Jessica Tate
MA,LMFT
Licensed in the state of WA
Insurance accepted
Aetna
Cigna
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Kaiser Permanente
and 2 more
Accepts new patients
Meet Jessica Tate
CEO/Owner
Jessica Tate is the Co-founder and owner of Thoughtful Counseling Group. She has 12 years of experience in community mental health working in different settings providing mental health services to individuals and families who suffered from domestic violence, trafficking, sexual abuse, physical abuse, and emotional abuse. She is also a veteran and had the privilege of working with Yellow Ribbon helping families and service members through pre-deployment and deployment stresses with resources, training, psychological assistance, and mental health. As a veteran she received two Army Commendation Medals for exceptional meritorious service, unprecedented professionalism, outstanding
performance, and contribution while in service. In her work in community mental health she was recognized several times and awarded for continued professionalism, dedication, and compassion with
difficult high risk youth at Human Pioneer Services. She is a member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT). She is EMDR certified, WA approved Supervisor, and an approved AAMFT Supervisor under mentorship.
performance, and contribution while in service. In her work in community mental health she was recognized several times and awarded for continued professionalism, dedication, and compassion with
difficult high risk youth at Human Pioneer Services. She is a member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT). She is EMDR certified, WA approved Supervisor, and an approved AAMFT Supervisor under mentorship.
Accepts new patients
My philosophy
My approach to counseling is collaborative, compassionate, respectful, and client-centered. I use different techniques to help you better understand how past experiences are interfering and affecting your present. We will work together in identifying those patterns of behavior passed from one generation to the next that are creating hurt or leaving you in a never-ending loop. I use techniques that boosts life satisfaction, modifying dysfunctional emotions, behaviors, and thoughts to change destructive patterns of behavior. We have a great ability to take any experience of our lives and create meaning that disempowers us or one that empowers our lives. My goal is to help you gain the skills that will help you create positive meaning; help heal old wounds, and take charge of your life.
My treatment approaches
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy(CBT)
• Culturally Sensitive
• Mindfulness-Based(MBCT)
• Trauma-Focused
• Person-Focused
• Narrative
• Bowen Trangenerational Therapy
• Dialect Behavioral Therapy
• Eye Movement and Desensitization (EMDR) Therapy
• Emotional Focus Therapy (EFT)
I specialize in treating individuals with:
Psychiatry
Mental Health
I provide professional care to people with the following conditions:
Anger management
Depression
Mood disorders
Trauma and PTSD
Acculturation Anxiety Coping Skills
Domestic Abuse
Services & Pricing
Transparent pricing for quality care
Choose the right type of service based on your needs and budget without compromising on the quality of care you receive.
Initial visit
An initial visit with a provider involves a medical history review, physical examination, and possibly diagnostic tests to evaluate a patient's health, identify issues, and develop a treatment plan.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
55 mins session
Video or in-person visits
$200 /visit
Rates shown are out-of-pocket costs. With eligible insurance, you may pay less than the listed rate. Please check with your insurance provider for an estimate.
Follow-up visit
A follow-up visit with a provider involves checking the progress of the patient's treatment plan, assessing any new symptoms or concerns, and adjusting the treatment plan as needed to ensure optimal health outcomes.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
55 mins session
Video or in-person visits
$160 /visit
Rates shown are out-of-pocket costs. With eligible insurance, you may pay less than the listed rate. Please check with your insurance provider for an estimate.
Experiences
My education and work experiences
Work
Thoughtful Counseling Group
CEO/Owner - Self-employed
Oct 2021 - Present
Direct the day-to-day operations of the program. Implements programmatic and administrative policies and procedures to attain program goals and objectives in providing mental health services to the community. Provide oversight for the Outpatient services to provide comprehensive services to families, teens, couples, children, adults, and groups to promote community mental health. Ensure quality control to promote counseling that is collaborative, compassionate, respectful, and client/family-centered to help individuals, couples, and families learn skills to help ride out the waves of life's challenges in order to create positive meaning
As a Supervisor, I evaluate employees and contractors performance. Develop and implements programmatic and administrative policies and procedures to attain program goals and objectives. Oversee quality assurance in the programs service delivery including clinical care and documentation.
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Northwest Prosperity Counseling
Owner - Self-employed
Apr 2020 - Sep 2023
Conduct mental health assessments, develop individualized treatment plans, make treatment referrals, and lead therapy sessions for individuals, couples, and families. Provide individual counseling, crisis stabilization, suicide risk assessment, and treatment plans. Provided written reports reflecting diagnostic impression, monitor client progress, develop treatment plans, adjust treatment plans as needed, provide recommendations, and coordinate with other healthcare providers. Complete documentation and filing requirements according to WAC, agency, and funder policies. Maintained complete and accurate documentation of all activities (including, but not limited to case files and records, progress notes, case plans, reports, case review, risk assessments, and case summaries) on a professional, self-directed basis. Customized helping approaches to fit the family’s uniqueness, personality, culture, and interest.
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Magellan
Military and Family Life Counselor - Contract
Apr 2020 - Dec 2020
Provide non-medical short-term counseling, using nondirective and motivational interviewing techniques aimed at maximizing early engagement, quickly identifying issues, co-developing appropriate solutions, and supporting ongoing self-management. Provide individual, group, family, and couples counseling. Arrange presentations and briefings providing psychoeducational and health and wellness presentation in a group setting to military personnel and families. Provide command support through communication and maintenance of the relationship with the installation or facility POC and consultation with the installation command structure addressing global issues that have a behavioral component that impact the forces. Child Youth Behavioral counseling targeted to supporting children through counseling, consultation, education, and training focused on how the military environment impacts young people. Educate families about how military culture, lifestyles, and deployment cycles impact.View all
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Education
Argosy University of Hawaii
Master of Marriage and Family Therapy - Trauma
Sep 2010 - Dec 2012
Get the support you need with a personalized treatment plan and flexible scheduling online or in person.
Ratings & Reviews
Here is what my patients said about me
98%
of patients said
“I feel better now after the treatment“
83%
of patients said
“I was treated with good care and respect“
93%
of patients said
“I understood the treatment plan“
Jessica did a great job of informing me about my options and was able to answer my questions about medications. I look forward to my follow-up with Jessica.
Appointment types
I accept both in-person and video visits
In-person visit
Video visit
Areas I serve
Visit me at:
102 23rd Ave SE STE 102A, Puyallup, WA 98372
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How to prepare for video visits and what to expect?
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