Jessica
Tracy
Licensed Psychotherapist
San Francisco and Oakland
I provide psychotherapy to adults, adolescents, and couples. My focus is working with anxiety, PTSD and trauma, relationship difficulties, creative blocks, and issues specific to the LGBT+/Queer community.
Offerings
Individual Psychotherapy
The decision to seek individual therapy often occurs when one is feeling stuck and unable to move forward in one way or another. I offer a safe and judgment free space to work through the deeper dynamics that may be holding you back from a life of more freedom and creativity. I work from a depth oriented approach. This type of therapy not only addresses immediate issues, but strives to foster long term growth through expanding emotional capacities. This process is meaningful for both the client and therapist, with clients often discovering new levels of creativity, awareness, and resilience in times of stress.
Therapy for Queer Couples
While I work with all types of couples, I specialize in supporting Queer couples and non-traditional family configurations to address their unique needs. I provide a safe space to enhance your connection or address long-standing issues.
Common Challenges I Address:
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Emotional and Physical Intimacy: Supporting couples in enhancing intimacy, play, and cultivating deeper emotional and physical connections.
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Communication Issues: Working through communication challenges to foster understanding and connection.
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Childhood Trauma: Exploring the effects of past trauma on your relationship and promoting healing.
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Parenting Concerns: Supporting you in navigating parenting challenges while maintaining a healthy partnership.
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Negotiating Relationship Styles: Guiding discussions around non-monogamy and monogamy to help you define what works best for your relationship.
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Uncoupling: Offering compassionate support for couples facing the difficult decision to uncouple, ensuring a thoughtful and respectful transition.
Additionally, I work with couples who are in a relatively stable and satisfying place but wish to explore and enhance their emotional or physical connection and evolve their relationship to the next level.
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Therapy for Adolescents
Adolescents require a unique therapeutic approach. A session with a teenager might include discussing music or working on an art project. Working with adolescents requires both a gentle sensitivity as well as a thick skin, something they themselves are in the midst of developing. I work to build a strong rapport with adolescents while giving them the room they need for self-expression. I incorporate the use of expressive arts with talk therapy, and include parent or family sessions when needed. I have successfully worked with adolescents who are struggling with social anxiety, panic attacks, depression, family conflict, trauma, self harm, and issues around sexuality and/or gender.
Group Therapy
Group therapy is a unique way to explore how you relate to others in a safe environment. It is a vehicle for discovering what is often referred to in pop-psychology as 'triggers'. Becoming aware of your unique emotional 'triggers' can help you relate to others in more grounded and mature ways. In the space of a facilitated group, participants are encouraged to practice speaking their truth, and receive feedback on the impact of their words and actions. Group work can be challenging at times but also deeply meaningful and fun. Please contact me to discuss current group therapy offerings.
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Contact Me
I currently offer in-person sessions in San Francisco, as well as
virtual sessions.
Feel free to call or email for a free 10-minute phone consultation.
2220 Fillmore Street
San Francisco, CA
94115