Welcome to Jaeden Roberts Counseling & Alternative Therapies, a holistically-oriented place for you to bloom into your most whole and authentic self.  I’m here to help you cultivate your natural strengths and capacities, identify and work through current blocks and problematic dynamics/patterns, and if needed, to address and resolve past trauma.  I work with individuals, families, and groups (as well as teaching classes) to facilitate growth and healing through several modalities.  Though I don’t deny that it takes some work, I also believe counseling should be fun, and my goal is to help you maximize your potential and overall satisfaction with yourself, your relationships, and your life.

I have a strong background in psychology, but my orientation to this work is spiritual (though not religious).  I have studied and practiced a wide range of religions and philosophies, and as a “spiritual eclectic” I have tucked the jewels I’ve found in each into my pocket.  I believe that regardless of religion, each individual is ultimately their own spiritual guide and absolutely the expert in their own spiritual journey – that what is true for one person not necessarily true for another,  and that what is true for someone in one moment may not be true for them in the next.  As such, I teach techniques and skills to help you learn to be that guide – to find and learn to stay true to your own path, moment to moment, through all of the changes and circumstances of life, and to be mentally, emotionally, and spiritually strong and happy.

Let me help you with:

• Managing and Overcoming Stress and Anxiety
• Identifying and Addressing the Roots of Depression
• PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) Management and Healing
• Improving your Relationships and Relationship Dynamics
• Grief and Loss
• Dealing with Chronic Conditions
• Personal Growth/Spiritual Evolution
• Uncovering Your Natural Creativity

I believe we are all happiest when we are being our fullest and most authentic selves, and to that end, I believe that counseling and healing work are meant to help you get in touch with your natural wisdom, truth, passions, peace, and joy.   My practice is a bridge between traditional wisdom, conventional counseling techniques, and innovative complementary therapies/strategies – addressing and utilizing the whole person: mind, body, emotions, and spirit/soul. Any and all of my approaches will be available to you, as needed and desired.

Featuring:

• Talk therapy – with a warm, practical, compassionate approach
• EMDR
• Guided imagery and hypnotherapy
• Complementary and alternative approaches that work at the energetic level (Reiki and other energy medicine modalities, Hakomi, shamanic healing, intuitive guidance, etc)
• Western herbal medicine

We all feel best when we are our truest and fullest selves – let me help you get there.  Please feel free to call for a 15-minute no charge consultation at (504)621-0359.

Bio/Education~

I grew up in the inland northwest (Pullman, specifically), wandered all over the place, and ultimately ended up back “home” in Spokane, WA.  I didn’t find any place more beautiful or any people more genuine, and I really couldn’t be happier to be back.  I also developed a very strong appreciation for community during my wanderings, and love being back here to contribute to this community and “my people”.

On a more personal note, I’m an avid nature lover, runner, hiker, and general outdoor enthusiast.  I meditate a lot – I take my personal wellbeing very seriously, and do what I can to stay healthy, happy, and (reasonably) balanced.    I also enjoy writing, art, sewing, gardening, learning, community events, and kids – my own and other people’s.   I am interested in sustainability and taking care of the environment, I care deeply about food quality and nutrition, and I have a passion for children’s education.

Professionally, I’m definitely an eclectic.  I have to be learning in order to be happy, so I’ve followed a lot of threads and learned a lot of things.  Turns out they all work together beautifully, so my practice tends to be a synthesis of all of these skills and approaches (though I’m happy to stick to one if that’s the clients preference).  I am a natural intuitive, so that is a thread which runs through all of the work that I do.  I read energy, which informs my approach with clients as well as providing information for the clients themselves to help facilitate their own self-understanding and healing/evolutionary process.  I do offer intuitive readings/guidance specifically (which, frankly, are my favorite kind of session), but I also use intuition in all of my other sessions as well.  I also believe firmly in the connection between the body, mind, and spirit, so all of my approaches and interventions are designed to address imbalance at all three levels.  If you come to me for chronic pain we may end up discussing your emotions, and if you come to me for emotional issues, you are likely to find that physical problems resolve themselves.  I love that.  J

Educational Background & Skill Set 

A BA in Human Development (WSU, cum laude) and Master’s of Social Work (LCSW – EWU, suma cum laude), with a specialization in Children and Families.  I have worked extensively as an adult, child, and family therapist in agency, state, school, and private practice settings, and specifically in the areas of childhood trauma/abuse, women’s issues, and sexuality.  I have also taught human sexuality.  My therapeutic approaches include solution focused brief therapy, gestalt, EMDR, hypnotherapy (certified), psychology of presence, body-centered therapy, and spiritually-centered counseling.

As for my complimentary/alternative modalities ~ I have studied Energy Medicine extensively (Reiki Master, Shamanic energy work, Buddhist/Taoist/Tantric energy work, Donna Eden’s Energy Medicine, among others), and offer energy work sessions incorporating all of those skills for both adults and children (including infants).  I also studied Shamanic healing work and counseling, and I offer an array of Shamanic services as well as teaching Shamanic Journeywork to individuals and groups (including children).  Lastly, I am a practitioner of Western Herbal Medicine, and offer consultations, herbs, and follow up for both adults and children.  Please click on the appropriate tabs to read more about my various modalities.

Jaeden Roberts

504-621-0359

628 S. Maple Street

Spokane, WA 99204