Author: Jessie Shepherd, LCMHC/LPC
Jessie Shepherd is a Mental Health Counselor and owner of Blue Clover Therapy in Utah and Texas. She has a Masters Degree in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelors degree in Psychology from the University of Utah. Her focus is treating trauma, eating disorders and adjustment issues in adults, adolescents, children and their families. Jessie is the author of the “What Mental Disorder?” book series and has been featured in print and television throughout the region with regular appearances on Fox’s The Place and Park City Television. On a personal note she enjoys spending time with her husband and three children recreating outdoors. She is also a coach for the Cedar Valley Mountain Bike Team. Jessie believes in individual and family involvement to better the lives of everyone in our community.
Traumatic Childhood & Holidays.
When you have had trauma in your childhood and you grow into adulthood, people often think that you leave it all behind. They think that because you had a rough childhood you will create the holidays that you always wished for. Unfortunately it can do…
Stupid threats we give our kids.
Tis’ the season to threaten our kids. And this week I relearned something that I should have been more focused on. Before I was a parent I determined I was not going to threaten the kids around the holidays with the naughty and nice list….
Being Open.
Recently I was watching the new Cinderella at 1 o’clock in the morning. In full disclosure I was watching it at 1 o’clock in the morning because I was unable to sleep due to watching multiple episodes of The Walking Dead. It was my attempt…