Jade Phinn, LSWAIC

Hi, I’m Jade (she/her), a therapist who works with people who are BIPOC and/or 2SLGBTQIA+. I come from a proud Afro-Caribbean background, and am privileged to call Jamaica my home.

In my free time, I’m a home chef who sometimes knits, plays video games for too long in one sitting, and is deeply fascinated with the science of fermentation.

During therapy sessions, you can expect a mix of theoretical approaches, and I prioritize incorporating play and art whenever possible (yes, adults deserve to play too). If that means working on our crafts together or playing Mahjong or Minecraft during a session, then that’s what we get to do.

This is a space where you can show up as yourself and feel no need to mask any parts, perform some weird professionalism acrobatics, or bend to respectability politics.

my clients typically fall into the following populations:

• immigrants + first gen Americans

• current and former sex workers

• survivors of sexual trauma, human trafficking, and intimate partner violence

• formerly and recently incarcerated individuals

• substance use (from a harm reduction lens)

• monogamous and ethically non monogamous couples who are QTBIPOC

I utilize EMDR alongside talk therapy to help clients reprocess traumatic experiences, challenge deeply held and often survival based beliefs, and move toward a newer sense of equilibrium after various traumatic experiences. For couples, I love to center play, earnest conversations, and non violent communication.

My work centers on rebuilding self trust, reclaiming personal agency, and creating space for greater joy, connection, safety, and freedom. I am here to affirm & challenge all parts of you, through compassion, resistance, and community.