We are so happy to welcome Jessica to our Team! Jessica is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with a Master's degree from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. She has 10+ years of experience working in the mental health field and is excited to continue this work with Birch. She enjoys working with individuals ages 16+ and has a special interest working with couples.

Jessica's areas of specialty include mood-spectrum disorders, trauma, relationship issues, coping with mental illness at home, parenting interventions, as well as grief and loss. Her therapeutic roots are with Gottman Theory and Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples, Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) and Brainspotting for trauma treatment, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for emotion dysregulation challenges, however she tends to be integrative and brings in tools from Internal Family Systems (IFS), as well as mindfulness-based and strengths-based interventions as appropriate with clients.

Outside of the office Jessica enjoys spending time with friends and family, going for walks and hikes with the dog, working on jigsaw puzzles, trying new foods/restaurants, visiting the ocean, and tending to her garden.