Rachel grew up in Glenwood Springs and is happy to be back in the Roaring Fork Valley. She holds an Associate of Arts from Colorado Mountain College, a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Fort Lewis College, and a Master of Social Work from Colorado State University, and is a licensed LCSW.

Rachel has therapeutic experience working with youth and families in school settings, including Heath Middle School in Greeley, Basalt Middle School, and Basalt High School. She draws on approaches like motivational interviewing, CBT, narrative therapy, and somatic therapy, with a focus on each person's strengths and unique experience. 

Rachel believes humans heal through community, and she works to foster self-efficacy, growth, and compassion in the people she supports. In her role as School Services Training & Operations Manager, she hopes to help clinicians and schools feel prepared to meet the mental health needs of their students and local community.

Rachel loves being part of the Aspen Hope Center school-based team and believes deeply in the work they do and the amazing staff she gets to work alongside.

Outside of work, she loves hiking with her dogs, time on the river, snowboarding, spending time with friends and family, and rock climbing.

Born and raised in the foothills of Colorado, Avy received her BA from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2008. After graduating she followed her wanderlust and her passion for working with youth around the world. She taught in South Korea, worked with refugees in Uganda, supported reforestation projects in Ethiopia, and eventually fell in love with experiential education. Avy spent a decade facilitating and directing international Gap Year programs, working with youth in India, East Africa, Latin America, and here in the American Southwest.

Recognizing the need for more mental health services for youth, Avy pursued her Masters of Social Work and graduated from Portland State University in 2020. Most recently she worked as a school social worker in Portland, Oregon. Her trauma-informed and culturally considerate practice is rooted in a client-centered and strengths-based approach. She draws from solution-focused, somatic, cognitive-behavioral and narrative techniques, and believes wholeheartedly in every client’s ability to find resiliency and healing.

Avy is thrilled to be returning to her Colorado roots with the Aspen Hope Center, and when she is not working she can probably be found out exploring the trails with her adventure pup.

Paul earned his BA in Social Science at Colorado State University in 1992, and a Professional Teaching License from the teacher education school at the University of Northern Colorado 2 years later. After teaching in the classroom, instructing for Outward Bound, and a stint building cabinets, Paul returned to graduate school in 2004 to earn a MA in Counseling Psychology at Prescott College, concentrating in Adventure-Based Counseling.

Paul became a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Certified Addiction Specialist (CAS) while serving as a Primary Therapist at the Youth Recovery Center, an inpatient adolescent treatment facility housed within Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs. He went on to join the Roaring Fork Schools as a Prevention Specialist at Basalt Middle School, followed by work as a clinician in community mental health at Mind Springs Health. Paul’s counseling practice is grounded in CBT, TF-CBT, DBT, and Motivational Interviewing. Outdoor adventure, wilderness experience, and plenty of good food continue to sustain Paul’s personal, professional, and family life.