If you’re here, I imagine you are considering finding a journey partner. I’m happy to start this
conversation with you and to support you along the way.

My practice is open to all and I have experience supporting clients in a variety of circumstances, such as: Depression and loss, Anxieties, identity and role transition, professional transitions, acute and chronic stress, grief, overall longing for meaning, relationship challenges, immigration.

I am curious about hard-to-answer questions that often come up when we’re going through life transitions. Clients seem to feel very comfortable in sharing their deep existential longings (i.e.,death, freedom, existential isolation, and meaninglessness) in session with me and I believe in finding creative ways (and inviting creativity) to sustain the challenging task that is to live. I am Brazilian and I had the experience of living and supporting clients in a couple of different countries. I am curios about the encounter of people from different cultures and ethnicities. I appreciate supporting clients who are going through acculturation processes related or not to immigration, and partnering in their process of cultivating awareness.

I currently hold a B.A in Psychology (Brazil) and an M.A in Counseling Psychology (Berkeley, CA). I also had the opportunity to support clients in Dublin, Ireland, for 2-3 years after becoming a member of the Psychological Society of Ireland.

I found in Existential/Humanistic approaches a language that speaks to my core as a therapist
and a way to meet people where they’re at. I am also very influenced by Gestalt therapy.
Considering all those influences, in the therapy room, I aim to provide a non-judgmental and
safe environment where people get to express themselves as they are in the here-and-now. I
believe each psychotherapy process is unique and I work in a collaborative way, integrating a
variety of strategies that feel supportive to the person at each moment. I believe in community and finding resources that go beyond the therapy sessions. That being said, my work and availability extend to important family members, psychiatrists, teachers, and whoever is fundamental to your life.

• Teens: 13-17
• Young Adult: 18-25
• Adults: 26-65
• Seniors: 65+

• Individuals
• Families

• Immigrants
• Interfaith Couples
• LGBTQIAA+ persons
• Men
• Persons Experiencing Grief and Loss
• Persons Recovering from Traumatic Events/Experiences
• Persons Struggling with/Recovering from Addiction
• Persons with Histories of Physical or Emotional Abuse
• Women
• Other:

• Gestalt Therapy
• Humanistic Therapy
• Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
• Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
• Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
• Trauma-Informed Psychotherapy

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$160

my fee structure is organized with the understanding that there are financial stressors and everyone should receive the same quality of care.

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(510) 859-7635

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3099 Telegraph ave, Berkeley, CA, 94705 I offer sessions in-person in Berkeley, CA and online (video sessions) to California residents. Contact me for more up-to-date information.

• Tuesday Morning
• Tuesday Afternoon
• Tuesday Evening
• Wednesday Afternoon
• Thursday Morning
• Thursday Afternoon
• Thursday Evening

Still have a few questions? Let’s chat to see if we’re a good match. Contact me through phone
or email, and I will get back to you within 48h.

Jessica Wallace, LMFT #43927

10/04/2022