About Me

Jessica Marks, LPC is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and qualified supervisor in the State of Connecticut. She received her Master’s in Applied Clinical Psychology from the University of South Carolina in 2011. Jessica is a Certified EMDR Therapist through EMDRIA and a Consultant in Training (under Amber Stiles-Bodnar).

Jessica has over 12 years of experience working with children, adolescents, and adults with various trauma histories. Jessica has over 10 years’ experience and supervises at a community-based trauma center in addition to 5 years of private practice.

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Jessica believes that trauma impacts the person who endured the experience and those that they love; and providing a nurturing environment helps to foster emotional wellness and healing to acquire skills necessary for lasting change. Her mission is to promote growth and the understanding that the things that hurt you do not define you. Jessica’s expertise in working individuals who have experienced sudden loss, sexual abuse domestic violence, community violence, and Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Her psychotherapy and consulting approach is direct yet empathetic, focusing on evidence based practice.