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SYNERGY HEALTH CONSULTING

Expanding Access. Connecting Sectors. Building Hope.

our services

At SYNERGY HEALTH CONSULTING, we work with organizations and communities to strengthen systems and improve outcomes related to overdose prevention, substance use disorders, and chronic pain. Our clients include multidisciplinary teams across public health, medical, mental and behavioral health, substance use treatment, and criminal justice sectors. We specialize in addressing these complex challenges through a blend of clinical expertise, systems thinking, and collaborative planning. Whether supporting a single clinic or guiding county-wide initiatives, we deliver flexible, thoughtful solutions tailored to each context.

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Consultation

Strategic guidance customized to meet your organization’s unique needs and goals.

training

Interactive, custom-designed education covering topics such as workplace wellness, behavioral health, and addiction medicine.

Needs Assessment

Insightful evaluations to inform planning, identify priorities, and guide resource allocation.

strategic planning

Facilitation and project management support to create clear, actionable, and mission-driven roadmaps.

program development

Design and implementation support for effective and sustainable programs aligned with your goals.

process facilitation

Expert facilitation to support collaborative decision-making, planning, and engagement.

leadership coaching

Focused, personalized coaching to build leadership capacity, resilience, and vision.

clinical supervision

Clinical support for medical and behavioral health providers, especially in high-stress, frontline environments.

change management

Hands-on support to help teams and organizations navigate transitions and complex shifts.

about us

Bringing together diverse expertise to solve complex problems.

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NADEJDA RAZI ROBERTSON

Managing Director

Doctor of Behavioral Health

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

At SYNERGY HEALTH CONSULTING, we don’t rely on a static team model. Instead, we assemble project-specific teams tailored to the unique needs and goals of each client. This allows us to approach challenges from multiple perspectives and deliver solutions that are comprehensive, evidence-based, and efficient.

Our collective expertise spans addiction medicine, pain science, behavioral health, criminal justice, equity and inclusion, workplace wellness, neurobiology, project evaluation, implementation science, strategic planning, project management, and leadership coaching.

I am honored to collaborate with such a talented group of passionate and committed content experts.

~ Nadejda

Our Team

Nadejda Razi Robertson, PhD, LCSW

Dr. Nadejda Razi Robertson is a behavioral health consultant, licensed clinical social worker, and strategic facilitator with over 20 years of experience working across healthcare, public health, and community-based systems. She is the founder and lead consultant of Synergy Health Consulting, where she supports organizations in strengthening care delivery, workforce resilience, and cross-sector collaboration.

Nadejda brings a unique combination of clinical expertise and systems-level thinking. She maintains an active clinical practice and has deep experience working with individuals impacted by trauma, substance use disorders, chronic pain, and complex behavioral health needs. This clinical grounding informs her work with organizations, ensuring that strategy and operations remain connected to the realities of patient care.

Her consulting work focuses on strategic planning, leadership coaching, and organizational and behavioral health consultation. She partners with executive leaders, boards, and frontline teams to improve alignment, clarify decision-making, and build practical, implementable strategies. She is particularly skilled in facilitating complex conversations, helping groups navigate differing perspectives, and developing shared direction across stakeholders.

Nadejda has led and overseen numerous statewide and county-level initiatives in Oregon, including opioid response planning, substance use disorder care coordination, and workforce development efforts. Her work includes close collaboration with FQHCs, health systems, public health departments, and community organizations to improve integrated care and expand access to effective treatment.

In addition to her consulting work, Nadejda provides leadership coaching to healthcare executives, clinical leaders, and multidisciplinary teams. Her coaching focuses on strengthening communication, supporting decision-making under pressure, and building resilient, effective teams.

Across all of her work, Nadejda is known for her ability to translate complex challenges into clear, actionable steps—helping organizations move from discussion to meaningful, sustained change.

Denise Acker, Operations Specialist

Denise Acker is an experienced strategy and operations contractor with a strong background in coordination, communications, and multi-disciplinary collaboration. With extensive experience working across counties in Oregon, Denise played a pivotal role in collaboratively developing the state’s opioid crisis response plan by teaming with cross-county workgroups and subject matter experts to identify drug overdose trends, resources needed, and intervention plans. She compiled statewide best practices for developing drug overdose task forces, implementing emergency response strategies, and connecting to statewide harm reduction and prevention resources into the OHA-funded Drug Overdose Outbreak Plan Guidebook to assist Oregon counties in developing interagency emergency response plans that intercept and prevent drug overdoses.

Denise has worked alongside frontline, direct service healthcare professionals on multiple coordinated public health efforts aimed at addressing the complex challenges of social determinants of health, trauma, and substance use. She currently supports county-wide strategic planning and implementation efforts to advance healthcare accessibility and delivery through process development, needs assessing, data analysis, and reporting.

Denise works closely with Dr. Nadejda Razi Robertson to deliver operations and project management support to multi-faceted consulting and coaching endeavors led by Dr. Robertson.

Consultant Collaborators

The Center for Health & Well-being

Synergy Founding Members

Dr. Jim Shames, Board Certified in Family and Addiction Medicine, retired Jackson County Medical Director, Oregon Pain Guidance co-founder & statewide leader in opioid crisis response.

Simon Shames, Senior Data Strategy Director at OPCA, specializes in EHRs, data analysis, and medical IT, with a public health lens.

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We’re proud to have founded Oregon’s Opioids & Other Drugs, Pain & Addiction Treatment (OPAT) conference, co-authored Oregon’s Opioid Prescribing Guidelines, and developed the Oregon Pain Guidance’s website on opioid prescribing and chronic pain treatment.

Synergy Health Consulting works closely with policymakers and public health leaders. Our partners have included the CDC, Boston Medical Center, Oregon Health Authority, OHSU, and the University of Washington.