Jessie Kissinger, PLPC, RYT-500 (she/her)

Psychotherapist at Empowered Therapy, LLC

I am a provisionally licensed professional counselor (PLPC). I work with individuals and couples who are navigating loss, trauma, chronic pain, depression, anxiety, life transitions, and relationship issues. Many of the people I see are curious about mindfulness and the mind-body connection. We might be a good fit if you want to get better at sensing and naming your emotions and needs. You want to learn how to hold difficult feelings with unconditional kindness. You're hoping to explore old relational patterns and find new ways to nurture your connections with yourself and others. Or maybe you struggle with trusting your intuition, but you know your body has information for you if you could just find a way to listen.

I believe counseling is most transformational when it sensitizes you to what’s happening in your mind, heart, and body and helps you meet whatever you find with compassion. Feeling your feels (literally) is the first step to making sense of them. Within that confusion is the possibility of deeper self-knowledge and freedom. Alongside therapy, I offer trauma-informed yoga classes and private sessions. I see yoga as a powerful companion to therapy because it fosters a kind attention to the body and gives tools that support grounding, presence, and personal integration.

My background includes a master’s in clinical mental health counseling with a certificate in multicultural and social justice counseling from the University of Missouri–St. Louis. As a provisionally licensed counselor, I’m receiving supervision from Rebecca Ehrke, Psy.D., SEP. I have attended workshops or trainings in the Gottman Method, Somatic Experiencing, Hakomi, and Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga. I am also a registered 500-hour yoga teacher and have been practicing yoga and mindfulness for over 15 years. I find wisdom in the natural world and have studied agroecology and permaculture, which means it’s not uncommon for me to use a garden metaphor or recommend that we go outside to get a little connection and support from the Earth.

Appointments  at Empowered Therapy

Individual Session (45-50 minute) - range from $80 - $185

We do offer a percentage of sessions at a reduced fee rate for those with financial hardship.  We would be happy to speak with you about your financial situation to determine if you qualify for a reduced fee.

Credit cards (MasterCard, VISA, & Discover), debit cards, and Health Savings Account cards accepted. Cash and checks also accepted. Payment is due at each session.

Cancellation Policy

In the event that it is necessary to cancel an appointment, please give 24 hour notification or the full cost of the session will be charged. This is allows for other clients on the cancellation list or who may call that day in emergencies to utilize that appointment time.   

Out-of-Network Provider Reimbursement

To ensure complete focus on clinical care, this practice does not directly bill through any insurance plan. This allows you as the client to work with me to determine the duration of your therapy, versus the insurance company dictating how many sessions you should receive. This also helps to protect your private and confidential information.

However, insurance-ready statements will be provided that review the services you have accessed. These statements can be used for out-of-network reimbursement through your insurance plan.

You can contact your insurance company and ask if they cover an out-of-network Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Click HERE for helpful questions to ask your insurance company. If this is something that you are interested in I recommend that you call them before I first appointment to gather all of the information you need. Please let me know if you have any questions or if I can be a support in this process. 

No Surprise Act/Good Faith Estimate

You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical and mental health care will cost.

Under Section 2799B-6 of the Public Health Service Act, health care providers and health care facilities are required to inform individuals who are not enrolled in a plan or coverage or a Federal health care program, or not seeking to file a claim with their plan or coverage both orally and in writing of their ability, upon request or at the time of scheduling health care items and services, to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” of expected charges for a service.

Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the expected charges for medical services, including psychotherapy services.

For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises or call (800) 368-1019

Contact me

(314) 246-0731‬