Hi, I’m Jessie.

Maybe you’re looking for a change. Maybe you’ve realized you don’t have to do this alone. Maybe it has all gotten to be too much. Let me help.

I’ve been working in the mental health field for almost ten years, but my journey to this work was a tough one. I spent years working in a job that wasn’t meant for me, in a relationship that wasn’t healthy, and bouncing around the world every couple of years to avoid putting down roots. Life felt like it had a handle on me, but not me on it. My own path to mental wellness changed the course of my life, eventually leading me to study Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine at Boston University and Counselor Education and Supervision at James Madison University. I now work with clients in my private practice, teach masters students in a Clinical Mental Health Counseling program, and supervise new clinicians.

I’d love to work with you, too.

  • My clinical experience includes the following: individual and group counseling to cancer patients and their caregivers, psychiatric triage in a hospital emergency department, psychiatric triage for children and adolescents in a hospital emergency department, individual and couples counseling to college students, group counseling for survivors of dating, domestic, and sexual violence, rural mental health in western Virginia, and most recently individual and couples counseling in private practice.

    I currently work as Teaching Faculty at Antioch University Seattle where I teach and supervise in-person and online. My teaching and supervision experience began at James Madison University, and the courses I have taught include: Human Growth and Development, Career Counseling, Family of Origin, Psychotherapy Process, Multicultural Perspectives, DEI Seminar Series, Group Counseling, Practicum Supervision, and Internship Case Consultation.

    Ph.D. in Counseling and Supervision, James Madison University

    M.A. in Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine, Boston University, Graduate Medical Sciences

    M.B.A., Western New England University

  • Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC), NBCC

    EMDR Trained, EMDRIA

    Gottman Level One Certified

    Inclusive Teaching: Supporting All Students in the College Classroom

    Community R3: Recognize, Respond, and Refer (domestic violence training)

  • American Counseling Association (ACA)

    Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES)

    Association for Humanistic Counseling (AHC)

    Western Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (WACES)

    Human Rights Committee, ACA (2020-2021 appointment)

    Program Evaluation, Rebound Program, James Madison University

    Women’s Professional Development Committee (2017-2019)