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, Vermont, Virginia, and Massachusetts (RI #MHC01033, NY #012682, VT# 068.0135547, VA #0701014363, MA #LMHC10003191). I am doing telehealth in those 5 states at the moment. 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 biopsychosocial perspective of mental health and think of treatment beyond talking! Movement, sleeping, eating enough, rest, liberation, creativity, routine, & socializing can improve mental health. I am very supportive of the LGBTQIA2S+ 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 2LGBTQIA2S+ population, sex workers, people in poverty, and undocumented people. 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/migrants/undocumented people, LGBTQ parents, and single parents. I work with you as far as pay/barter/trade goes. 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 I am also a member of several directories & would be happy to send! Crisis/Emergency Information: Rhode Island: Amor Support Line: 401-675-1414 (24 hour community support line - English & Spanish) BH Link 401-414-LINK (5465) NAMI RI Crisis: (800) 950-NAMI Good Samaritans/Listening Line: (401) 272-4044 Kids Link: 855-543-5464 (families in crisis 24 hour line) New York: NYC Crisis Info: 988 Good Samaritans/Listening Line: 212-673-3000 Child & Adolescent Crisis Info: 988 New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project (AVP) hotline: 212-714-1141. Vermont: Clara Martin Center Crisis Line: 800-639-6360 Pathways Peer Support: 833-888-2557 (call or text) VT Care Partners (families in crisis info): (802) 876-7021 VT Support Line: 833-VT Talks (call or text) Virginia: Virginia 988: 988 Mental Health Virginia - Peer Run Warmline: 866-400-6428 Hope Link Behavioral: 988 Massachusetts: Behavioral Health Help Line call or text: 833-773-2445 Call2Talk: 508-532-CALL (2255) Mobile Crisis Intervention: East Area - (800) 540-5806, West Area - (800) 640-5432 National Crisis Lines (not all contact the cops, some do, FYI) 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 National Parent & Youth Helpline: 855-427-2736 Deaf Lead 24/7 Crisis Line: (573)445-5005 Deaf Survivors ASL Hotline: 855-812-1001