Trauma doesn’t just live in the past — it shows up in your body, your relationships, and the stories you tell yourself about who you are. Whether you’re carrying PTSD, complex trauma, childhood wounds, or the weight of experiences you’ve never quite been able to put into words, this work is built for you. Using EMDR and IFS, Jess helps you move through the material at your own pace — without having to white-knuckle it or re-live it endlessly. You’ll leave sessions feeling more like yourself, not more dysregulated.

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is one of the most well-researched trauma treatments available — and it works differently than traditional talk therapy. Rather than analyzing the past, EMDR helps your brain do what it was always meant to do: finish processing experiences that got stuck. Most clients notice meaningful shifts within a few sessions. Jess is EMDRIA-certified and trained in advanced techniques including EMDR 2.0 and the Four Blinks Flash technique, so you’re working with someone who has invested deeply in this approach — not just someone who took a weekend training.

You deserve a therapist who gets it — not one you have to educate. Jess identifies as a lesbian and brings both personal and clinical experience to LGBTQ+ affirming care. This practice is genuinely affirming across the full spectrum: gender identity, sexual orientation, relationship structures (including non-monogamy), and family configurations. There’s no awkward pause when you mention your partner’s pronouns, no need to explain your relationship structure, and no risk of having your identity pathologized. Just therapy that meets you where you are.

ADHD isn’t just about focus — it’s about navigating a world that wasn’t designed for your brain. The shame spiral after a missed deadline. The relationship tension that comes from emotional dysregulation. The exhaustion of masking. Jess is neurodivergent herself and brings lived understanding (not just clinical training) to this work. Therapy here goes beyond coping strategies — it also addresses the grief, self-esteem wounds, and late-diagnosis confusion that so many adults with ADHD carry. You’ll be seen, not managed.

If you’ve done the work — years of therapy, medication, meditation — and still feel stuck, KAP may be the door that actually opens. Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy combines the neuroplasticity window that ketamine creates with expert trauma-focused therapy, allowing the brain to process material it has previously resisted. Jess is one of a small number of therapists in Washington, DC offering KAP. KAP can be particularly effective for treatment-resistant depression, PTSD, and complex trauma.

Ever feel like part of you wants to heal, but another part of you is terrified to? That’s not resistance — that’s your system doing exactly what it learned to do. IFS (Internal Family Systems) helps you get curious about the different “parts” of yourself — the inner critic, the people-pleaser, the one who shuts down — and begin to understand them rather than fight them. This approach is gentle, deep, and genuinely transformative. Jess uses IFS as a framework alongside EMDR, which means your therapy isn’t just processing events — it’s reshaping how you relate to yourself.