Jordan Schaefer LCSW

You deserve a therapist who does not need you to educate them or justify your identity. I provide affirming, trauma-informed care for LGBTQIA+ clients of all ages, including gender-affirming care as outlined by WPATH. Whether you are exploring identity, navigating coming out, processing family rejection, or simply wanting a space where you do not have to explain yourself, I am here. Your identity is not the problem.

Depression is not a lack of willpower or gratitude. It is heavy, exhausting, and often misunderstood. I approach depression with compassion and curiosity, not judgment. Together we will explore what is weighing on you, build practical coping skills, and gently challenge the thoughts and patterns keeping you stuck. Using trauma-informed, science-grounded methods like CBT, ACT, and mindfulness, we will work at your pace toward reconnection, meaning, and relief.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, is about making room for difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them. Rather than waiting to feel better before you live your life, ACT helps you move toward what matters most to you, even while pain is present. We work on acceptance, mindfulness, values, and committed action. It is especially helpful for anxiety, depression, chronic pain, and burnout. The goal is not to feel good all the time. It is to live meaningfully anyway.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, is about making room for difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them. Rather than waiting to feel better before you live your life, ACT helps you move toward what matters most to you, even while pain is present. We work on acceptance, mindfulness, values, and committed action. It is especially helpful for anxiety, depression, chronic pain, and burnout. The goal is not to feel good all the time. It is to live meaningfully anyway.

Trauma changes how you see yourself, others, and the world. Trauma-informed CBT works gently with those changes without forcing you to relive what happened. We go at your pace, building safety and stability first, then slowly untangling the thoughts and beliefs trauma left behind. You learn skills to manage triggers, calm your nervous system, and rebuild trust in yourself. This approach honors your survival while helping you move toward healing, not just coping.

Mindfulness-based CBT blends cognitive behavioral skills with present-moment awareness. Instead of fighting your thoughts, you learn to notice them without being ruled by them. This approach helps with anxiety, depression, rumination, and stress by building awareness of patterns as they happen. Together we practice grounding, breathing, and observation techniques you can use in real life. It is not about emptying your mind. It is about changing your relationship with it so you respond, not react

Mindfulness-based CBT blends cognitive behavioral skills with present-moment awareness. Instead of fighting your thoughts, you learn to notice them without being ruled by them. This approach helps with anxiety, depression, rumination, and stress by building awareness of patterns as they happen. Together we practice grounding, breathing, and observation techniques you can use in real life. It is not about emptying your mind. It is about changing your relationship with it so you respond, not react

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, is about making room for difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them. Rather than waiting to feel better before you live your life, ACT helps you move toward what matters most to you, even while pain is present. We work on acceptance, mindfulness, values, and committed action. It is especially helpful for anxiety, depression, chronic pain, and burnout. The goal is not to feel good all the time. It is to live meaningfully anyway.

Trauma changes how you see yourself, others, and the world. Trauma-informed CBT works gently with those changes without forcing you to relive what happened. We go at your pace, building safety and stability first, then slowly untangling the thoughts and beliefs trauma left behind. You learn skills to manage triggers, calm your nervous system, and rebuild trust in yourself. This approach honors your survival while helping you move toward healing, not just coping.

Mindfulness-based CBT blends cognitive behavioral skills with present-moment awareness. Instead of fighting your thoughts, you learn to notice them without being ruled by them. This approach helps with anxiety, depression, rumination, and stress by building awareness of patterns as they happen. Together we practice grounding, breathing, and observation techniques you can use in real life. It is not about emptying your mind. It is about changing your relationship with it so you respond, not react

Trauma changes how you see yourself, others, and the world. Trauma-informed CBT works gently with those changes without forcing you to relive what happened. We go at your pace, building safety and stability first, then slowly untangling the thoughts and beliefs trauma left behind. You learn skills to manage triggers, calm your nervous system, and rebuild trust in yourself. This approach honors your survival while helping you move toward healing, not just coping.