Hello! I am Jade. I received my bachelors from Weber State University and my Masters degree from Arizona State University. I have worked with clients in the areas of substance abuse, long term care, end of life, depression, anxiety, and PTSD.
I work with clients in a kind and compassionate way, and I always strive to help each
person move forward in the area that matters most to them. Since everyone is
different, I start by getting to know you, your needs, and your concerns before building
a plan together. In our sessions I draw on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to
examine thoughts that feel like facts, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to
make room for what's hard instead of fighting it, Motivational Interviewing (MI) to help
you find your own reasons for change, Internal Family Systems (IFS) to understand the
different parts of yourself, and EMDR to help process trauma that still feels present
today.
When I work with clients I like to start with getting to know them, their needs, and their past. Another thing I like to do is to check with the client for any safety concerns and help to connect them to community resources. Then the goals of teaching as many of the skills needed for emotion management as possible in order to create a sufficient framework before working on the bigger parts of the problems/concerns.
