About Jaclyn.
Desire to Grow.
It all starts with your desire to grow. Your desire for change. Your passion, your motivation, your commitment to yourself. That’s where therapy begins.
I am always delighted to meet people there.
My aim is to find the unique version of support that you need, and creatively work to offer this within the first few sessions. Then we work on deepening the process of self- understanding and building new skills and habits.
What will working with me look like?
First thing we will do is have a consultation call. I will learn why you are reaching out for therapy, what your main challenges are, and what you hope to achieve out of therapy.
After that we will have our first session where I will ask a lot more questions, and learn a lot about your history From here we will create a few goals for therapy.
We will work intently in each session exploring these topics and working to introduce new insights, new skills, and new life habits.
What skills do I introduce to support change?
In my practice I focus primarily on working with mindfulness, self compassion, and expressive arts therapy. Each of these modalities have been researched and proven to have lasting strong impact on mood.
They have been proven to decrease anxiety, stress, and depression.Not only that BUT they can increase joy, positivity, and a spark for being alive.
I am extremely passionate about you living a life that is more easeful and meaningful. Throughout my clinical experience I have found that these core tools do an excellent job of creating these results.
How I got started in therapy…
In my 20’s I started dreaming of being a therapist. An art therapist. I remember the moment when I realized that was what I was meant to do. It was one of those aha moments, so cool, I loved it.
I’m an artist who likes to meditate, and learn, and grow. I am incredibly fascinated by how and why humans are the way they are. And not just because it’s cool and fun. But because I have felt suffering and pain and what it’s like to live when you can’t make any sense of your relationship to life or to food. I wanted to understand what was causing my pain, and what I could do about it.
By some miracle all that learning and searching and growing afforded me the ability to heal from binge eating. I felt and continue to feel so fortunate that I am no longer living that trap. But I know of so many who still wish to heal themselves and their relationship to food, but struggle. From this my passion for helping others heal eating disorders through therapy was born.
Education
MA, Counseling Psychology/Expressive Arts Focus, California Institute of Integral Studies
BA, Cultural and Environmental Art, Bowling Green State University
Trainings and Specialties
Eating Disorder Treatment. Specialized training through multi-year employment at one of the nation’s leading treatment centers, Center For Discovery
Certified Body Image Coach
Expressive Arts therapy. Include specialties in drama, music, art, and dance therapy.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Mindful Self Compassion
200hr yoga teacher training.
A little more about me. ♥︎
I currently live in and practice out of Berkeley, California.I love calling Berkeley my home.
With my free time I love to enjoy all that living in the San Francisco Bay area has to offer including: hiking, beaches, biking, cool roller skate crews, amazing food spots, amazing DANCE parties, farmers markets, and of course taking a stroll around Lake Merritt. I live with my two young sons who continuously fill my heart with joy.
First Steps:
The first step of starting therapy is a big one. I full heartedly understand.
Here is what I can say. Therapy makes a difference. Therapy can reduce that challenge, bring more peace, more joy, and gosh darn it a little more ease.
So even if it’s not me, I strongly encourage starting up therapy.
Please feel free to reach out if you want to get that started with me.
