"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am,
then I can change." -Carl Rogers
About Jamie Mortensen Psychotherapy, LLC
My Philosophy and Professional Background
Finding the right therapist is a key ingredient for the recipe of good therapy. With the right fit, and a commitment to showing up, the therapeutic process can offer invaluable rewards that last a lifetime.
When people experience being deeply listened to in a space that feels inviting, safe, secure, and accepting, they learn to discover more of what life has to offer, and naturally begin to uncover aspects of themselves (and of others) they never knew existed. I know this because I have been there, and I have witnessed it happen time and time again.
For those who have been in therapy before and have found it too limited in scope, I am the kind of therapist that will keep you working deeply on what matters most to you in order to promote healing and change that lasts.
My professional work is grounded in years of experience working as a substance abuse counselor, serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Fiji, conducting attachment research with adolescent refugees in Utah and in orphanages and children's homes in Ghana, West Africa, working with refugee communities via school social work, teaching pre-natal yoga, working with incarcerated mothers to facilitate access to treatment, and providing liaison services for non-profit organizations both locally and abroad.
Since 2011, I have focused my career on practicing clinical psychotherapy with children, adolescents, young adults, and parents. After working as a child and adolescent therapist for Primary Children’s Center for Counseling from 2011 through 2017, I transitioned into private practice where I continue to serve children, young adults and parents. Throughout my practice, training, and personal life experience I have gained invaluable insight and understanding about the incredible strength, depth, playfulness, determination, and resilience human beings are capable of. And still, there is always room to keep learning.
My Approach
Informed by evidence based theoretical models including attachment theory, object relations, contemporary psychoanalytic theories, humanistic, existential, and jungian analysis, among other models, I view psychological suffering not simply as a set of symptoms to eliminate, but as an invitation to understand oneself more deeply, heal relational wounds, process trauma, and move toward a fuller, more integrated life. I have found that my dedication to integrity, compassion, experience, skill, and most of all, deep listening, allows me the capacity to craft together interventions specific to an individual’s needs–which is often the key to effective outcomes. This is why I utilize an integration of directive and non-directive approaches personalized to address individual and developmental needs. I also incorporate my extensive training in mindfulness-based interventions, yoga instruction, somatic psychology and behaviorally based treatments including Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and EMDR when appropriate, among many other therapeutic modalities.
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