WElcome

Holistic & affirming therapy to honor your roots & love your authentic self

Hello! I’m Jillian, LICSW

I’m a therapist and business owner of Plumeria Psychotherapy PLLC. I offer culturally affirming and evidence-based psychotherapy to adults across Washington state. I support multicultural and QTPOC adults healing from stressful experiences to create peace with your past, build a loving relationship with yourself, and feel connected to what matters most to you - in ways that honor your identities and values.

Areas of focus

  • Trauma & PTSD

  • Anxiety

  • Stress & Burnout

  • Self-esteem & self-criticism

  • BIPOC, AAPI & LGBTQIA2S+ communities

  • Multicultural & multiracial identities

  • Immigrant experiences

I’m here to support you in strengthening the relationship you have with yourself and creating meaningful changes in your life. Whether that’s exploring the stories you hold about yourself, building new skills to handle the hurdles in life, managing anxiety and stress responses, cultivating more self-trust and compassion, or feeling more connected to yourself and what matters to you. We can work together to get to the root of your challenges and make lasting changes in your life.

What brings folks to therapy

Trauma & Anxiety

  • Reminders of past pains make it hard to focus on what’s in front of you

  • You feel disconnected from yourself and the people you love

  • Your mind is constantly filled with worries and fears of what could go wrong

  • Emotions feel overwhelming and out of control

  • You constantly feel on edge and avoid people or places that are important to you

People Pleasing & Perfectionism

  • You’re not sure how to stand up for yourself without feeling like you’re letting others down

  • It’s hard to trust yourself and you often question your choices

  • No matter how much you accomplish, it doesn’t feel like enough

  • You often feel like you’re fighting with yourself and have a harsh inner voice

  • You don’t know how to be yourself and be in relation with your family

  • The pressure of doing things “the right” way keeps you stuck

Belonging Wounds

  • You feel caught in between worlds, being of multiple cultures or identities, and feel unsure of where you belong

  • Chronic experiences of being othered or rejected have left you feeling alienated

  • You desire to be understood by the people in your life, but also fear being seen or rejected

  • You feel the need to shapeshift between communities to feel like you’ll be accepted

What clients may experience
through working together

  • Build more peace with your past, create more ease in your present life, and cultivate hope for your future

  • Expand your capacity to deal with life’s challenges and feel less impacted by stress

  • Respond to life’s difficulties with more clarity and calm, rather than reacting from a place of hurt

  • Learn to trust yourself and make more intentional decisions that align with what matters to you

  • Soften your inner voice and build more self-compassion, especially when times arehard

  • Build more courage and confidence in how you express yourself, advocate for what’s important
    to you, and navigate new situations

  • Feel more comfortable with having challenging conversations and working through conflict

  • Experience more joy and connection in your relationships

  • Honor the multitudes of your identities and heritage

  • Reconnect with your needs and better understand your emotions, with less guilt or shame

“Our feelings are our most genuine paths to knowledge”

— Audre Lorde

Plumeria Psychotherapy PLLC resides on the ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples, who have stewarded this land since time immemorial. Learn more about the land you occupy, local tribes (including the Duwamish, Suquamish, Tulalip, and Muckleshoot tribes), and options to pay rent to the Duwamish Tribe.