Jeff Jones

Your life is a story, and trauma rewrites it. The death of a child. Leaving your faith. A psychedelic experience that changes everything. Narrative therapy helps you reclaim authorship. We'll explore narratives imposed on you—by religion, grief culture, others' expectations—and separate them from your truth. You'll tell a new story about who you are, one that honors your loss, questions, transformation. Not the story others want, but the one that's actually true for you.

Existential therapy addresses questions that emerge when your foundation cracks: What does my life mean now? Who am I without my faith? How do I live with unbearable loss? These aren't problems to solve—they're profound questions to explore. I work with clients navigating meaning-making after loss, rebuilding identity after religious deconstruction, and integrating experiences that reveal the limits of everyday understanding. This is therapy for the deepest questions you're afraid to ask.

I use CBT for thought patterns after life-altering experiences. The "should" thoughts after leaving your faith. Catastrophic thinking that follows loss. Rumination after psychedelic experiences. CBT helps identify beliefs that no longer serve you—beliefs about grief timelines, religious guilt, or what your experiences "mean." We'll examine these patterns with compassion and develop new ways of thinking that honor your authentic journey rather than forcing you into someone else's framework.

Trauma takes many forms. The trauma of losing someone irreplaceable. The trauma of spiritual abuse and religious control. The trauma that surfaces during psychedelic experiences. I work with clients whose trauma doesn't fit neat categories—PTSD from grief, leaving high-control religion, or difficult psychedelic journeys. I understand trauma isn't just what happened to you, but what happened inside you. We'll work to process these wounds at the pace that feels right.

I specialize in grief that changes who you are. The death of a child. The sudden loss of a spouse or parent. The loss of your faith community when you leave. The loss of your old self after a psychedelic experience. This is grief that doesn't fit the stages, that feels "too big" years later, that others don't understand. I know what it's like to carry loss that reshapes your identity. Healing doesn't mean moving on—it means learning to live with what you carry while rebuilding an authentic life.

Anxiety often masks deeper questions: Who am I without my faith? How do I live with unbearable loss? What do I do with experiences that shattered my worldview? I work with anxiety after leaving your religious community, anxiety about whether you're "doing grief wrong," and anxiety following psychedelic experiences that left you questioning everything. This isn't garden-variety worry—it's anxiety that comes when your foundation has shifted and you're trying to find solid ground again.