Jess McLaughlin

My clients describe me as:

I work with clients on a real, interactive, and engaged level collaborating to meet you where you are as a safe support in your journey.

Something to know about my approach is:

I believe in a holistic conceptualization of the body-mind connection and focus my practice in healing centered engagement with trauma informed practices. My approach is relational, psychodynamic, somatically and integrated.

Together, we will:

We work together as you bravely make sense of early experiences, address current issues, and shift the patterns and perceptions of yourself and others that incumber growth, wholeness and peace.

I specialize in working with people who:

aren’t sure where to start but understand the need for something to shift. Feel stuck by their lives circumstances, a particular experience, or relationship wounds… particularly those from their family of origin or current major attachments.

I became a therapist because:

My life has been transformed by deep therapeutic work myself and I have always been fascinated by psychology and human growth across a lifespan.

Something that stands out about where I offer therapy is:

It’s a beautiful building near downtown Charlottesville with easy parking access.

More about me and my practice:

I have received training in psychodynamic, DBT, mindfulness, stress and trauma focused therapy, and spiritual advising, with ongoing training in psychoanalytic theory and attachment. I see this work as an honor and privilege.