Jessica L Townshend

Are you satisfied with the kinds of relationships you have in your life? If you have struggled to form meaningful connections with others, we can work together to improve this. Whatever the origins, including anxiety, depression, trauma, and abuse. My focus is helping people move towards the life they would like to live and developing meaningful relationships with others. I believe that we can define our own future instead of letting life, our past, or others define it for us. My orientation is humanistic existential, meaning I focus on the client and see strengths as tools we can use to overcome obstacles through making meaningful, authentic, congruent choices, making meaning of your life and experiences. I see both human potential and the realities of human existence. I have extensive experience working with teenagers and with trauma-related issues. I do not see trauma just as PTSD, but I see the broader spectrum of traumatic responses. I enjoy helping people learn how to put themsel