Jesse Weight , LPC

Jesse Weight is an EMDR certified counselor who focuses on trauma in its many forms, offering experienced care for those navigating grief, disability, substance use disorders, self-harming behaviors, and LGBTQ concerns including gender-affirming care. She brings an Existential and feminist lens to her work, creating an inclusive, nonjudgmental, and practical therapeutic environment that centers each person’s values and lived experience.

Jesse emphasizes evidence-informed methods and transparent treatment planning, aiming to deliver therapies that produce measurable progress. She holds the credential LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, and integrates skill-based approaches alongside deeper processing work so clients gain tools they can use outside of sessions. Her practice is grounded in a commitment to effective, skillfully administered care that honors each individual’s autonomy and goals.

If someone feels in need of urgent help or is in crisis at any time during therapy, they should call 1-800-273-TALK or 911. This forum does not provide emergency services, so Jesse makes sure clients know who to contact if immediate assistance is required. She describes her role as helping clients understand their minds and build practical strategies—an owner’s manual for managing life’s challenges.

Approaches and Online Care with Jesse Weight

Jesse offers online therapy using several evidence-informed approaches adapted for remote work. EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a trauma-focused method that helps people process distressing memories and the emotions tied to them through structured processing techniques. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches practical skills for managing intense emotions, reducing self-harm urges, and improving interpersonal effectiveness through emotion regulation and distress tolerance practice. Existential Therapy explores meaning, values, and choices to help people facing life transitions, grief, identity questions, or a sense of disconnection.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the collaborative work. Jesse partners with each person to consider their needs, goals, and preferences, and she tailors treatment plans so approaches are combined or sequenced in ways that fit the individual.

Online sessions via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make these approaches more accessible and flexible for diverse schedules and circumstances. Licensed professionals can use these formats to teach skills, process difficult memories, and support ongoing change, allowing clients to engage in therapy from locations that work best for them.