Who Are You

If you’ve experienced life change in the last 12 months…

SUCH as:

move

career change

relationship status change

parenthood

financial stress

that’s been difficult to manage…

WHICH FEELS LIKE:

overwhelm

anxiety

worry

fear

uncertainty

sadness

irritability

loneliness

and you’re ready to feel empowered, let’s talk.

IDENTIFIED AS:

intention

purpose

peace

contentment

engagement

WHO AM I

Jennifer Petty, MA, LMHC

I offer counseling to those facing uncertain futures. I help transform fear, worry, and doubt into confidence, intention, and purpose.

My style is collaborative, exploratory, and curious. You are the expert of your life, I'm just here to listen, relate, and sometimes offer a different perspective. I like to use warmth, empathy, and humor to connect.

I believe the best therapists are well-rounded with a variety of experiences outside of the therapy room. I've held professional positions involving writing and editing, design, marketing and sales, and hospitality before and after becoming a counselor. I'm a wife and mother. A Pacific Northwest native, I've lived in the South and East Coast before returning to Washington to open my practice.

Professional Counseling Experience

• The Key Center Resident Counselor

• Austin Travis County Integral Care ANEW Program Intern

• O'Henry Middle School Counseling Intern

Education

• M.A., Professional Counseling, St Edward's University, 2015

• B.A., Journalism, University of Oregon, 2010

License

Licensed Mental Health Counselor #LH60994122, under consultation with Clare Isaacson of Wallingford Counseling.

Approved Supervisor for Washington State

WHAT IS PSYCHOTHERAPY?

counseling, psychotherapy, talk therapy?

All names for the same thing: a conversation with a trained listener designed to identify, challenge, and adjust the way we move through the world. I rely on Cognitive Behavioral, Mindfulness, Existential, and Humanistic therapies to help clients identify goals and move closer toward them.

Psychotherapy can be as rich or deep as we want it to be. Some of my clients’ needs are resolved within a handful of sessions with coping skills, problem-solving, and new ways of thinking. Others have invested in therapy as a platform for exploring beliefs about themselves, the world, and relationships. Part of our initial contact will be identifying goals, including measurable outcomes, and determining the length of treatment.

what to expect

• Weekly 50 minute sessions in my Queen Anne or virtual office.

• Questions like, “How does that make you feel?”: Cliche? Yes! Relevant? Yes! Part of my job is pushing you to identify how to feel without asking you to change it. Yes, there will be an emotion wheel.

• Mindfulness exercises like deep breathing, grounding, and body scans.

• Problem-solving. Maybe the solution is right in front of us, it just took a fresh set of eyes to see it?

• Accountability. Did you do what you said you were going to do? Are you skirting away from a difficult topic? Are you showing up? Putting in the effort?

• Confidentiality. Your private thoughts are safe with me.

• Flexibility. Sometimes what we think is the problem isn’t actually the problem.

• Feeling heard, supported, and cared for. I’ve got your back. We’re in this together.

what psychotherapy isn’t

clinical supervision for Washington LMHCA

The rubber meets the road and it’s time to work as a psychotherapist, and now you need a supervisor! Equally as important as your education, clinical supervision is one of the most significant cornerstones to practice as a psychotherapist.

With me, supervisees should expect weekly, virtual consultation sessions to discuss case conceptualization, career goals, business practices, and the intersection of being a person and a therapist. We’ll work hard to develop your clinical skills so you may confidently walk into independent practice. Plus you’ll be charged your own hourly rate for supervision!

LET’S GET STARTED