Jessie wedell, LGPC (SHE/HER)

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Jessie recognizes that members of the LGBTQ+ community face unique and often under-acknowledged challenges when navigating interpersonal and relationship violence. She strives to create a nonjudgmental space where clients can explore the complexities of power, control, identity, and safety through a queer-informed lens. Jessie understands that societal stigma, family rejection, and limited community resources can make it harder for LGBTQ+ individuals to seek help, and she is committed to providing trauma-informed and identity-affirming support for survivors at any stage of their journey.

Jessie is deeply passionate about working with grief and loss in clients through her deep understanding and professional experience of the profound impact it can have on a person’s internal world. She supports clients through a wide range of grief experience including traumatic and unexpected grief, anticipatory grief connected to chronic or terminal illness; and ambiguous grief, including the emotional pain of estrangement and losing relationships with living family members. Jessie approaches grief work with compassion, patience, and grounding, helping clients find meaning, connection, and resilience as they navigate life after loss.

Jessie believes that while trauma influences how we see ourselves and the world, it does not have to define our identities or our futures. Her therapeutic approach centers on the belief that healing begins in the presence of an empathic witness who can hold space for the full truth of one’s experience with gentleness and respect. Jessie integrates trauma-informed practices, somatic awareness, and relational safety to help clients reconnect with their sense of agency, reclaim their story, and cultivate resilience.

Jessie is passionate about supporting lesbian and sapphic clients as they navigate the joys and complexities of queer+ relationships. She understands the nuances that can arise in women-loving-women and queer partnerships, including identity development, internalized homophobia, community pressures, and unique relational dynamics shaped by gender and sexuality. She offers a warm, affirming environment where clients can explore communication patterns, attachment needs, conflict cycles, and intimacy with confidence and authenticity.