JESSE SCHLESINGER
Depth Psychological Somatic Practitioner, Facilitator, & Storyteller
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JESSE SCHLESINGER
Depth Psychological Somatic Practitioner, Coach, & Storyteller
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JESSE SCHLESINGER
Depth Psychological Somatic Facilitator, Coach, & Storyteller
JESSE SCHLESINGER
Depth Psychological Somatic Facilitator, Coach, & Storyteller
JESSE SCHLESINGER
Depth Psychological Somatic Facilitator, Coach, & Storyteller
JESSE SCHLESINGER
Depth Psychological Somatic Facilitator, Coach, & Storyteller
The highest vocation is to midwife the soul
Plato
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Imagine, here in this moment, you don't have to do, be, or become anything. Exactly where you are becomes an invitation to meet yourself right now. This is your thread.
Through my kind and empathetic attunement, as well as non-judgement approach, our container becomes a mirror and loom for your continued process to unfold, revealing more and more of your own true nature along the way.
Depth Psychological Somatic Exploration is a starting point, wherever you find yourself.
Imagine, here in this moment, you don't have to do, be, or become anything. Exactly where you are becomes invitation to meet yourself now. It is your thread.
Depth Psychological Somatic Exploration is a starting point, wherever you find yourself.
Through my compassionate and empathetic attunement, as well as non-judgement approach, our container becomes a mirror and loom for your continued process to unfold, revealing more and more of your own true nature along the way.
This page used to be a list of my
credentials & experiences, written in a way that felt professional but also a little distant. The truth is, that’s not how I work with clients and not how I move through the world. I am certainly warm - but distant is not my style. My hope is that this page gives you a feel for who I am and how I work, so you can decide we’d be a good fit. (though for those curious you can find the resume details at the end)
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Within the body you are wearing now, inside the bones and beating in the heart, lives the one you have been searching for, for so long. But you must stop running away and shake hands. The meeting doesn’t happen without your presence, without your participation.
Robert Hall
Within the body you are wearing now, inside the bones and beating in the heart, lives the one you have been searching for, for so long. But you must stop running away and shake hands. The meeting doesn’t happen without your presence, without your participation.
Robert Hall
This page used to be a list of my credentials & experiences, written in a way that felt professional but also a little distant. The truth is, that’s not how I work with clients and not how I move through the world. I am certainly warm - but distant is not my style. My hope is that this page gives you a feel for who I am and how I work, so you can decide we’d be a good fit. (though for those curious you can find the resume details at the end)
Imagine, here in this moment, you don't have to do, be, or become anything. Exactly where you are becomes an invitation to meet yourself right now. Depth Psychological Somatic Exploration is a starting point, wherever you find yourself. Through my compassionate and empathetic attunement, as well as non-judgement approach, our container becomes a mirror and loom for your continued process to unfold, revealing more and more of your own true nature along the way.
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This page used to be a list of my credentials & experiences, written in a way that felt professional but also a little distant. The truth is, that’s not how I work with clients and not how I move through the world. I am warm, yes - but distant is not my style. My hope is that this page gives you a feel for who I am and how I work, so you can decide we’d be a good fit. (though for those curious you can find the resume details at the end)
Within the body you are wearing now, inside the bones and beating in the heart, lives the one you have been searching for, for so long. But you must stop running away and shake hands. The meeting doesn’t happen without your presence, without your participation.
Robert Hall
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My goal is to support individuals navigating life changes, emotional pain, or a desire to reconnect with themselves.
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Everyone deserves to know the truth of who they are, to feel worthy and loved.
My hope is to support people who are moving through life changes, emotional pain, or a quiet (or not-so-quiet) desire to reconnect with themselves. Some of the individuals I work with are already engaged in somatic or spiritual practices, and at the same time find that this kind of work can feel messy, overwhelming, or hard to hold alone. What they’re often seeking is a steady, respectful container for their process.
