Jessica Riocci

I'm dedicated to empowering adolescents and their families to navigate through life’s challenges and change patterns that are getting them stuck. I have experience helping adolescents experiencing severe depression and anxiety and their families access their resiliency while serving as a therapist in a residential treatment facility, intensive outpatient program, and partial-hospitalization program.

Pregnancy and postpartum are deeply transformative on a physical, interpersonal, emotional, mental, and energetic level. It’s no wonder you may be feeling raw, vulnerable, not yourself and in deep need of nourishment on all levels. We are not designed to go through it alone. It would be an honor to be a guide, witness, and support for you during the initiations and rites of passage of pregnancy and postpartum.

I respect the holistic/systemic nature of the mind, body, and spirit and the individual, family, and society. I understand that change in one part of the system affects the whole. For instance, I view the family as an organism/living system. Symptoms in one individual may reflect an imbalance in the family system as a whole. I believe that all things are interconnected in this web of life.

One access route to the unconscious is through the body’s messengers including sensations, emotions, tension, and posture. The body remembers everything. The past shows up in the present of the body. The mind and body are in constant communication. Our body is our memory keeper, connection to Earth, and protector. I look for moments to help the client experience the present rather than talk about past experiences. I help clients resource their bodies to self-regulate and gain self-awareness.

Anxiety is a mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual experience. I use a holistic approach that takes into account all the levels of your being that influence your experience of anxiety to help you experience more peace and an increased felt sense of safety in your life.

Anxiety is a mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual experience. I use a holistic approach that takes into account all the levels of your being that influence your experience of anxiety to help you experience more peace and an increased felt sense of safety in your life.