Hope Scoles

Hope Scoles is a Minnesota Psychologist (MN Psychologist LP0405) with 30 years of professional experience. She works with people facing grief, depression, anxiety, relationship and intimacy struggles, career doubts, and the stress that comes with life changes. She also lists support for addiction, ADHD, parenting and sleep or eating concerns, alongside life purpose questions.

Hope uses a strength-based approach and treats clients as the experts of their own stories. Sessions focus on practical skills and on naming what matters now. Conversations can include exploring grief and the deeper questions it brings, or building routines and skills to manage anxiety and mood changes.

Her ways of working draw on methods that teach emotional regulation, present-moment awareness, and focused problem solving. Hope may use techniques from Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Internal Family Systems to help people build resilience and clearer next steps. The emphasis is on concrete skills people can try between sessions.

Hope aims to help people wrestling with career uncertainty, parenting strain, or the shock of a major life transition. She talks through options, helps set short-term goals, and supports practical planning. This is a direct, steady approach for someone who feels stuck and wants manageable steps forward.

Sessions are offered in English and delivered from Minnesota. Prospective clients are asked to use the site's matching questionnaire to schedule a first appointment and to confirm current session options before booking.

Approaches used and how online sessions work

Hope draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy to help people manage intense emotions and build calm routines. DBT offers concrete skills for regulating emotion, tolerating distress, and improving how people relate to others. Mindfulness Therapy emphasizes present-moment awareness and breathing or attention exercises that reduce rumination and support steadier mood.

She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to set short-term, practical goals and Internal Family Systems ideas to help people understand different parts of themselves that influence behavior. These methods are presented as tools to try together, not fixed prescriptions. The therapist will work collaboratively to figure out which approaches fit a person’s needs, goals, and preferences as those become clearer in early sessions.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know the available formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days - for example, a check-in can be shorter and easier to schedule on a lunch break, or a video meeting can save travel time. Discuss practical needs and preferences during the matching process so the therapist and client can plan sessions that fit day-to-day life.