Jessica Taylor Vara (she/her)

LMFT, EMDR Consultant-in-Training
Accepting Clients

Jessica Taylor, EMDR Specialist, helps high-achieving women overcome perfectionism and trauma, finding self-trust, peace, and joy in life.

Marriage & Family Therapist in California

Services
  • Individual

About My Clients

My clients are often the dependable ones, juggling perfectionism, high expectations, and pressure to have it all together. Yet, under the surface, they feel overwhelmed, exhausted, and consumed by self-doubt. Nights are restless, minds race, and the weight of “being enough” feels crushing. They crave peace, a release from anxiety, and the freedom to truly be present in life. Through EMDR, we work to transform this relentless drive into self-compassion, resilience, and lasting calm.

My Background and Approach

Clients who find themselves awake in the early hours, weighed down by spiraling thoughts and a constant pressure to perform, often feel trapped in cycles of doubt and exhaustion. With extensive EMDR training and experience, our work targets the deeply rooted beliefs fueling this inner critic—beliefs like "I'm not enough" and the relentless drive for perfection. Together, we’ll work to release the intense pressure and open pathways to calm and clarity. EMDR can help dismantle the need to meet impossible standards, enabling true rest, relief, and a return to joy. The journey moves clients away from feeling overwhelmed toward a life filled with self-compassion and inner peace.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I believe each person has an innate capacity for growth and transformation, often hindered by past experiences that shape self-doubt, perfectionism, and chronic stress. EMDR Therapy is a powerful tool to disrupt ingrained patterns, helping clients live with greater ease, presence, and self-acceptance. Healing, is holistic - intertwining emotional, mental, and physical wellness. In a safe, empathetic space, clients explore these aspects without judgment, discovering resilience in vulnerability. I highly value authenticity and guide clients to see vulnerability not as weakness but as a source of true strength. This work helps clients dismantle self-imposed walls and develop self-compassion, viewing reaching out for help as a courageous act. Healing goes beyond symptom relief; it’s about nurturing inner peace and resilience. Through working with me, clients can break free from limiting beliefs, reclaim their lives, and move toward self-worth and joy.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Infertility Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Other Issues
  • Abuse
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Burnout
  • Codependency
  • Divorce
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief or Loss
  • Historical/ Intergenerational Trauma
  • Infertility
  • Marriage Counseling
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sexual Abuse or Assault
  • Women's Issues
I offer online counseling in the following states:

At A Glance

  • Experience: 8 years of practice
  • Languages: English, Español
  • Rate: $200 - 225/session

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