Jessica Minckley

• I’m a “real” talker, down to Earth + hot takes
• Anticapitalist leftist
• Strengths-based, positive psychology, non-pathologizing
• Frank. I can call people on their crap without judgment.
• Insight-oriented
• Goofy and funny. My clients and I like to laugh and make fun of ourselves sometimes, even in the darkest times
• Likes to take things a bit deeper. Is capable of holding many layers of complexity and conceptualizing the connections- and the way forward
• A visual thinker (lots of stories and images in how I speak)
• Very hard to surprise with regard to human behavior

I look into your formative experiences to find answers to today’s struggles. Spoiler alert- you solve problems using your already existing awesomeness! I trust the evidence called “common factors”. It says across dozens of various therapy models, the only thing that was consistent in helping people: our relationship is the solution. This is called Humanistic or Person-Centered. The one protocol I do use is EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing). This can also be done with art-making.

We'll first build rapport and get to know your history, including early memories and making a genogram. We inventory your strengths and see how they apply to today's problems. Then, we'll embark on increasing insight into why you do what you do and how it serves you (and doesn't). There's a fair amount of psych-education and tool-building here. After, we practice the new skills and take courageous actions together. Lastly, you will see the value of being socially embedded as you journey to your new life!

Along the way, I make encouraging recommendations for you to pursue supplemental services and therapies that are outside of my scope of practice but align with your personal belief systems, such as psychiatry.