Jessica Waters, Phd, CRADC, ADDC, CCTP, CGCS, ADHD-CS
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. 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 Art as a Path of Inner Schooling at the Center for Applied Jungian Studies.
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.
Her personal journey through recovery, experiencing chronic trauma and recovery from grief fueled her passion and understanding for serving individuals. She offers low cost counseling and coaching on a sliding scale.
Coaching Specialties
Trauma, Grief and Addiction Recovery Coaching
Transformative Mindfulness Based Parenting
Mindful and Meditative Intuitive Based Art Coaching
Trauma Healing Therapeutic Art Coaching
Addiction/Trauma/Grief Resilient Recovery Coaching and Counseling
She is holds professional, master life coaching designations.
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)
M.A.R.S. – Medication Assisted Recovery Specialist (MO)
M.P.S.- MO Prevention Specialist
CMC- Certified Mindfulness Clinician
CMT-200 – Certified Meditation Teacher
CAIMHP-Certified Addictions Informed Mental Health Provider
Trained fully in Hazelden FIT Co-Occurring Disorders Program
Somatic Embodiment and Self Regulation Level 3 Practitioner
HeartMath Clinical Services Provider – Stress, Anxiety and Depression
The DaLian Method
Contemplative Studies at CAC with Fr. Richard Rohr and Faculty
Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200) with certifications in Restorative, Chair, Children’s, Y12SR (Yoga for 12 Steps), Yoga For All, Body Positive Yoga
Accessible Yoga Teacher (AYT) and Ambassador
Certified Health and Wellness Life Coach – Vegan Nutrition Coach
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Training
CCTP 1 & 2 – 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
CCFP – Certified Compassion Fatigue Professional
CCATP-CA – Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional
ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Provider
ADHD – Certified Educator
CMHIMP – Certified Mental Health Integrated Medicine Provider
CGCS – Certified Grief Counseling Specialist (including work from Hospice of America)
Certified Complicated Grief Treatment Provider – Columbia University, NY
Certified Primordial Breath Practitioner – Chopra Center
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
Cal State University Institute of Palliative Care-Healing Through Art for Palliative Care- Train the Trainer
Certificate in Arts in Health – Arts in Health Institute
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
Certification in Therapeutic Art Life Coaching and Shamanic Life Coaching
Certificate in Fine Art-Kansas City Art Institute
Ph.D. Psychology
Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership
Certificate of Transpersonal Studies: Creative Expression-
M.A. Psychology
B.S.Ed. – Elementary Education and Music
A.A. – Music, Metropolitan Community Colleges
