COUNSELING
EMDR &
ART THERAPY
Virtual and in-person therapy for adults in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. I specialize in treating:
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Healthcare and Human Services Professionals who are experiencing burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and compassion fatigue. My clients include:
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Nurses
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Physicians
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Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants
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Certified Nursing Assistants
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Attorneys (Immigration, Family Court, Public Defenders, etc.)
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Psychologists
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Social Workers
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Therapists and Counselors
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Case Managers and Caseworkers
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Occupational Therapists
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Physical Therapists
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Speech Language Pathologists​​​​​​​​
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Healthcare and Human Services Professionals
I am passionate about serving clients who spend their working lives caring for other people, often in systems that are under-resourced, emotionally demanding, and trauma-saturated. My approach provides a path to identifying and exploring emotions, processing trauma exposure, developing somatic awareness, and improving or reengaging with self-care.
Secondary Traumatic Stress
Secondary Traumatic Stress is a condition that resembles Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) but is the result of being exposed to other people's trauma, suffering, and crisis. Over time, it feels similar to experiencing trauma yourself, including intrusive thoughts, emotional distress, hypervigilance, difficulty sleeping, and feeling unsafe. Secondary Traumatic Stress is especially common among healthcare and human services professionals whose work requires them to regularly witness or hear about difficult experiences.
Burnout
Burnout is more than simply feeling tired or stressed at work. Signs include feeling physically depleted, increasingly detached or cynical about your work, and feeling less effective or capable than you once did. Occupational burnout does not necessarily involve direct trauma exposure in your job. It can emerge from chronic stress, an overwhelming workload, unattainable deadlines, and having limited resources.
I help my clients build sustainability and balance in their careers and personal lives.
Through art therapy, EMDR, and individual therapy, Kerry Jessup Counseling and Art Therapy empowers clients to create change and healing in their lives.
Kerry Jessup, LPC, ATR-BC
Licensed Professional Counselor and Art Therapist
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I treat adults who work in helping professions who are struggling with burnout and vicarious trauma. I have over 10 years' experience as a therapist with advanced training in EMDR and art therapy.