Jacy Torres-Meyer (she/her)

Loss and grief are complex emotions that brings out the best and worst in us. I have experience working within our hospice system and seeing traumatic end of life situations in an acute care setting. I am here to listen. I am here to sit with you as we process those complex emotions and feelings together. Loss and grief never leave us, but we need to learn to live with them in order to thrive in our lives. I am here to support you during that process.

During my time in the hospital, I witnessed women experiencing a wide variety of challenges from complication due to child birth, miscarriages, female related cancers, complex medical concerns, and mental health issues. I took part in advocating for women in a predominately male dominated hospital system that sometimes wasn't the most empathetic to women related concerns. In my work with women, I hope to provide a professional and personal perspective in helping you heal, understand, and grow.

It can be difficult to experience conflict or disagreements with people we love. I have worked with families and loved ones during very stressful and complex hospitalizations. I have seen it challenge marriages families, and friendships. I understand that family dynamics can effect our communication techniques, coping skills, and understanding. I feel confident in working with people on overcoming challenging communication concerns and seeking a better understanding of ourselves and loved ones.

I love using motivational interviewing! I strongly believe that you possess wonderful resilient qualities that can assist in empowering you to overcome and achieve your therapeutic goals. You are the expert of your own story and I am here to help you discover new meanings and point of views. I have used this therapy when working with all types of people because I believe that every human deserves to feel loved and empowered.

CBT is a widely used type of therapy which helps an individual identify our core beliefs and personal views on oneself, and how they connect to our distorted thought patterns. From there we seek to find understanding and change the catastrophic thought process we have. This type of therapy is something I have used with many clients over the years. It is structured and allows one to connect their past experiences to their thoughts today.

Solution Focused Therapy is similar to Reality Therapy, and one that I love to use for individuals who are utilizing therapy on a short term basis. For example, people who are only provided a few sessions through their insurance plan. This therapy focuses more on the future than the past and reminds one that they have control over their actions, thoughts, and reactions. I have used this throughout my career in a short term hospital setting and with clients who have limited insurance.

I love using motivational interviewing! I believe that you posses many wonderful and resilient qualities that can help you overcome and thrive. I believe that you are the expert of your own story and that you can be empowered by the strengths you already have. I believe that every human deserves to feel loved and accepted, by owning our own story we seeking discovery in ourselves and finding understanding in others.

CBT is a therapy that is used to help connect our personal core values and views on oneself with our lived experiences. From there we are able to breakdown those views and deconstruct how we react to them and process them. This therapy is something I have used with many clients as we all have lived experiences that have effected the way we view the world and it can be difficult to connect those dots on our own. I am here to help.