Welcome!
I am a trauma-informed clinical psychologist in private practice in Boulder, Colorado. My work is attachment-focused, as I help my clients to heal distressing patterns in relating to themselves and others.
I also provide integrative business coaching. I have expertise in healing helpers.
I invite you to consider my offerings to see if we might be a good fit to help you grow.
Are you ready to become your Best Self, and experience greater calm, confidence, and self-compassion?
I will hold that vision for you until you can make it a reality.
While our tendency is to avoid our suffering, finding a safe way to approach it is the path to true transformation. Seeking help takes courage, but is so wise. Our minds are wired to grow within a secure relationship. With my guidance, you can learn skills for self-soothing, find relief from reactivity, overcome distressing patterns, and shift self-limiting thoughts to thoughts that help you thrive. My clients are relieved to find a safe haven in the warm, attuned, collaborative, and responsive relationship I provide.
What I offer within this alliance goes way beyond traditional talk therapy or business coaching. You can experience highly effective methods for creating lasting change. That’s because these methods work to heal your faulty beliefs about yourself and others. In so doing, they will help you find sustainable relief from emotional distress held in the body-mind.
If this resonates with you, I invite you to connect with me for a free initial consultation
I Believe
that your challenges hold opportunities for new development. With the right help, you can lighten the burden of troubling emotions. You can overcome the “trance of unworthiness”, and become kinder to all the parts of your Self. When you heal in this way, you can bring greater compassion to the world.
Holding infinite possibilities for you,
Dr. Jessica
Praise
B. K.
I want to take the time to give you an honest and sincere thank you, Dr. McCrea, for all the great work we have done, and that you have guided. I never thought it would be possible to feel the internal freedom which I now feel. It’s as though I have finally awakened from the chrysalis. You are a quality therapist. I truly believe that you are in this endeavor to see people get well.
Linda, entrepreneur, caregiver
Jessica’s class is different, and much more impactful than traditional personal development groups, at least for me. Using the power of my own imagination, and teachings based in neuroscience, Jessica gave me tools I know I’ll use for a lifetime. I’ve been able to call on some of the techniques during some very stressful situations and was able to lower my heart rate and experience inner calm.
J. K.
Life is so much better now than before I started therapy with you a little over two years ago. Things are still progressing and I’m very happy where I am in life right now, even with all the life challenges we all have in this time. I have developed a spiritual practice, enjoy meditating daily, and have centered my life around growing positively. Feelings of purpose and joy have come into my life and I can see the changes that has had on my relationships, marriage and children. My judgment of people I disagree with has drastically gone down and some people close to me are actually asking me for some personal advice. I’ve seen attachments fall away naturally on their own, my desire to drink or use cannabis has almost disappeared completely, and I’m content in lots of situations that used to cause me anxiety or boredom.
David Rosenthal, M.D., Psychiatrist
I never hesitate to refer my patients to Jessica McCrea for psychotherapy because I know they will be treated with the utmost professionalism, compassion, and competence. The improvement my patients report from working with Dr. McCrea is evident and often dramatic.
E., professional, wife and mother
When I started working with Jessica, I needed an active and results-oriented therapeutic experience. Jessica provided me with just that. She employs an entire suite of innovative therapeutic modalities. Working with Jessica was a revelation. I felt change happen in my body and my mind during the sessions and after. And, I was given tools and techniques to integrate into my life. The experience was healthy and life-changing and helped me establish a foundation for creating more choice in my life.
T. M. Senior Director of Marketing
I continue to strengthen my willpower using your techniques. The results are stunning. My professional life became more balanced, and even more interestingly, my sports abilities are through the roof. There is some kind of mental strength that I’ve never felt before.
A. T., Manager
Thank you again for all your help. You’ve changed my perspective on life and people. It is really amazing how being present and kind can affect the teams I lead.
Liz Witter, Qi Gong & Yoga Nidra Teacher, Behavioral Health Paraprofessional, Equine Learning Facilitator, Herbalis
After taking this course, I want all of my friends in the Healing Arts professions to participate in The Connected Heart Program. Jessica innately creates a safe, nurturing environment through her genuine authenticity, supporting the group to quickly deepen the individual and collective experience. She has artistically alchemized modern psychology with eastern and esoteric traditions to create a powerful and effective training in self-compassion. Now, I have a developed resource that allows for comfort, soothing, and understanding regardless of the circumstances. Because of the nature of Jessica’s program, I am able to seamlessly integrate the practices into daily life, helping to cultivate a consistently higher state of self-love & self- acceptance.
Thank you, Jessica! It was an honor it is to be a part of this training.
Dr. Douglas Kennedy, D.C., Cert. Acupuncture
Jessica McCrea has developed a unique program that allows empathic healers to quickly shift and improve our relationship to the stressors in our lives. My profession requires significant “giving” and sharing of energy, both on the physical plane and the emotional plane. I have worked for decades, and have certainly been able to learn how to protect myself as a “one-on-one” healer. BUT, that being said, I learned a bunch of NEW TOOLS that have been QUICK, EASY, and EFFECTIVE!
Thank You Jessica!
I highly recommend this program for anyone who would like to be more CLEAR when they work with others and to be able to move through challenging times in a fluid way.
Karen Levine Licensed Acupuncturist, Chinese herbalist, and health coach
Jessica is a compassionate, brilliant therapist and facilitator whose group work allows fast, profound transformation through her guided imagery, skillful techniques and insight.
Paul Wennberg, Herbalist, behavioral health counselor, meditation instructor
The work of self-compassion is a lifetime journey. If you have the opportunity to experience Jessica McCrea’s The Connected Heart Self-Compassion Training Program TAKE IT! What an incredible training I will be taking with me along my journey of self-compassion. Circa week 3, I remember exclaiming to myself, “Wow, I have been so much more compassionate with myself since this class started.” The tough stuff keeps coming, but the negative impact on my emotions is less than it has (perhaps ever) been. I don’t seem to get as stuck mentally, since I am able to self-soothe and modulate the powerful inner talk. This training is so effective because Jessica has distilled a set of tools that are practical and joyfully accessible to all.
Martin M. – Business Impact Coach, Consultant
Jessica’s kind, caring and facilitative approach in making this training program safe for all participants allowed rich discussion, candid feedback, and deeper learning and growth for all participants. Her exercises, which are self-care tools for life-long wellbeing, are simple, yet powerful and easy to practice on a regular basis. The practices are designed to promote self-healing and afford each participant insight, wellness and continuous growth. I highly recommend the experience for other helping professionals who are in need impactful tools for greater self-compassion.
B. R.
Jessica’s insight and approaches were very helpful in allowing me to put a stressful work transition in perspective and become more aware of my strengths and impact on others. I have found greater purpose and awareness that have made me much more fulfilled and effective in my new job as a COO.
S. W.
Thank you. You’ve helped me feel stronger in my core.
R.S.
“I can’t thank Jessica McCrea enough for the work we have accomplished together. She listens intently and recalls the slightest details from prior sessions connecting past and current experiences to help me uncover a clear perspective on the situation. She uses memory work to rewire past life events that are still triggering. This allows for an emotional release from the body and decreases the likelihood of the emotional reaction occuring going forward. Jessica teaches resourcing and encourages practice of this technique so that when a similar situation occurs I have tools to access what I need in that moment – such as courage, love, and compassion. Jessica has helped me understand and embrace my skills and gifts. She has taught me the resourcing practice and helped me to heal wounds through memory reconsolidation. I couldn’t imagine doing this work with anyone else!”