Who is Jessica?

Jessica is an associate marriage and family therapist that enjoys working with families, couples, and individuals. She leads with compassion and a nonjudgmental attitude. 

Jessica’s native American background has led her to have a passion for connection and interconnectedness. Her belief that everything and everyone is connected allows her to lead with compassion and connect with clients.

She sees you as a whole person that is a part of and touched by many systems. We interact with our family systems, community, workplaces, and society. These systems impact us, and we influence them. 

Who does Jessica work with?

Jessica works with individual adolescents and adults that want to feel connected with themselves and others. She enjoys working with folks that are in a transition phase. Finding one’s purpose in life or relationship change is a transition.

Jessica works with couples and families that want to understand each other and strengthen their bond. She offers premarital counseling as well.

Jessica also works with individuals and families that are in the military. Jessica is a part of a military family. So, she is passionate about working with folks that have ties with the military.

What are sessions with Jessica like?

Jessica creates a safe space for you to tap into balance and harmony. Jessica respects your beliefs and way of being. 

Jessica empowers you to tap into a voice of compassion and awareness when assessing your past and present. She invites you to view things from a different perspective that serves you. 

Jessica gives you the tools to connect with parts of yourself and show them compassion. She also supports you in being present with yourself and others with mindfulness. 

Often, anxiety and trauma causes us to have bodily sensations such as tension and pain. Jessica invites you to be aware of your body and sensations. 

These sensations are there for a reason and are communicating our needs and feelings. Jessica can help you manage these physical sensations with mindfulness and guided meditations.

What is it like working with a couples therapist?

Jessica empowers couples to understand and come together by looking at their families of orgin. A genogram maps out families and allows you to view the family system and patterns. Jessica uses genograms often with couples.

Once you and your partner identify differences and see where they come from you can connect in a compassionate way. Attitudes towards children and marriage can come from our family of orgin’s beliefs, values, and experiences. 

When your partner and you understand where each other’s views come from you can work together to build a new system. A family system that supports both of you. 

Jessica supports you and your partner in communicating effectively. You and your partner can practice communication skills like active listening and I statements in session.

What is marriage and family therapy like?

Sometimes, all the responsibilities and stressors of the day is overwhelming and makes it challenging to take a pause. A pause to understand where the people we care about are coming from. 

Chores, meeting basic needs, the rising cost of daycare, and more can be a bit too much to handle. Having a therapist that can support your family in coming together can make a huge difference. 

Jessica brings fun and play into her family sessions. Children connect, learn, and come to life with play. Jessica uses sand trays, puppets, and games to connect the family and allow your child to embrace play. 

Jessica loves to support parents building understanding and compassion for their child. Knowing where child is at developmentally and how that influences their behavior is powerful. Empathizing what it is like to be a young child can support you in holding space for your child. 

Often, we learn how to be parents from what was modeled to us. Sometimes, our models are our parents. And they learned from their parents and so on. 

Jessica can empower you and your partner to gain skills and become the parent that you want to be. You can step out of the cycle and learn new skills to be a powerful and nurturing support system for your child. 

growgood psychology has a team of trauma informed therapists that are dedicated to support you as you strengthen your bonds within your family system

To add, at growgood psychology our marriage and family therapists will create a safe holding space for you to explore your relationship dynamics. We strive to walk along your path of healing as you overcome the challenges in your relationships. 

In marriage and family therapy you can gain connection and form strong bonds. You can create a strong support system to enable your family to overcome stressors.

Finally,  connect with us now to begin the healing process and embrace growth with marriage and family therapy!