Meet Your Therapist

I understand that it is one thing to try, and even be able, to make things look good while at the same not feeling it at all.

I know what it feels like not to have met your soul yet. It took me “trying on” different roles in my life to find my path as a psychotherapist. Some of the roles, waitressing and nannying allowed flexibility and space for life experiences, and sometimes simultaneously, they left me feeling burnt out and lost. There was an internship with a major sports company, the LSATS, and an honours undergrad thesis on Modern Literature that made me feel accomplished but weren’t taking me in the right direction. I have been in relationships that didn’t serve me and other ones that might have, but I wasn’t ready for them yet. I’ve learned new sports, skiing, and temporarily lost ones that I relied on, running. As an artist, I have rejoiced in new techniques, and then also been frustrated in creative droughts. During all these explorations and times of transition, I think I made not feeling good or being on the right path look pretty good. At times, I may even have thought I had met my soul only to find out, I had only discovered a piece of it.

I have found my role as a psychotherapist. It took time and still requires time to maintain and develop it. Working in diverse settings such as centers for abuse, programs addressing PTSD in veterans, hospitals, and community health allowed me to expand my scope and breadth of knowledge. Developing programs for Alzheimer’s and Dementia in art museums and grief workshops in Barbados and Sun Valley, Idaho further increased my experience and taught me the importance of customization in therapy. After those years spent exploring and expanding my skills, I realized that my passion lies in private practice where I have been for nearly four years. Working with others to discover and access their paths and passions is my purpose. I needed to meet my soul, so I know what it feels like to need and want to meet your soul.

On my path, I continue to be an artist, athlete, a future wife, and a current dog mom. I look forward to meeting you and working together to bring the looking and feeling good together. To meet your soul and help you meet it too.

-Jordyn Dooley

B.A. English, University of Florida, 2012

M.S. Art Therapy, Florida State University, 2018

Florida, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, MH23350

Idaho, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC-9974

American Art Therapy Association, Registered Art Therapist, ATR 18-502