Jessica Conrad
As a Reality Therapist, who is also a certified DBT practitioner, I believe we are all responsible for the choices we make. I have worked with people of all ages suffering from alcohol and drug-related addictions, borderline personality disorder, PTSD and other trauma-related disorders, sexual abuse, anxiety, ADHD, and interpersonal problems. My core values are authenticity, transparency, integrity, compassion, and accountability and I operate from a place of moral principle. My purpose is to speak life into others and teach them how to do the same, starting within themselves. When we learn to connect our mind, body, and spirit we can accept things for what they are, people for who they are, and still find harmony within. To me, life is like a roller coaster, and sometimes the only way to enjoy it is to throw your hands up and scream until you find the laughter within. We all suffer. We all have a story to tell. I’m here to listen to yours and help you find the peace that surpasses all understanding because we were never designed to go through life alone. Join me if you want to learn how to take back control of your life and become comfortably uncomfortable. You are unique. You are beloved. You are enough. It's time to be who you were designed and created to be!
To me, life is like a roller coaster, and sometimes the only way to enjoy it is to throw your hands up and scream until you find the laughter within.
First session
In our first session, you can expect things to be more direct and impersonal. It is mostly gathering background information, going over your client rights and responsibilities, confidentiality agreement, and what you are hoping to achieve in therapy. You will have time throughout the session to ask any questions that may come up and get to know me and my therapeutic approach a little more, but the hardest question I will ask you is what your strengths are, so be prepared because you do have them!
Strengths
Some of most obvious strengths include empathic listening, teaching/coaching, learning new things, speaking assertively, and loving others as myself. Leadership comes naturally to me and has slowly developed into a transformational style over the years. Key areas of continuous growth for me include humility and authenticity. In order to become the best version of ourselves, we first have to be willing to die to the old. True belonging happens when we take our masks off and face our fears with intentional purpose and direction. If you don’t like where you are, you have to choose to change direction. I’m here to help navigate you through the storm until you find still waters. Who you are is God’s gift to you; who you become is your gift to God.
Ideal clients
I work with adults mostly between the ages of 18-64, both individually and for couples.
Treatment methods
Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
Accept difficulties for what they are and committing to taking the necessary steps to change what you don't like about your life by learning new ways to challenge your perspectives to align with your values over your feelings while accepting that others may think and feel differently than you.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Learn how to distinguish between thoughts, feelings, and actions and how they each influence one another and can be changed and modified through choice and intention while integrating research from neuroscience. This is mind over matter.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
Learn distress tolerance skills, mindfulness practices, emotion regulation skills, and interpersonal effectiveness skills to improve relationships with both the self and others without letting your overwhelming emotions take over and control your life. You learn how to take back control and reset your parasympathetic nervous system, which is what creates the sensation of calmness and relaxation.
Christian Counseling
For those who have faith or are on a spiritual journey, we take a nonjudgmental approach to exploring what your relationship with God looks like and the very individual journey he has for you so that you can step into your truly authentic self.
Location
Virtual sessions
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- OhioLicense E.2303275