I’m Jessica — a therapist and relationship coach who had to unravel my own patterns before I could help anyone else heal theirs.

I grew up in Northern Colorado, raised by a single mom who taught me strength. Later, as a military spouse, I learned how to adapt quickly, hold steady through absence, and keep going even when inside I was unraveling. As a first-generation Latina, I carried expectations I never asked for and survived patterns I didn’t yet know how to name.

I kept moving forward — to the next goal, the next milestone, the next version of myself I thought would finally feel fulfilled. Graduation after graduation. Opportunity after opportunity. Spaces I once dreamed of standing in.

And yet, I rarely let myself arrive.

I didn’t struggle because I wasn’t capable. I struggled because my nervous system never felt settled enough to enjoy what I had built.

I began to see the same patterns everywhere — in my own relationships, in my marriage, and in the couples and individuals I worked with. Disconnection disguised as normal. Over-functioning mistaken for strength. Achievement used as a substitute for safety.

That’s when the work became clear.

Attachment Therapist drinking coffee while doing couples therapy
Attachment Therapist drinking coffee while doing couples therapy
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This Is the Work

I wanted to understand why connection breaks down—why love can feel hard to hold even when it’s real. What I found was simple: the patterns we mistake for love are often what create distance.

This work slows those patterns down.

I offer immersive, extended sessions because real change needs space. Together, we stay with the moment your relationship goes off-track and interrupt the cycle—whether that shows up as distance, escalation, shutdown, or betrayal.

We focus on safety first, then repair. Over time, this work builds emotional presence, trust, and a steadier kind of connection that carries into everyday life.

This isn’t about managing conflict.
It’s about restoring connection.

Why This Work Is More Than a Specialty

These aren’t just populations I work with — they’re communities I come from.

I work with driven, responsible couples and individuals who care deeply about their relationships but feel stuck in repeating patterns. The same argument keeps looping. One shuts down, the other escalates. Intimacy feels tense, distant, or fragile.

This work is lived.

As a first-generation immigrant and part of a military family, I understand pressure, absence, and the quiet ways disconnection takes hold. Like many high-achieving people, I also know what it’s like to keep moving forward without ever fully arriving.

Here, patterns aren’t pathologized.
They’re understood, softened, and rewired — so connection doesn’t come at the cost of yourself.

All backgrounds and belief systems are welcome. Your values are respected. Connection stays at the center.

You get to choose a different story.

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My Education & Training

My work is grounded in both formal training and lived experience, with a deep focus on how attachment, stress, and the nervous system shape our relationships.

Clinical Social Work Candidate (SWC)

Master of Social Work — University of Kentucky (2023)

Bachelors of Social work- University of Wyoming (2020)
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Relationship Theory Model (RTM) — Professional Training

(2024-2025)

-Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and Gottman-informed principles
-Trauma-informed, experiential couples and individual work

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Most people don’t come to this work because they don’t care.
They come because caring hasn’t been enough.

If you’re here, it likely means you’ve already tried talking it through, staying positive, or pushing yourself to be more patient or understanding. And still, something keeps pulling you back into the same moments of distance, conflict, or loneliness.

This work asks for honesty — not perfection. It asks you to show up as you are, even when it’s uncomfortable or unclear. I don’t sit outside the work and analyze it from a distance. I meet you inside it, with presence, structure, and respect for what you’re carrying.

I’ve needed this work myself. I trust it because I’ve lived it — and because I’ve watched it help people find their way back to steadier, more honest connection.

If you’re ready to stop circling the same pain and begin something more grounded, this is a place to start.

A couple doing couples therapy on the beach with their kids at hand
A couple doing couples therapy on the beach with their kids at hand
The Truth

If you’re ready to step out of the cycle and choose a different story, this work was made for you.