Hope Scoles

Hope Scoles is a Minnesota psychologist with 30 years of experience supporting people through grief, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. She works with clients who are coping with loss, relationship and intimacy concerns, stress, addiction, parenting challenges, career questions, and women's issues. She emphasizes practical help and clear steps rather than abstract theories.

Hope uses a strengths-based approach. She starts by listening to each person's story and noticing the skills they already have. Then she helps people build new coping tools for sleep, eating, mood swings, and day-to-day stress. Sessions focus on small, doable steps clients can try between meetings.

Grief work often includes talking through the spiritual questions loss brings and finding ways to carry meaning forward. For anxiety and depression she blends skills training with mindful awareness and short-term goal work. When relationships strain, Hope helps people clarify boundaries and communication patterns so they can make choices that match their values.

Her practice draws on methods such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Internal Family Systems to fit different needs. Hope frames these tools in plain language and tailors them to each person's situation. She invites people to take gradual risks in therapy and keeps the focus on usable strategies.

Hope believes clients are the experts on their own lives and offers steady support while they test new ways of coping. If someone wants to change how they respond to stress or figure out what matters next, she helps map a clear path forward.

How Hope’s approaches translate to online therapy

Hope integrates skills training and self-reflection into a clear plan people can use outside sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy focuses on teaching coping skills for intense emotions and better interpersonal choices. It is useful for managing strong mood swings, stress, and relationship strain.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple awareness practices to reduce rumination and increase calm. It can help with anxiety, sleep problems, and the restless dissatisfaction that people often bring to therapy. Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on small, concrete goals and what changes will look like in daily life, which is helpful for career decisions, coping with life transitions, and short-term coaching needs.

Hope works collaboratively to find the best mix of tools. She listens to goals and preferences, then suggests approaches to try. Together the client and therapist check what helps and adjust the plan over time.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the session formats offered before booking. Many people appreciate that online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow a shorter check-in when needed, and remove travel time. Discuss with the therapist how to shape sessions so they fit your schedule and needs.