About Jessica L. Lee, MA, LMFT

I believe in merging humanity with psychotherapy in a less clinical style. Do you need a therapist who will listen, empathize, and not treat you like a diagnosis? Then I'm your therapist—human and accepting of your individual experiences. I see you and want to know how you see yourself and the world. I want to help guide you through processing the difficult stuff.

As a trained Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I see the world in relationships and how they function. How you grew up, how your family affects you are an a part of how you relate to the world. I am often looking at patterns of attachments to families of origin, how family histories may be affecting today's struggles, current relationship interactions and how we can create an authentic, healthy relationship with ourselves and within our interactions with other humans.

I am here to help you find emotional peace and healing through experiential and depth processing of your personal experiences. I will guide you through gaining confidence in your authentic self and emotional understanding to help decrease the negative symptoms you experience (i.e. anxiety, depression, grief, fear, pain, insecurities, etc).

Why I Do This Work

My path into this work didn’t come from a textbook—it came from lived experience.

I grew up witnessing the impact of trauma, addiction, secrecy, and unspoken pain within families. I saw how these patterns shape relationships, how they carry across generations, and how often people are left to navigate them alone. I also saw the absence of support—what it looks like when someone carries a lifetime of trauma without having access to meaningful help. That reality stayed with me. At the same time, I watched people try to heal—finding their way toward sobriety, supporting others, and doing the best they could with what they had. That, too, shaped me.

Over time, this led me toward a deeper question: how do we create a space where people don’t have to carry this alone?

That question is what brought me here. It’s why I approach therapy the way I do—focused on real connection, emotional safety, and understanding the deeper layers of someone’s experience, not just managing symptoms on the surface.

A Relational Approach

As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I naturally see the world through relationships, attachments and patterns.

That includes:

How you grew up
How your family shaped you
How past experiences show up in your current relationships
How you relate to yourself

Together, we begin to notice these patterns—not to judge them, but to understand them. From there, we can start to shift what no longer serves you and build something more authentic, connected, and grounded.

Depth, Not Just Coping

My work is not just about managing symptoms—it’s about understanding what’s underneath them.

Whether you’re experiencing anxiety, depression, grief, fear, or feeling stuck, we will work at a pace that feels safe while gently exploring the deeper layers of your experience.

This often includes:

Emotional processing
Nervous system awareness and regulation
Exploring identity and self-worth
Building connection to your authentic self

The goal isn’t just to “feel better”—it’s to feel more clear, grounded, and connected to who you are.

Experiential & Integrative Work

While some sessions are conversational, others may include more experiential or relational approaches, depending on what fits you best.

This might look like:

Traditional talk therapy
Walk and Talk Therapy
Equine-assisted psychotherapy
Animal-assisted therapy
Creative or experiential work

Therapy is not one-size-fits-all—and it shouldn’t feel that way.

Equine-Assisted & Animal-Assisted Psychotherapist:

I am extensively trained in equine-assisted psychotherapy and have spent years learning from both clinical mentors and the horses themselves.

Training includes:

OK Corral Certification
Animal-Assisted Play Therapy (Level 1)
7 years of mentorship through Epona

This work has deeply shaped how I understand relationship, regulation, and healing—both in humans and in the horses we work alongside.

I don’t believe in sitting above you as the “expert.”

I walk alongside you—human to human—helping you make sense of your experiences, process what’s been carried, and move toward something that feels more like you.