Meet your guides

Jaron is an enrolled member of the Klamath Tribes and a descendant of the Shasta Indian Nation. His cultural identity influences how he approaches this work.

Jaron offers calm, respectful facilitation shaped by lived experience, long-term recovery, community service, a deep connection to the land, and a reverence for mushrooms.

Jaron’s path has included trauma, addiction, incarceration, as well as healing through ceremony, helping others and more than 13 years of sobriety. He has worked in the addiction field as a counselor, supervisor, and harm-reduction leader. He also has a long history of community service in Oregon through participation on local and statewide boards, committees, and councils.

Jaron approaches clients as a fellow human being rather than as an authority claiming to have all of the answers. He sees his role as supporting safety and creating conditions in which the client can have a meaningful, personal experience. His work emphasizes preparation, respect, grounded support, and integration.