Hi, I’m Jamie. You’re probably wondering why I’m here and why I think I can help when everything else that you’ve tried hasn’t worked. In short, I “get it.” As a human in a bigger body, I know the pain and frustration of trying to follow all the rules that society has taught us, with the promise of happiness never fulfilled and the “perfection” I was chasing never reached. I tried to fit the mold, take up less space, and not use my voice in order to avoid judgment and strive for the better life I was told was on the other side of whatever diet, “lifestyle change,” or program I was white-knuckling my way through at any given moment. Turns out, my body never needed fixing but the constant self-criticism needed another look (or two, or ten).

What I’ve found over the years since starting on my own journey of learning how to accept (and some days just tolerate) the body that I’m in, is that beating myself up was never the answer. It never got me to where I wanted to be and further disconnected me from my own experience.

Here’s where I let you in on a little secret: Self-compassion work changed my life. And I know what you’re thinking: That sounds like some therapy BS. I know; I thought the same thing. But now I know that no amount of weight loss was going to make me feel better because I would always find another thing to critique or another weight goal to set. No one I know has ever berated themselves into long-term change - physical OR emotional - and you are not the exception. You deserve way more than you’ve ever allowed yourself to have, and I’m here to remind you of this every step of the way until you can start to believe it for yourself (little by little).

Over the years, I’ve helped many clients start to uncover their truth, learn to embrace the space they take up in the world, and filter out the toxic messages that society perpetuates about what it means to be a human without ever having to count calories or change the bodies they were in. Those clients have been able to stop the endless cycle of restricting, bingeing, purging, and overexercising that hurt them and left them exhausted. I would be honored to walk alongside you as you explore what your life could look like if you stopped hurting yourself and your body to meet someone else’s expectations.

Starting therapy can be scary, but whenever you’re ready, I’ll be here to take the leap with you.