Jessie Wells
Jessie Wells, LCSW, INHC is a psychotherapist, integrative nutrition coach, and an educator. Her mission is to support those around her to live in abundant wellness. She believes that it is in the context of relationship that change, wholeness, and life happen.
Jessie Wells, LCSW, INHC is a psychotherapist, integrative nutrition coach, and an educator. Her mission is to support those around her to live in abundant wellness. She believes that it is in the context of relationship that change, wholeness, and life happen.
Jessie’s passion is the intersection of science, relationships, wellness, and spirituality. Her clinical training emphasized interpersonal neurobiology, attachment, mindfulness, body based trauma techniques, and holistic nutrition. She has professional experience in hospital, non-profit, and outpatient mental health organizations. Her passion for wellness and counseling drew her to the social work field where she specialized in trauma, cognitive behavioral therapy, family dynamics, and she became a self-identified neuroscience junky. Jessie loves the brain and frequently incorporates scientific topics into her practice. She encourages her clients with research about neurogenesis, rewiring, and neuro anatomy to help them understand that their brains, relationships, and life can change for the better.
Throughout her time in clinical practice, Jessie underwent additional training to become a Trust Based Relational Intervention Practitioner (TBRI), to be Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing trained (EMDR), and then she completed a 12 month Nutrition Coaching program with the Institute of Integrative Nutrition. These programs are central to her work with clients.
Jessie is one who believes that personal experience is often the best education. Her own wellness journeys of healing from untreated celiac disease and other injuries bring a wealth of knowledge, insight, and empathy to individuals who are fighting to live life more abundantly. Jessie’s dream of aligning her business, mental health, and wellness backgrounds was realized with the launch of her Integrative Brain and Mental Health organization. She feels immensely honored to walk with individuals for a short period in their journey as she lives out her mission of supporting change makers as they live out their dreams and potential.
Jessie loves learning from others who are specialists in their fields and enjoys strong collaborative relationships with various subject matter experts. She offers regular workshops and delivers presentations to diverse audiences including organizations, business executives, religious groups, non-profits, and health professionals.
Justin K. Joe
Functional Medicine and Chinese Medicine specializing in mental health. Founder, JKJ Medical Group Justin K. Joe Lac, CFMP is a native Texan and alumnus of Texas State University. He has his master’s and doctoral work from AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine and Pacific College of Health and Science. He is a Certified Functional Medicine […]
Functional Medicine and Chinese Medicine specializing in mental health.
Founder, JKJ Medical Group
Justin K. Joe Lac, CFMP is a native Texan and alumnus of Texas State University. He has his master’s and doctoral work from AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine and Pacific College of Health and Science. He is a Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner. He takes a holistic view to psychology and mental wellness using traditional Chinese therapies of acupuncture and herbal medicine with functional medicine diagnostics.
https://justinkjoe.com (Original website is offline. Left for archival purposes.)
Kristina Alvarez, BS, CHES
Clinical Coordinator @ Integrative Psychiatry Austin
Wellness, Mindfulness, Mentoring
I am a Certified Health Education Specialist® with an intuitive nature and energetic spirit. With a combined 15 years of wellness experience and 30 years of administrative experience, I am excited to join Integrative Psychiatry Austin.
Clinical Coordinator @ Integrative Psychiatry Austin
Wellness, Mindfulness, Mentoring
I am a Certified Health Education Specialist® with an intuitive nature and energetic spirit. With a combined 15 years of wellness experience and 30 years of administrative experience, I am excited to join Integrative Psychiatry Austin.
My personal wellness journey began over 10 years ago with a dramatic weight loss that required serious lifestyle changes, which enables me to live a healthier life. My focus is assisting patients in making lifestyle changes and shifts in perception in order to serve their mental health goals.
Lindsey Beaudreau
LPC-Associate. Providing hope, support, and education about ways to boost mental wellness using holistic strategies.
Holistic Mental Health Counseling
I am an LPC-Associate trained in both holistic and evidence-based therapeutic modalities, supervised by Sarah Arnold, LPC-S. I love to utilize an integrative approach tailored to each individual client.
My main modality is person-centered talk therapy, which is grounded in curiosity, empathy, and unconditional positive regard. This approach is collaborative and deeply empowering. While insta-therapy often encourages you to seek a safe space, I believe in the importance of creating a brave space – one that encourages growth, acceptance, and resilience. I also love to incorporate more holistic approaches to mental and emotional wellness, including diet and nutrition, movement, sleep hygiene, work-life balance, and spirituality.
My role is to help you:
- develop a deeper understanding of yourself,
- find the courage to lean into difficulty and let yourself be transformed by it
- and take the steps necessary to lead a life you’re excited about living.
I specialize in working with young adults who have been experiencing difficulty with depression, anxiety, managing stress, navigating challenging circumstances, poor self-esteem, people-pleasing, codependency, perfectionism, and academic pressure. I am also passionate about working with artists, musicians, writers, filmmakers, and deep thinkers who have been feeling creatively blocked, stagnant, or uninspired. I love having philosophical conversations where we explore the tough existential questions.
Because I am trained in holistic approaches and health coaching, many clients also seek my help in finding ways to improve their mental health without the use of pharmaceuticals, if possible. While I am not at all against medication and am happy to help clients in adhering to their medication regimen, I understand that many people have reservations about side effects or choose not to seek help from the pharmaceutical industry. I am happy to provide hope, support, and psychoeducation about ways to boost mental wellness using holistic strategies.
Marcia Sherrod, LCSW
LCSW, Psychotherapist @ Flourish! Psychotherapy + Nutrition
I am so excited to be practicing mindfulness and self-compassion based therapy at Flourish! after taking a few years off to be with my family. I particularly enjoy working with women, adolescents, and new parents and utilizing attachment theory, self-compassion and mindfulness based interventions for symptoms of anxiety, depression, relationship challenges and attention issues. I also love facilitating the Mindfulness Skill Development group classes at Flourish! to help clients cultivate mindful awareness and assisting them in learning how to meditate and develop coping mechanisms. and tools for our stressful modern world.
LCSW, Psychotherapist @ Flourish! Psychotherapy + Nutrition
I am so excited to be practicing mindfulness and self-compassion based therapy at Flourish! after taking a few years off to be with my family. I particularly enjoy working with women, adolescents, and new parents and utilizing attachment theory, self-compassion and mindfulness based interventions for symptoms of anxiety, depression, relationship challenges and attention issues. I also love facilitating the Mindfulness Skill Development group classes at Flourish! to help clients cultivate mindful awareness and assisting them in learning how to meditate and develop coping mechanisms. and tools for our stressful modern world.
My educational background includes a MSW University of Texas at Austin and a BA in Latin American Studies and Spanish from UNC-Chapel Hill. Also, I have been studying Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), insight oriented meditation, self compassion, yoga and various forms of expressive/movement based therapies for both personal and professional development during the past 12 years. Mindfulness, self-compassion, and meditation have changed my life, and I am humbled and honored to share these skills with Flourish! clients.