Hi, I’m Jess

I became a therapist because I needed one first.

I know what it’s like to carry something heavy and not have the words for it. To feel like you should be fine, like you have no “real” reason to be struggling, and yet still feel completely stuck. I’ve done my own deep work. I’ve sat in the chair you’re sitting in. And that experience didn’t just shape who I am personally, it shaped every single thing about how I work with clients. It also taught me what therapy shouldn’t feel like. Stiff. Clinical. Like you’re performing being broken for someone taking notes.

Therapy with me looks like this:

You show up however you are that day, messy, guarded, crying before you even sit down, or cracking jokes because that’s how you cope. All of it is welcome. I’m not going to sit across from you in silence waiting for you to have a breakthrough. I’m going to be in it with you. Real, direct, and occasionally funny, because healing doesn’t have to be heavy every single minute. I mix warmth with honesty. I’ll call you out gently when you’re stuck in a story that’s keeping you small. I’ll also celebrate the hell out of you when something shifts, even something tiny because those moments matter.

What I actually do:

I’m a mental health counselor and trained EMDR therapist based in Miami Beach, FL. I specialize in trauma, PTSD, anxiety, relationship patterns, and addiction using EMDR therapy and trauma-informed, mind-body approaches that go deeper than traditional talk therapy.

Here’s why that matters: you can have incredible self-awareness and still feel completely stuck. You can know exactly why you do something and still keep doing it. That’s not a character flaw, that’s what unprocessed trauma and nervous system patterns actually look like. EMDR gets underneath all of it. It helps your brain and body finally finish processing what got stuck, so the past stops showing up and hijacking your present.

I work with adults who are tired of just surviving their days and ready to actually feel like themselves again. In-person here in Miami Beach, and virtually for anyone in Florida.

Outside the therapy room:

I’m someone who genuinely loves this work, not just professionally, but personally. I believe in therapy, I believe in growth, and I believe in doing the hard thing even when it’s uncomfortable. I’m passionate about wellness, self-work, and the idea that healing isn’t a destination, it’s something you keep choosing. I also don’t take myself too seriously. Life is heavy enough. If we can laugh a little while doing the deep work, we absolutely will.