Jessica Reynolds (she/her), Licensed Clinical Social Worker, owner and psychotherapist at The Purple Couch Counseling and Consulting PLLC . The color purple symbolizes royalty. The Purple Couch represents a safe space to learn how to love ourselves through looking inward. Jessica earned her Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Denver in 2013. She has over ten years of experience in the human services field. She initially practiced social work with children and families involved with the Department of Human Services in Colorado. She has gained a wealth of experience working with adults and children who have struggled with depression, PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), and anxiety.
She tailors the therapeutic process to each individual client. She is trained in various types of approaches such as, narrative therapy, which is a fancy term that refers to providing a space for a person to tell their story through their lens. She is also trained in acceptance commitment therapy which is a type of therapy to help us lessen the load of our symptoms so we can live our best lives.
Her passion involves breaking down the stigma of mental health specifically in communities of color. She currently serves as an Adjunct professor with Our Lady of the Lake University. She enjoys educating Master Social Work students on how to serve oppressed populations. In her free time you can find her chilling with her daughters at the park or vibing out to neo-soul music.
In this episode Jessica shares some ways to cope with our mental health.
Here is little of what we will get answers to:
- The common symptoms of types of anxiety/depression
- How to manage anxiety/fear/rage
- How to know if you should seek a therapist
- How should you find therapist
It's time to R.I.S.E. U.P. together, Let's get it baby!
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