Heather Jackson

Counseling is self-work and can be created by what you want and need. We will work together to tackle the issues you feel are impacting your life. I am licensed in Rhode Island, New York, and Vermont (RI #MHC01033, NY #012682, VT# 068.0135547). I am doing telehealth in RI and VT and telehealth and in-person in NY. I work with a variety of ages and have extensive experience working with children and adolescents. I have been trained in EMDR, various trauma and somatic approaches, Family-Based Eating Disorder Treatment, CBT-Enhanced for Eating Disorders, Eating Disorder Harm Reduction, TF-CBT, and DBT. I also tend to use emotional and person-centered approaches, ACT, liberation, and a Harm Reduction lens. I believe in HAES, however have deep concerns. I tend to utilize a holistic view of mental health and think of treatment beyond talking! Movement, sleeping, eating enough, processing oppression, creativity, routine, & socializing can improve mental health. I am very supportive of the LGBTQIA community and identify as queer. I was a former teen mother, single mother, and have been on public assistance/welfare for most of my adult life. I have done a lot of work around my own privilege and oppression including race, ethnicity, ability/disability, class, heterosexism, cisgenderism, immigration status, and more. Sessions are $125 (or contact me about sliding scale and insurance options). I'm very aligned with the LGBTQ population, sex workers, and people in poverty. I am trained through BADT as a Full Spectrum Doula (C-FSD (BADT, 2024)). I was also trained as a Birth Doula through DONA in 2011 and as a child birth educator through GentleBirth in 2019. My aim is to bring that type of support & work to adolescent and young parents, immigrants/refugees, LGBTQ parents, and single parents. I work with you as far as pay/barter/trade goes. I am also getting trained as a Full Spectrum Doula through Birthing Advocacy Doula Training (https://www.badoulatrainings.org/). A doula is someone who provides support and advocacy to a person who is pregnant. - Birth doulas can provide non-medical interventions to help the birth process feel more empowering, Birth doulas can be there with you at birth and support a few visits postpartum, and provide resources. - Abortion doulas provide emotional, physical, and mental support and resources for someone who chooses to have an abortion (before, during, after abortion). - Postpartum doulas provide emotional and mental support after birth during while parent/s are entering parenthood. I am also a yoga instructor through the Yoga & Ayurveda Center/Online Yoga School (RYT® 200). I also have 2 years of experiencing co-leading a trauma-informed yoga group at a RI agency with people of all ages. I utilize yoga with my clients all of ages in their healing and treatment. Member of: Pro-Choice Therapists Institute for Development for the Human Arts Academy for Eating Disorders International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals Foundation Yoga Alliance Listed on directories: https://healingtreenonprofit.org/ https://www.ayeleth.org/ https://www.covidconscioustherapists.com/ https://www.inclusivetherapists.com/ https://openpathcollective.org/clinicians/heather-jackson/ https://www.badt.directory/new-york/brooklyn/doula/heather-jackson https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/heather-joy-jackson-providence-ri/765583 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/heather-jackson-south-burlington-vt/1359289 https://zencare.co/provider/therapist/heather-jackson https://www.yogaalliance.org/Geographicallisting?Type=Teacher&Country=United%20States&State=Rhode%20Island&City=Providence Crisis/Emergency Information: Crisis Hotlines: Rhode Island: - Amor Support Line: 401-675-1414 (24 hour community support line - English & Spanish) - Kids Link: 855-543-5464 (families in crisis 24 hour line) New York: - NYC Peer Support Services: https://nyc988.cityofnewyork.us/en/peer-support/ - NYC Crisis Info: https://omh.ny.gov/omhweb/bootstrap/crisis.html - Good Samaritans/Listening Line: https://samaritansnyc.org/ Vermont: - Clara Martin Center Crisis Line: 800-639-6360 - Pathways Peer Support: 833-888-2557 (call or text) National: - THRIVE: text "THRIVE" to 313-662-8209 (anti-carceral crisis support hotline for LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and those with disabilities - Texting Crisis Lifeline: 741-741 - warmline.org: peer-run line - Trans LifeLine: 877-565-8860 - Trevor Project: 866-488-7386 - HIPS Hotline: 800-676-4477 (24 hour hotline for sex workers, people who use drugs, & LGBTQ+ people) - Strong Hearts Native Helpline: 844-7NATIVE (call or text) - Youth Line: 877-968-8491, text ‘teen2teen’ to 839863, or chat - Wildflower Alliance: 888-407-4515 (Peer Support) - Blackline: 800-604-5841 (Crisis support with a Black, LGBTQ+, & Black Femme lens) - THRIVE Lifeline 313-662-8290 (Crisis support for/by marginalized individuals) - LGBTQ Helpline For South Asians: 908-367-3374 - National Coalition Of Anti-Violence Programs: 212-714-1141