About

About Jessica

I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and completed my Masters in Social Work at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2009.  I've done many clinical trainings and have found them to be lacking for the work I want to do.  I consider myself an "unconventional" therapist and I love sharing yoga with people.  It's not just a physical activity that happens on a yoga mat; yoga is a way of life.

I've been practicing yoga for over a decade and got serious about yoga when I moved to Oregon in 2013. When the pandemic hit in 2020, I was working in a maximum security prison and I was struggling with being a mental health therapist and wanting to offer more to my clients. I discovered that yoga therapy existed and I enrolled in a 200 hour yoga teacher training that led to yoga therapy training. I completed 200 hour yoga teacher training at Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy in October 2022.

I am currently in training to become a certified yoga therapist at Breathing Deeply.  I am also enrolled in the 300 hour yoga teacher training program at My Vinyasa Practice. With over 10 years experience in the field of mental health, I completed Life and Wellness Coach training in 2022.

I currently live and practice in Salem, Oregon with my partner, 2 kids and cat. I enjoy gardening, listening to the wind in the trees, crocheting, and reading as many books as I can. 

Therapy Trainings

Integrating EMDR into your Clinical Practice at EMDR Consulting, completed 

Brainspotting Phase 1 with Pie Frey, Psy.D and Cherie Lindberg, LPC, completed 2020

Brainspotting Phase 2 with Katherine Allen, MA, LMFT, completed 2021

Emotional Freedom Techniques Level 1 and 2, completed 2020

Yoga Certifications

200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training at Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy, completed October 2021

Yoga Nidra at My Vinyasa Practice, completed March 2024

Meditation Teacher level 1 (100 hours) at YogaMu, completed May 2024

Somatic Healing at My Vinyasa Practice, completed July 2024

Advanced Somatic Healing at My Vinyasa Practice, completed November 2024

In Progress:  

Foundations Yoga Therapy Program at Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy

300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training at My Vinyasa Practice

200 Hour Hatha Yoga Teacher training at My Vinyasa Practice

Mudra Teacher at YogaMu