About Jessica
My practice is built on a deep belief in our interconnectedness and the wisdom of our embodied, relational selves.
At the heart of my work is a passion for looking at, and making space for, what is usually invisible, unrecognized, or undervalued.
I believe we all have a fundamental need to experience a sense of embodied freedom as well as embodied belonging. In my work with clients, groups, and other practitioners, I draw on my study and practice of somatic, physiological, and psychological modalities, my own lived experience, and a commitment to exploring the new, the old, and the unknown.
I approach each client and practitioner with a deep respect for their individual experience, and with the knowledge that through mutual skill and collaboration, so much more becomes possible.
Decades of study at the intersections of our humanity
Roots in birth work
My professional roots began as a birth doula and homebirth midwife assistant. By the age of 23, I found myself working at the intersection of so many of the elements that make up our humanity, including modern medicine, intimate partnerships, family histories, power dynamics, sexuality, and access to one's own voice. What I was seeing with my clients didn't match what the books and classes had taught me. And so began my work of experimentation and relentless study.
Filling in the gaps
Over the decades, I studied widely, including Zen Buddhism, massage therapy, Somatic Experiencing® (SE), relational psychotherapy, and more. I found pieces of truth and real skill, but also gaps. When I began studying with Kathy Kain, diving deep into her somatic approach to healing complex and developmental trauma, those gaps began to fill in, tying together the many studies and practices I had gathered over the years. More than ten years of study with Kathy now sits at the foundation of how I understand and approach my work.
The erotic, made whole
Studying with Betty Martin, creator of The Wheel of Consent, and becoming a certified Wheel of Consent facilitator, along with studying Somatic Sex Education, have been pivotal in my ability to understand and work with the erotic as it lives in all of us. I have found how powerful it can be to have safe and consensual support in healing the erotic, and in doing so, healing the whole self.
Continuing to deepen my skills
In my commitment to continuing to learn, I have been studying and practicing craniosacral therapy. This practice has enriched my skill in working with some of the ways our body’s structures hold us back and can set us free.
A whole-person, integrative practice
I integrate physiology, the study of early developmental phases, years of work in pregnancy, childbirth, and the postnatal year, Somatic Experiencing®, an understanding of the human drive to survive, a passion for transformative justice, eroticism, and the deep need for connection and interdependence.
More than ten years of study with Kathy Kain
Certified Wheel of Consent® facilitator, trained with Dr. Betty Martin
Approved Somatic Experiencing® provider at all levels — for personal sessions and consultations
Background in birth work, sacred intimacy, and Somatic Sex Education
Craniosacral therapy
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