Jessica Strauss, LCSW-C has a small practice of clients who have been in the practice for some time, and is always open to former clients. At this time, she is expanding her role as a Maryland Board-approved Supervisor and as a consultant to those planning trauma therapy groups and other trauma healing practices from a liberatory perspective. 

Our world can be oppressive and challenging. Many of us have experienced the trauma, even when we also enjoy life. You may experience constant stress, fear, chaos, conflict, numbness, hopelessness, doubts about your self-worth, or self-sabotaging behaviors.  Maybe you can identify a specific source or maybe you really don't know where it all comes from. You are invited to seek your own healing and growth - liberation from your trauma, whether individual or generational, interpersonal or racially-based, chronic or acute. Our past, our families, our communities, histories and cultures are also sources of resilience, insight, strength and lessons we can use as we seek change.

Jessica's practice provides a warm, safe space, a journey of healing and growth - setting your own goals and your own pace. With a variety of mindfulness-based approaches, including Internal Family systems, ACT and EMDR, we will  learn what works for you. You have everything you need within you. The therapist's role is to help you gain insight, identify how you wish to change, cultivate hope, and develop the skills to practice rest, joy, peace, and purpose.

One of the most important gifts we can provide is to share insightful resources and practices that can spark and support another's growth. Please find in the navigation bar pages of RESOURCES and PRACTICES that you may find helpful.

On these pages, you can find excellent books, articles, and websites, each one has been found to be helpful. Usefulness and resonance will be different for different people - so use your own discretion is your selections. We will post updated and curated ideas, practices, links and references. These will not all come from professionals! You are invited to send your favorite practices, links and readings to enrich others in the W&P community.  

Note: Not all resources, while curated, can be thoroughly  vetted and evaluated, so we cannot vouch for each and every idea or publication we share. Please enjoy reading and practicing, while you exercise discernment and ask a lot of questions!

When you find something useful, when you have an insight, when you develop a new practice, please use consider sharing it! Others in the community will appreciate your input. We will review what you submit and share it when we confirm that it may be useful for others.