Jerilea Jones

Licensed Associate Counselor

Jeri looks forward to serving your journey toward wellness and insight. As an
experienced counselor in schools (2 decades), she brings longevity of training and
compassion to sessions. Jeri is committed to addressing client challenges with
depression, anxiety, panic disorder, trauma, grief (traumatic included), life transitions,
chronic stress of economic disparity, and recovery from emotional abuse.

As a certified mindfulness teacher, Jeri integrates mindful self-compassion tools and
creativity in assisting her clients in personalizing a unique treatment plan. Clients will
find an attentive and caring collaborator in her.

Jeri has lived as a "working adventurer" having lived and worked in Kuwait, UAE, China
as well as various states here the U.S. She honors cultural beliefs and norms as integral
factors in a client's recovery plan. Using person-centered tools and strengths-based
skills, Jeri will work with clients to discover their assets along with challenges. As an
integrative therapist, Jeri draws from a number of evidence-based modalities such as
cognitive behavioral therapy, mindful self-compassion, written exposure therapy (WET
for PTSD), exposure response and prevention (anxiety, panic, phobia),
solution-focused, and somatic tools. Jeri works with adults in individual therapy.

Jeri is a 3rd generation U.S. American from Euro ethnic roots and a seeker of cultural
exposure, knowledge, and exploration. Due to familial and generational trauma creating
difficult circumstances including poverty and systemic violence, and the stressors that
go with both, Jeri has keen insight into chronic stress related to economic disparity and
marginalization. Additionally, she has studied ACES (Adverse Childhood Experiences)
and how these life factors affect relationships, adult health, life choices, and coping.

The wise Maya Angelou once said, "Do the best you can until you know better. Then when
you know better, do better," and this is the spirit in which Jeri supports her clients
toward insight, healing, and change.