Jessica McCarty

MS, LPC

Email: jessica@refugecounseling.com

Phone: 208-960-7165

As a counselor, I seek to offer a safe space for you to feel known in your pain and current experiences. I desire for counseling to be a tool of connection moving towards increased hope and what you deeply value or desire.

I approach counseling from a trauma-informed and attachment-based framework, and am trained in EMDR. I believe our earliest relationships and experiences often shape how we see ourselves, connect with others, and the strategies we’ve learned to survive and cope. Together, we can explore those patterns with compassion and curiosity while creating space for healing and growth.

I enjoy working with individuals of all ages. I also have a passion for supporting adolescents and college-age students! I work with a variety of concerns such as anxiety and depression, grief, trauma, relationship brokenness, and questions of spirituality and faith. Above all I strive to be empathic, genuine, and non judgmental.

Personal Interests

I love time spent with my husband and keeping up with our 3 kids. We have been married 15 years and have been Idahoans since college. I enjoy trips to the mountains, a good book or Starbucks drink, visiting our family in Alaska, and connecting with our loved ones.

Qualifications

• Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Idaho

• Master of Science in Counseling, Northwest Nazarene University, 2014

• Bachelors of Arts in Social Work, Northwest Nazarene University, 2010

• Trained in EMDR, Specialized training in EMDR with children and adolescents

Specialties

• Trauma

• Anxiety

• Depression

• Grief

• Relational issues & life transitions