Jordan Gutierrez

Jordan is a licensed psychotherapist with over a decade of experience, shaped by both clinical training and lived experience. She earned her MSW through the advanced standing program at the University of Central Florida (2016).

After relocating to San Diego, Jordan spent several years in community mental health, offering psychosocial rehabilitation to people experiencing homelessness and serious mental illness. This work deepened her experience with diverse communities, including seniors, immigrants, BIPOC individuals, and LGBTQIA+ clients.

Her own IVF journey and transition into motherhood during the pandemic brought new focus to her practice. She completed post-graduate training through Postpartum Support International and is a Certified Perinatal Mental Health Specialist.

Today her practice centers on two areas of deep focus: perinatal mental health and neurodivergent adults, particularly those who received an Autistic or ADHD diagnosis later in life. In both areas, she brings the same orientation: thoughtful, identity-affirming support through some of life's most significant transitions.

Those who have worked with me often describe me as a warm and compassionate therapist. I believe you are the expert of your own story. My role is not to tell you who you are, but to walk alongside you and help you better understand yourself as you grow and heal.

My approach is feminist and non-pathologizing. This means I don’t see you as “broken”. Instead of asking, “What’s wrong with you” I ask, “What happened to you?” I am informed by and weave together psychodynamic therapy, narrative work, and EMDR to honor your story, your neurotype, and the patterns that shape your life.

I honor all parts of who you are and the many identies you hand. I understand that our culture, family history, and society shapes our mental health. My work is holistic, meaning I see and recognize the connection between your mind, body and spirit.

The first session is a chance for me to really get to know you.I do a full biopsychosocial assessment, which means we'll talk about what's going on in your life right now and also spend some time exploring your history, including your childhood and family background. The past often shapes the present in ways we don't always recognize, and that context helps me understand you more fully from the very beginning. By the end, my hope is that we both have a clearer picture of where you are, how you got here, and what you're working toward together.