“She knows everything! All jokes aside, there is a really rich balance in our sessions between research based ‘knowledge’ and a really compassionate space of being human. I don't feel like anything I say is going to be judged but I also feel like there's so much thought put into the dialogue that comes from our sessions. It's just a personal thing, but I wasn't really sure that I was going to start feeling like I could find a space to work through a lot of the shame that's going on in my own self and my relationship with my kid. But it really is starting to feel that way. So ‘Compassionate Inquiry’ and ‘Parenting Without Shame’ actually are spot on.

This is the first time I have ever worked with someone in a ‘therapeutic’ setting wherein I really felt that I have been seen without judgment. But, also she really backs everything with research. Where else do you get love and data? I academically know that how I want to parent and how I handle myself are deeply connected. But, I often ignore the connection. Parenting without Shame and CI are not separate units. I just hope you won't be so overbooked that I can still get a session! Selfishly wanna keep you my secret. I won't, but still…”

J.C.

“Jamie's warm, nonjudgmental presence coupled with her ability to create a deep sense of safety allows clients the freedom and space to explore difficult, painful feelings and experiences. Using her strong intuition, she allows the client to guide the process, gently providing direction and clarification when needed. I felt as though the sessions unfolded organically under her guidance.

Not only was I able to recognize some long-buried, difficult feelings and pain, I was able to get up close to and spend time with them without an overwhelming sense of fear. Jamie's abiding and empathic presence allowed me to experience these feelings with detachment and curiosity while at the same time allowed my body's experience of said feelings to occur in a container that felt extremely safe and free of judgment. Since my last session, I have experienced a stronger connection to my authentic feelings, gotten in touch with some repressed memories, felt the relief of being seen and heard, and dreamt more.

I was surprised at the amount of personal sharing Jamie did during the session. I have never had a mental health provider relate to me on that level during a session. While it might not be for everyone, I appreciated this level of intimacy and transparency, and felt it contributed to the deep sense of safety and being seen and heard that I experienced during our sessions. I felt like Jamie was right there with me throughout the entire session.

If you are looking for a safe person to get in touch with some of your innermost troubling emotions and/or experiences, Jamie is highly adept at creating a safe space and healing environment in which to do so.”

B.H.

“Our time together feels like the best parts of the above (elder, therapist, close friend), while taking out any fear of judgement or unfounded positivity. You hold space for me to feel whatever it is I feel about this journey I'm on, without trying to ‘fix’ it with advice or ‘just enjoy this time’ platitudes. Our sessions feel more about connecting with myself (which is desperately lacking in parenthood) than a how-to list of what I could be doing better.

Feeling like you're losing the ability to communicate with yourself after having a baby is a really hard part of the parenting journey. You're spending so much time reacting to things and you don't really know why and you don't have the time or space to check in with yourself about them and then one day you look around and you're so far away from the person you were or thought you were going to be and it feels impossible to get back to them. That's why clients should come to you. To help guide them back to themselves and the parent they want to be. You have been my only space to freely say that I don't love every part of this journey and you help mothers know that that's okay.”

“From my very first session with Jamie it felt like I was under the care of an angel on Earth as well as a remarkable therapist and coach. I’ve worked with several therapists and healers, but no one was able to offer me what Jamie did: she embraced my humanity, honored my maternity chaos and led me to access my inner wisdom.

Jamie is more than a mentor or coach, she is a lighthouse who guides her clients to find clarity and truth in their pain. Through our CI sessions, she walked me through the uncomfortable sensations in my body in a quest for resources to find relief and healing. Jamie didn’t merely give me instructions on how to survive my pain; she joined me right where I was at, held my hand and journed with me through the depths of my shadows. 

I have never had such a present and open-hearted therapist. Jamie creates such a sacred and safe space that feels like an invitation for you to take off your layers and share uncomfortable parts of your life and struggles with ease.  I have never felt that seen and accepted before. She listened and she felt with me. Most importantly, she never offered a glimpse of judgement or criticism; instead she taught me not to judge myself. 

From the moment I sat with Jamie, she made me feel so comfortable that I instantly overcame any worry or resistance to sharing my story with her. I was in awe of her compassionate and comprehensive nature. Jamie is a endless source of wisdom and compassion, and in my opinion, those are extremely rare qualities to find simultaneously in a therapist. 

She helped me harness my forgotten and peculiar inner power—I had an impactful liberating and healing experience with her.

I do not only recommend Jamie’s work, but I gratefully affirm that her CI and parenting coaching sessions gave me so much clarity and guidance on how to conduct my healing inner work and my gentle parenting journey.  Jamie is a gem!”

L.A.

“Unlike talking to another type of practitioner or just to a friend, Jamie is skilled in the art of listening and holding space. She helps you feel seen and cared about without disempowering her client as might occur in other more teacher-student relationships. Jamie cares about the work she does. She is uniquely invested in helping her clients grow and feel better. Her style is honest, calm, encouraging, and loving. She also is full is resources—clearly well-read and eager to share tools and books that can help.

I always glean some new insight from each session. Most recently, I uncovered the relationship between emotions and needs. When I feel a strong emotion, I can use that as a prompt to uncover the need beneath the emotion. She is well-read on neuroscience, relationships, and other research that can serve the client. She’s invested, insightful, and full of compassion. Her compassion inspires self-compassion.”

B.D.

“I felt deeply heard after our first session. Sometimes all you need is to switch the way you are understanding things in order for things to switch. Jamie gave me such great insight on parenting as cooperation. We are all working on the same team. That alone has been enough for me to start wording things differently to my daughter and my daughter to respond differently. After my time with Jamie I felt like I was seen and listened to. I feel a deep level of empathy and care that feels very healing in my motherhood journey. She is insightful, non-judgmental and amazing.”

“After our time together I felt like a weight had been lifted. I felt heard and understood. She helps me reframe my perspective in a helpful way. Jamie is the first person I would go to for parenting advice! She is a great listener and very intuitive. You can be 100% real and open with her and she will empathize with you and make you feel comfortable. She has such a wealth of knowledge on the subject of parenting and I love her perspective and her suggested approaches. Her passion for her work really comes through. Jamie's perspective has made a big difference in my relationship with my child and my approach to parenting in general. I would feel lost without her!”

A.K.

“Jamie provides a space where I feel held in non-judgement, can be truly heard, while also offering various perspectives through intellect and embodiment. I receive so much from our time together and I am excited for more! I’ve had many realizations and feel the ball untangling. I’ve seen the different threads and how they are connected. Now I feel ready for more reflection and to practice seeing this in the practice of parenting. I feel better access deeper parts of myself that I have not been able to before. I also feel very excited to collaborate with my kid in new ways. I would say that Jamie is not only compassionate, and a wonderful listener, but also an untangler of the sometimes complicated web that is parenting. I feel so heard, so understood, and have had so much hit home for me that I had not previously understood about myself.”

R.B.