The individuals I tend to work with are no longer willing or able to rely on old survival strategies such as, self-abandonment, self-censorship, self-forgetting, codependency, or performance-based roles. These ways of coping once served an important purpose, and letting go of them can leave people feeling stuck, heavy, or unsure how to integrate past experiences in a way that allows them to feel more whole and more present in their lives.
A very understandable question is whether I’m capable of offering meaningful support. While I haven’t been doing this work for as long as some more seasoned practitioners, I do bring care, seriousness, and ongoing study to what I offer. I consider myself both a practitioner and a student, and I continue to learn through my clients, my teachers, and my own lived experience.
The work we do together tends to happen beneath the surface, at a pace that respects your nervous system and your timing. Rather than fixing or directing, the intention is to support the gradual remembering and re-inhabiting of your own inner authority, something that already belongs to you, and that may have been obscured by conditioning or necessity over time.
Our work together focuses on centering the slow movement of psyche and body, so that we can build a relationship centered in consent, empathetic listening, attunement, and non-judgement.
I offer a complimentary call where we can talk a bit about what you’re looking for and see if working together feels like a good fit. If it does, we’ll go ahead and schedule your first session from there. You can apply here.
We meet virtually via google meet in the comfort of your own home or wherever you can access an interruption free and confidential space.
Four 55 minute sessions/month via Google Meet
Email support between sessions (M–F)
(Bypass this section if we’ve already discussed a different arrangement)
Payment:
Sliding scale: $400–$650/month*
I reserve 1/3 of my practice for low in come. If that’s you don’t hesitate to inquire.Depression, Anxiety, Chronic Illness, Relationship Problems, Addiction, Nervous Disorders, Bi-polar, PTSD, End of Life Support, Postpartum, Conscious Conception, Prenatal, Early Trauma, Stress, Fatigue, Transitions
I’m not a licensed psychotherapist. My path has come through a different doorway - through direct mentorship and Jungian Analysis, as a student, facilitator, educator, doula, and midwife’s apprentice. All of my experience, education, & mentorship taught me that growth and healing can’t be forced. Our true self and path unfold in their own timing, and sometimes what’s needed is someone steadily attuned, present, and able to gently meet you where you’re at.
The word psychotherapy comes from the Greek for “soul” and “to tend.” That’s how I see my role: tending to soul, not diagnosing or fixing. Plato said the highest calling is to midwife the soul - a truth I carry into my work. Like birth, inner transformation can be messy, unpredictable, and powerful. And, just like birth, it’s not something we’re meant to do alone.
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A true embodiment of Jupiter in Sagittarius and Sun in Scorpio — through and through. Adventure and the quest for meaning run through my veins; my bones are built from wild passion (and a little calcium). Since I was a little girl, I’ve gravitated toward both the imaginal and the mud, making a mess of it wherever I could. That theme continues to guide me.
I come alive creating pottery, riding bikes, traveling, reading, collecting books, exploring the somatic unconscious, moving through dance, savoring dairy-free ice cream, and curling up at home with my little but robust family in Southern Illinois, near the Shawnee National Forest.
For many years early trauma loomed over me leading to destructive behaviors and a felt sense of being withheld from life. From an eating disorder, to overidentifying with my job as a firefighter.. Eventually I burned out and became debilitatingly ill, unable to work or function. Stubborn to the bone I resisted the fork in the road until life demanded change, until I chose to surrender to something beyond me. Turning inward to explore my interior world was the hardest and best thing I could have done for myself. Early on, under the scorching waters of self-remembering I found Jungian Analysis with a Somatic Experiencing orientation. There I began to recover my Soul. To remember who I really am and what I am here for.
A decade later, the spiral continues with many more turns along the way. My devotion now is to the mystery of transformation itself. Bridging psyche and soma, body and soul, the imaginal and the concrete.
