Jessica Waters, Phd, CRADC, ADDC, CCTP, CGCS, RYT-200
Our Clinician-Practitioner
Jessica Provides telehealth services for mental health therapy to residents of Colorado Only. She provides addiction counseling to those in Colorado and Missouri. All Coaching services, including Trauma , Grief and Addiction Recovery Coaching is available throughout the United States and Internationally. A former teacher, trauma and resiliency specialist and now therapist, she has over 25 years combined experience. She has a PhD in transpersonal psychology/psychology with additional graduate education and certifications in transpersonal psychology, addictions, social emotional learning, positive psychology, trauma informed organizations, clinical trauma treatment, ADHD and anxiety treatment, grief counseling and is always adding certifications and knowledge to her toolbox. She is certified in integrative medicine for mental health and has studied at the Andrew Weil Institute, the Chopra Center, the Center for Traditional Medicine, the University of Minnesota and the Mind Body Institute. She has and continues to study with Grandmother Flor DeMayo, one of the 13 Indigenous Grandmothers, the art of traditional healing with Curanderos in the Curandera Espiritu path as well as with the University of New Mexico, and through her own Anishinaabe/European heritage. She is a Metaphysical Practitioner, Reiki Master and Intuitive Counselor, Metaphysical New Thought Practitioner and has studied the Mystics with Fr. Richard Rohr and his team in New Mexico. She is presently pursuing training in Functional Medicine for Mental Health and has completed her 300 Hour YTT (qualifying for her RYT-500).
She has spoken and presented workshops and trainings to both large and small organizations and school districts. As a former teacher of two decades, addictions counselor and school based resiliency specialist, she understands the practical needs of teachers, parents and children. She is a trained NAMI presenter and has served on the board for a variety of non profit organizations that focus on helping the homeless. She currently partners with Family Promise of the Northland in providing hygiene kits for it's laundry and shower service for homeless women with children in Kansas City as well as provides these kits to the homeless on the street.
Her personal journey through recovery, experiencing chronic trauma and recovery from grief fueled her passion and understanding for serving individuals. As a woman of size, she knows all too well the challenges of finding "fit" in the wellness and yoga community. She embraces a Health for Every Size approach that incorporate gentle movement in both Yoga and Qi Gong for even the bed ridden. As an Accessible Yoga Ambassador she has been specially trained for bodies with mobility challenges.
She offers low cost counseling and coaching on a sliding scale for those who qualify.
Credentials and Certifications
Specialization Licenses, Registrations and Certificates
Registered Psychotherapist (CO)
A.D.D.C. – Addictions Counselor Candidate (CO)
CRADC/ICADC - Credentialed Reciprocal Alcohol and Drug Counselor (International)
CMHIMP – Certified Mental Health Integrated Medicine Provider
M.A.R.S. – Medication Assisted Recovery Specialist (MO)
M.P.S.- MO Prevention Specialist
NAADAC Specialty Training Achievement: Wellness in Recovery
NAADAC Specialty Training Achievement: Advancements in Technology in the Addiction Profession
NAADAC Certification: Recovery to Practice
CAIMHP-Certified Addictions Informed Mental Health Provider
Trained fully in Dartmouth/Hazelden FIT Co-Occurring Disorders Program
CCTP – Certified Clinical Trauma Provider and Complex Trauma Provider CTP – Certified Trauma Professional CATP – Child and Adolescent Trauma Professional CCTAS – Certified Clinical Trauma and Addictions Specialist CYMHS
Certified Youth Mental Health Specialist
Certification-Trauma Informed Expressive Arts Therapy Certificates in Trauma Informed Care for Organization, Clinical Foundations of Trauma Informed Care, MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction) and Mindfulness-University at Buffalo-SUNY
CCFP – Certified Compassion Fatigue Professional
CCATP-CA – Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional
ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Provider
ADHD – Certified Educator
CGCS – Certified Grief Counseling Specialist (including work from Hospice of America) Certified Complicated Grief Treatment Provider – Columbia University
Somatic Embodiment and Self Regulation Level 3 Practitioner
Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200, CYT-500) with certifications in Restorative, Chair, Children’s, Y12SR (Yoga for 12 Steps), Yoga For All, Body Positive Yoga Accessible Yoga Teacher (AYT) and Ambassador
HeartMath Clinical Services Provider – Stress, Anxiety and Depression
HeartMath Resilient Heart - Trauma Informed HeartMath Certified Provider
Trained in The DaLian Method
Certified Health and Wellness Life Coach – Vegan Nutrition Coach
Trained in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and MMFT Training
Certified Primordial Breath Practitioner – Chopra Center
Cal State University Institute of Palliative Care-Healing Through Art for Palliative Care- Train the Trainer
Certification in Therapeutic Art Life Coaching and Shamanic Life Coaching
Certified Sound Healing Practitioner (Multiple Instruments and Voice)
Certified Energy Medicine Practitioner, Reiki Master and Karuna Ki Master
Certified Angelic Healing Practitioner
Certificate in Arts in Health – Arts in Health Institute
Contemplative/Mystic Studies at CAC with Fr. Richard Rohr and Faculty
Certificate in Integrated Health and Wellness - University of Minnesota Certificate in Positive Psychology-University of Pennsylvania
Certificate of Social Emotional Learning University of Colorado- Boulder
PhD Transpersonal Counseling ( 2023) - University of Metaphysical Sciences
Doctorate of Ministry - Pastoral Counseling - University of Metaphysics
Certificate in Fine Art-Kansas City Art Institute
Doctoral Studies Psychology - Cappella
Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership - Capella
Certificate of Transpersonal Counseling - Institute of Transpersonal Psychology
Certificate of Transpersonal Studies-Creative Expression- Institute of Transpersonal Psychology (Sofia)
M.A. Psychology - Regis University
B.S.Ed. – Elementary Education and Music - University of St. Mary
A.A. – Music, Metropolitan Community Colleges