Nurturing Deeper Connections to Earth, Body & Soul
I hold sacred space for your journey home.We’ve all felt lost, overwhelmed, or disconnected at some point in our lives. Sometimes, we get stuck. We may live on autopilot and crave a more authentic and purposeful life. I offer psychotherapy, somatic coaching, ecotherapy, classes, and workshops to help you come home to the wisdom of the earth, the signals of the body, and your truest self.
Hi, I’m Jess.
A little about me…
Growing up on a farm, I found joy and wonder in connection to nature. As I became more invested in learning about the climate crisis, I was overwhelmed by how we as humans treat the earth, each other, and ourselves. I started the journey to become a psychotherapist because I believe that our individual health is deeply entwined with our collective health. I draw from advanced clinical training in ecotherapy, somatics, parts work, and attachment-focused EMDR. I am deeply passionate about facilitating nature reconnection and eco-somatic experiences 1:1 with clients and in groups for individual and collective healing.
“The ache for home lives in all of us. The safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.”
― Maya Angelou
Three pathways home…
Humans have come to believe that we are separate and superior to nature. We have dominated and exploited the earth in a way that our own survival is at risk. We do the same thing to each other and to ourselves. Along the way, we learn that there are parts of ourselves and our experience that are intolerable or unloveable. We learn to survive by disconnecting. We heal by reconnecting.
Earthwork
The earth teaches us about wholeness. When we come home to the earth, we learn what it means to give and receive support. We practice belonging.
Bodywork
Our body teaches us about presence. When we come home to our bodies, we learn to trust our ability to regulate. We widen our emotional tolerance for deeper meaning and joy.
Soulwork
Our soul teaches us about truth. When we come home to our truest self, we stay connected to what matters. We feel guided through the cycles of life.
“Maybe the journey isn’t so much about becoming anything. Maybe it’s about un-becoming everything that isn’t really you, so you can be who you were meant to be in the first place.”
― Paul Coelho
Let’s work together.
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Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy is a journey of unwinding patterns from the past and reprocessing them in the body for deeper change in the present. I work with clients experiencing complex trauma, grief, chronic pain, and more. Clients co-create a process of personal transformation, reclaiming wholeness, and gaining self-trust.
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Somatic Coaching
Somatic coaching is a present-oriented, skill based, and experiential way to welcome more vitality in the body and peace of mind. I work with clients who may be feeling stressed, burnt out, disconnected, and dysregulated. Clients gain a toolbox of skills to increase their ability to be present and regulated.
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Ecotherapy
Ecotherapy utilizes our connection to the earth to explore who we are, what matters to us, and how we relate. I work with clients who may be feeling overwhelmed, hopeless or lost in their lives and over the state of the world. Clients reconnect to the cycles of the earth for insight, meaning, and belonging.
