Hello! My name is Jes and I identify as a male-presenting, Two-Spirit, queer, Mexican Indigenous person of color who is a member of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community using they/he pronouns. In addition to these identities, I have lived and educational experience in sex work, kink, BDSM, non monogamy, and polyamorous relationships. My experience also includes formal education in social work specializing in direct service for the Indigenous and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. Specialties include gender-affirming care, relationship counseling, identity development, and anxiety and bipolar disorders. I am trained in CBT, EMDR, Gottman Method of Relationship Therapy, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, and Sex Therapy. As part of my licensure, I maintain these skills by participating in continuing education around these topics.

As a full member of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, I provide gender-affirming, outpatient mental health counseling, as well as conduct assessments and letters for gender-affirming surgical interventions for adults aged 18 years or older.

My style of counseling is attachment-based through a social justice lens that emphasizes diversity, equity, inclusion, and advocacy. Drawing from attachment, humanistic, eclectic, and directive approaches, I collaborate with clients to formulate their goals for counseling. Our work together typically involves using solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) and person-centered therapy models to help folx reach their therapeutic goals in an effective, timely manner.

Insurance: We take most major commercial health insurance plans, such as Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Kaiser (Oregon and SW Washington only), Moda, Optum, PacificSource, Samaritan Health Plans, and United Healthcare. Unfortunately, we do not accept Medicare assignment or Washington Medicaid plans. We are in network with Oregon Health Plan Open Card, InterCommunity Health Network (OHP), PacificSource Community Solutions (OHP), and Yamhill Community Care (YCCO),