Address & Phone:

Comforting Hope
1302 S. College Ave. Suite C
College Place, WA  99324

(866)522-1438, toll free
(509)522-1438, local

Hours:  9:30am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday

Current Staff & Volunteers:

Jamie Gavin, PhD, MPH, LMHC, NCC, CEAP, MAC
Linda Jacobson
Sid Nash
Don Vories

Dr. Jamie Gavin is the President of Comforting Hope, a private not-for-profit corporation 501(c)(3) application pending. Dr. Gavin also provides Christian counseling through a private for-profit corporation, Environmentalists Incorporated. Both businesses are now operating out of the same office. Linda Jacobson manages both the office of Comforting Hope and the office of Dr. Gavin as a volunteer. Other volunteers provide support through:

1. Facilitating Christian 12 step groups affiliated with Comforting Hope ministries
2. Providing training
3. Peer support or counseling
4. Engaging in film productions
5. Membership in the Board of Directors

Do you have someone in your church struggling with depression, anxiety, anger, or other debilitating repetitive behaviors (with food, sex, substances, finances and/or co-dependency)? Help your church by contacting us for training to provide a more complete ministry.

A disclosure statement regarding Dr. Gavin's practice and his resume are available. Environmentalists Inc. pays rents and utilities, and 10% of revenues generated by Environmentalists Incorporated through the counseling services of Dr. Gavin are paid to Comforting Hope for secretarial support and billing. Dr. Gavin, through Environmentalists Incorporated, offers fee-for-service counseling to couples and individuals in crisis. He is a general mental health practitioner, providing counseling for children, teens and adults. He is bilingual, fluent in both English and Spanish. His Bible-based counseling follows a cognitive behavioral model, informed by attachment theory. For references or to refer those in need, please call us.