About Us
Adolescent Mental Health Expertise, Lived Experience with Suicidality
If you are a parent or guardian of a teenager struggling with depression, anxiety, suicide ideation, gender/sexuality questioning, or trauma you have come to the right place. I work with preteens and teenagers going through life’s hardest stuff. I offer innovative, evidence-based, creative approaches to support your teenager and meet them where they’re at.
About Therapy
No Boring Therapy
No one session looks alike! Jillayna uses Psychodynamic therapy, EMDR, therapeutic arts training, internal family systems theory, in addition to DBT, CBT, mindfulness and narrative work. For those interested, creative arts include painting, drawing, clay work, collaging, writing, and more. Jillayna uses a number of creative, funky techniques for expression including tarot, social media, and jewelry making. Therapy should be empowering and engaging, and there should always be snacks and Dr. Pepper.
Unique Approaches
Hearing your child say the word “Suicide” is Scary. We can Help.
Regular Text Plans and Support
Yes, we talk, and yes, I am reachable! I provide validation, reminders of skills, as-needed support, check-ins and hype-up wins!
Expressive Arts and Adjacent group work
Non cringe, non-cheesy expressive and statement-work such as painting, clay work, drawing, drumming and music
PARENT SUPPORT, COACHING, AND ADJACENT FAMILY SESSIONS, SCHOOL SUPPORT
I believe in the village mentality and full community seeing and support
Out-in-the-World Sessions
Supportive real life experiences in all kinds of places! Often utilized for social anxiety or depressive struggles
PERSONALIZED SAFETY PLANS, SKILL DEVELOPMENT, AND RESOURCE PRINT-OUTS
Have confidence in navigating negative self-talk, suicide ideation, and self-harm
About us
Working with Jillayna
As a former teen that struggled with suicidality, I can say that man, I get it. And “Getting it” totally informs the way I approach teens and suicide.
Our teens are amazing, and are navigating such a difficult, confusing world. Because of this changing world, I work to meet my teens where they are at, and some of this means doing things a little bit differently. Therapy with me can be a little radical.
I believe in and employ radical and personalized approaches to mental health that align with village-building, connection and cross-cultural understanding. Our teens desperately need connection and seeing. I am endlessly striving to understand and better mental wellness, and the psycho-social implications of the modern western world on mental health. Modern technology, a global pandemic and social-political factors have greatly changed the landscape of teen mental health, including increasing rates of suicide and suicide ideation. I am committed to the latest research on suicide prevention and training.
