A licensed professional counselor (LPC) and Nationally Certified Counselor with the National Board of Certified Counselors (NCC) out of Wisconsin who is passionate about the adoption and foster care community. Jackie’s also an adoptee, who believes in the power of self-disclosure. She takes her failed experiences to shape her future and to improve how she chooses to show up every day, not only as a clinician but as a human. She likes to use humor, playfulness, and little irreverence to help others get comfortable in the inevitable uncomfortable. Jackie hopes with her knowledge from completing the Training for Adoption Competency with (CA.S.E.), her adoption journey, passion, and 10+ years of experience in the mental health field she can assist others. Jackie wants to provide a safe space to support her client’s healing journey while respecting their story with integrity.

One day Jackie hopes to pioneer a comprehensive framework for other professionals to help adoptees recover from the issues and trauma of adoption.