Philosophy
Jayde is a Licensed Professional Counselor who believes deeply in the power of authenticity, connection, and courage in the healing process. She works with children, adolescents, and adults and brings both professional expertise and lived experience to the counseling space, openly identifying as AuDHD. She understands firsthand the exhaustion that can come from masking, perfectionism, and chronic burnout, and she is especially passionate about supporting neurodivergent individuals in untangling shame, redefining success, and building lives rooted in self-compassion rather than survival. Her core belief is that meaningful change happens in relationships built on trust, safety, and empathy.
Jayde specializes in working with children, teens, and adults on the autism spectrum and other neurodivergent individuals experiencing perfectionism, burnout, and identity exhaustion. Working with teens and children, Jayde brings a playful side to helping make connections to difficult challenges in their lives through developmentally approapriate connections with games, activities, and play. For parets she brings the same curiousity and collaboration that can be used to help build relationships between the child and parent to best support their growth and understanding. She is particularly drawn to helping clients who feel overwhelmed by expectations—both internal and external—and who are longing for relief, clarity, and a more sustainable way of being.
In her free time she enjoys drawing, crochet, hiking, reading and playing with her dog Pua.
Experience
Jayde earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and her Master of Science in Counseling from the University of North Texas. While in graduate school, she worked as an Applied Behavioral Analysis therapist and helped create counseling and play therapy programs within two autism clinics during her internship. She later worked in a domestic violence shelter before transitioning into private practice.
When working with children, she uses child-centered play therapy and Child–Parent Relationship Training (CPRT), a filial therapy approach that strengthens connection and builds secure, attuned relationships between parents and children. With teens and adults, Jayde may incorporate sandtray therapy and expressive arts to help clients access and give voice to experiences that are often difficult to put into words. She also utilizes EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) when appropriate to support clients working through trauma, attachment wounds, anxiety, grief, and burnout. She also provides ADHD and Autism Assessments for clients who are unsure about their diagnosis.
Licenses and Certifications
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Texas State Board of Professional Counselors - License #72131
LPC, Colorado State Board of Professional Counselors - LPC # 0017545
Registered Play Therapist (RPT), The Association For Play Therapy - License #T2958
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Certified (EMDR) Therapist
Availability: Monday - Thursday
Telehealth availability only