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A true embodiment of Jupiter in Sagittarius and Sun in Scorpio through and through. Adventure and the quest for meaning run through my veins; my bones are built from wild passion (and a little calcium). Since I was a little girl I’ve gravitated toward both the imaginal and the mud, making a mess of it wherever I could. That theme continues to guide me.
I come alive creating pottery, scrapbooking, riding bikes, traveling, reading, collecting books, exploring the somatic unconscious, moving through dance, savoring dairy-free ice cream, and curling up at home with my little but robust family in Southern Illinois, near the Shawnee National Forest.
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A true embodiment of Jupiter in Sagittarius and Sun in Scorpio — through and through. Adventure and the quest for meaning run through my veins; my bones are built from wild passion (and a little calcium). Since I was a little girl, I’ve gravitated toward both the imaginal and the mud, making a mess of it wherever I could. That theme continues to guide me.
I come alive riding bikes, traveling, reading, collecting books, exploring the somatic unconscious, moving through dance, savoring dairy-free ice cream, and curling up at home with my little but robust family in Southern Illinois, near the Shawnee National Forest.
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For many years, firefighting and career orientation shaped my identity. Eventually, I burned out and became debilitatingly ill, unable to work or function. Stubborn to the bone, I resisted the fork in the road until life demanded change. Turning inward, I became a yoga teacher and left a committed relationship to honor my own integrity. Under the scorching waters of self-remembering, I found Jungian Analysis with a Somatic Experiencing orientation. There, I began to recover a flexibility and capacity to be with myself — my instincts, limits, and desires.
A decade later, the spiral continues, with many more turns along the way. My devotion now is to the mystery of transformation itself: bridging psyche and soma, body and soul, the imaginal and the concrete.
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For many years early trauma loomed over me leading to destructive behaviors and a felt sense of being withheld from my own life. From an eating disorder, to overidentifying with my job as a firefighter.. Eventually I burned out and became debilitatingly ill, unable to work or function. Stubborn to the bone I resisted the fork in the road until life demanded change, until I chose to surrender to something beyond me. Turning inward to explore my interior world was the hardest and best thing I could have done for myself. Early on, under the scorching waters of self-remembering I found Jungian Analysis with a Somatic Experiencing orientation. There I began to recover my Soul. To remember who I really am and what I am here for.
A decade later, the spiral continues with many more turns along the way. My devotion now is to the mystery of transformation itself. Bridging psyche and soma, body and soul, the imaginal and the concrete.
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Credentials & Experience
Mentorship with Stage 1 Jungian Analyst and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner
Castle Rock, CO 130+ Hours (2022-ongoing)
3 year-Somatic Experiencing Practitioner in Training
(2023-ongoing)
Jung Platform Online Curriculum: Embodying James Hillman, Alchemical Psychology
15 hours (2025-ongoing)
Oral Storytelling Mentorship
(ongoing)
Home Birth Midwife Apprenticeship
Provo, Utah (2023)
Indie Birth 6 Month Doula Course
(2020)
200-Hour Iyengar Method Yoga Teacher Training
St. Louis, MO (2019)
Wildland Fire Academy
Southwestern Community College
Chula Vista, CA 2014
Type 2 Wildland Firefighter
United States Forest Service
2014-2018
I offer a complimentary call where we can talk a bit about what you’re looking for and see if working together feels like a good fit. If it does, we’ll go ahead and schedule your first session from there. You can apply here.
We meet virtually via google meet in the comfort of your own home or wherever you can access an interruption free and confidential space.
Four 55 minute sessions/month via Google Meet
Email support between sessions (M–F)
(Bypass this section if we’ve already discussed a different arrangement)
Payment:
Sliding scale: $400–$650/month*
I reserve 1/3 of my practice for low in come. If that’s you don’t hesitate to inquire.Depression, Anxiety, Chronic Illness, Relationship Problems, Addiction, Nervous Disorders, Bi-polar, PTSD, End of Life Support, Postpartum, Conscious Conception, Prenatal, Early Trauma, Stress, Fatigue, Transitions