My name is Jelisa Adair, LICSW.  I am an eclectic therapist who draws primarily from Internal Family Systems/Intimacy from the Inside Out and Liberation Health Theory to help individuals connect to their own inner wisdom and autonomy and create meaningful, aligned and sustainable change in their lives. I excel in creating long-term therapeutic relationships which allow for deep work particularly with clients with a history of abandonment, feeling misunderstood, and/or other relational difficulties. 

I work with folks who worry that they are “too self-aware” for therapy by moving beyond intellectual insight and into more body-based attunement. Other populations of interest include:

• Clients experiencing identity transitions, such as (but not limited to) emerging/young adults

• Academia: including undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, and staff working in higher education

• Clients belonging to marginalized communities such as (but not limited to) the BIPOC community, the LGBTQIA+ community, and polyamorous/non-monogamous community community

• Clients who identify as gifted, highly sensitive, and/or neurodivergent

I honor nuance and complexity in my work.  Borrowing tools from ACT, DBT, and CBT, I also work with clients using literature, tarot, media, and current events as appropriate. If you are wanting to create a therapeutic container that can hold you in your complexity, I’d love to connect and see if we may be a fit.