I am so glad you’re here.

The way I see it, I get to be a therapist, maybe even your therapist.

Hi, I’m Jess.

Your therapist Jess standing on a sandy beach in Cathedral Park near the Willamette river with the St. Johns bridge on left and green trees on right under clear blue sky.

As a therapist, I feel grateful and proud to be in the field. I believe counseling is a collaborative process – one rooted in compassion, honesty, and a strong sense of care. My style is steady and attuned; I offer both gentle presence and thoughtful challenge. I honor the many ways we come back to ourselves.

As a human, I believe you did the brave thing of looking up a therapist, so I’m going to do the brave thing of meeting you here, where you can find me.

I love to be outside, to bask in both its abundance and exposure. I have a bird-like nature to nest; I delight in designing spaces — for me, for you, for my beloved community in all of its forms. I design books, craft recipes, take photographs, write of moments small and large. I’m drawn to the power of words and color — how they hum, clash, and surprise.

I find immense pleasure in the bite of fresh cilantro, squinting into unexpected sunlight, my dog’s morning stretch routine, the texture of a handmade thing, how shared laughter peels and unfolds, the way memories smell.

I value humor, authenticity, and the kind of beauty that isn’t polished but real.

This is the year I begin learning to play drums and bravely grow out a pixie cut.

I’m someone who has a therapist.

I tell you all of this to offer a real piece of myself in service of you, of your hopes, wants, and needs. It’s one of the ways I know how to begin building trust. I can’t wait to hear from you.

Healing is political.

Our work together will be radical, anti-oppressive and liberation-oriented. What does this mean? Acknowledging that the distress you’re experiencing isn’t just in your head. Together, we can bravely face the discomfort and growth of giving voice to all that has been silenced.

We, you and I, can have different values and beliefs — we probably do, even if you find yourself nodding along to everything I’ve written here — and do effective, meaningful, transformative work together. You are not broken, you are here to be seen, to heal, to grow, to get free.

I’m not going to pretend that counseling alone is enough, for any of us, it’s not. It can however, be a seed. A place to begin, and begin again — to unlearn, to unravel, reveal, and reconnect to something larger, to all that makes us whole.

I am white, neurodivergent, queer, femme, non-binary, and use they/them pronouns.

I live and work in Portland, Oregon on unceded territories of the Multnomah, Cowlitz, Kalapuya, Clackamas tribes and many others who first called this place home.

I have a deep commitment to my own unlearning and reconnecting. I believe we all have the ability to heal, to grow into our wholeness, and that we inherently do so together — this is the heart of what makes me a good therapist.

That, and the chance to care for, and adventure alongside, my dog called Wanda.

I hold a Masters in Mental Health Counseling from Lewis & Clark College, with specialized training in addiction treatment and eco-psychology.

I am currently training in Gestalt Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy.

I am supervised by Meghan O’Connor, LMFT and Justin Rock, LMFT, LPC.

Your therapist Jess wearing glasses and a Phillips-head screw earring gently resting her forehead against a black dog called Wanda with a sweet face, posing closely together outdoors.

In St. Johns

Tuesday — Saturday

8525 N Lombard St.
Portland, OR 97203