
Therapy
Jesse’s approach to supporting you in your recovery and mental health goals is based on compassion, collaboration, and respect for your autonomy. His therapy practice is rooted in Motivational Interviewing, Mindful Self-Compassion, Brainspotting, and Cultural Humility.
Motivational Interviewing
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a person-centered approach to helping others. This approach to talk therapy emphasizes the person’s autonomy and inner strengths. Therapists using MI aim to hold space for others to support them in developing and sustaining authentic inner motivation. This collaborative approach to therapy has been proven to help others with a variety of goals and issues including:
Depression, anxiety and other severe mental health issues
Health and wellness goals such as exercise and nutrition
Substance use including drugs and alcohol
Making healthy choices for oneself
For more info about MI, click here.
Mindful Self-Compassion
Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) is a mindfulness based approach to fostering and accepting self compassion. This approach to self compassion relies on the three principles of Mindfulness, Self Kindness, and Common Humanity. The practice of MSC can include guided meditations, self reflection exercises, and activities to incorporate into one’s daily life post therapy. MSC has been shown to help with many health and wellness issues including:
Shame and low self worth
Depression, anxiety, and stress
Life satisfaction and meaning
For more info about MSC, click here.
Brainspotting
Brainspotting is a treatment approach that incorporates mindfulness and physiological elements to support others resolve stress, trauma, anxiety and other challenging experiences. Therapists using this approach use compassion and “dual attunement” to help provide a safe space for the individual to explore difficult aspects of the mind such emotions and memories. Clients can expect to see a change in their symptoms in as little as one BSP session. Brainspotting can be used to help with:
Various types of traumas
Anxiety, stress, and depression
Substance Use
For more info on BSP, click here.
