THERAPEUTIC APPROACH

I believe therapy is a collaborative partnership where your experiences are truly seen and heard. My approach is built on warmth and compassion. We are not broken or flawed; we have survived and adapted. We will work together to unlearn and re-learn new ways of relating to ourselves and to the world around us. You can expect to be met with empathy, candor, and humor in your work with me.

Our stories and our histories, both collectively and individually, are important vessels of knowledge and are sources of both healing and of harm. We experience harm, and we heal, through relationships— with ourselves, with others, and with the world around us. I aim to create a relationship with you that supports healing, compassion, and understanding.

My practice is foundationally rooted in harm reduction and is explicitly anti-racist, queer/trans-affirming, sex positive, and fat/body positive. I am committed to the lifelong unlearning of colonization and to holding space for others to unpack how societal and institutional structures have impacted their mental health and wellness. In addition, I integrate somatic, humanist and relational therapeutic approaches into my work.

ABOUT ME

I’m Jess (she/her). I am a trauma-therapist based out of Seattle, WA. I feel a deep connection to the land in which I reside and recognize that this land is stolen Coast Salish land, specifically the ancestral land of the Duwamish, Suquamish, Stillaguamish, and Muckleshoot People.

I enjoy reading, cooking, spending time outside, playing pinball (games, generally), and admiring my cat and when lucky, receiving a cuddle from her. I try to appreciate the tiny glimmers of beauty, both in my home and all around me, as much as I can. I approach my work and my personal life as an ongoing experience of learning and growth.

• Feeling disconnected and/or disempowered

• Wanting to process and understand their experience of themselves in the context of trauma

• Navigating challenging interpersonal relationships including partnerships, friendships, or relationships with family

• Exploring and understanding aspects of their identity, specifically– gender, sexuality, culture, race, living with chronic illness, and/or neurodivergence

• Experiencing burn-out or chronic stress

• Navigating life transitions

• Experiencing climate anxiety, distress related to sociopolitical events and/or late-stage capitalism

• LGBTAIQ+ and/or BIPOC 

• Neurospicy