quality therapeutic experience not only for our clients, but for our team.

  • innovation

    • We push beyond the current evidence-base to the leading edge of clinical training and innovation. We work as a team to innovate and streamline processes to provide the best level of care for patients and our team to increase impact.

  • heart

    • We bring heart to all that we do. We do all things with love.

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