Jesse Hazel LCSW, AADC

Founder | Psychotherapist

Jesse’s work begins with relationship. Trained psychoanalytically, she understands therapy and supervision alike as meeting places where something new can emerge between two people, and she believes that the capacity to change, and to be changed by, another is among the most powerful catalysts for becoming more fully oneself. She brings to this work good humor, critical inquiry, fearless curiosity, and deep compassion, and her enthusiasm for the how and why of human experience invites a nonjudgmental exploration of the patterns we carry within us and enact between us.

Jesse specializes in the treatment of trauma, attachment wounds, mood disorders, and recovering people-pleasers. She understands that building authentic relationships takes courage and honest self-reflection, and she enjoys helping clients, as well as new and established professionals, cultivate both. Grounded in her analytic training, she also draws on attachment-focused psychotherapy, EMDR, clinical hypnosis, and ketamine-assisted therapy, bringing a depth-oriented lens to each. She is skilled at helping people gather the divided and exiled parts of the self and bring past and present into more meaningful conversation.

Jesse is as devoted to the life of ideas as she is to the consulting room. She has co-authored various academic works, developed training curricula for new clinicians, and presented at professional conferences and trainings, including the American Association for Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work, on subjects at the intersection of theory, clinical practice, and professional development. Whether on the page or at the podium, she translates complex psychological concepts into frameworks clinicians can carry into their practice. Her career has included numerous clinical, supervisory, and leadership roles, among them serving as assistant director of a large multidisciplinary mental health organization. Through these endeavors she discovered a deep passion for fostering the development of new therapists, bringing together lived clinical experience with a rigorous understanding of theory and practice. For clinicians, she offers supervision and mentorship that treat the supervisory relationship itself as a living field of learning. 

Beyond the consulting room, Jesse is a lifelong equestrian and is happiest at the barn with her horse Quinto or curled up with a good fantasy book. She also enjoys Dungeons & Dragons campaigns, learning new recipes, and keeping her dogs (Watson and Everest) on their toes.