Jorie Wehrell, LMFT

Jorie Wehrell is a licensed marriage and family therapist based in Washington with 14 years of experience working across diverse therapeutic settings. Her career began in social services and has included roles in therapeutic group homes, the juvenile justice system, community mental health, and private practice, giving her a broad perspective on individual, couple, and family needs.

She approaches therapy from a collaborative, client-centered, and active stance, believing that people and families often have the capacity to support one another but sometimes need outside perspective or new strategies to move forward. Jorie helps people explore how past experiences shape their personal narratives and relationship patterns, then works with them to develop practical coping skills and concrete goals. Her methods draw on cognitive behavioral techniques to create time-limited, goal-focused work, while also incorporating interpersonal and psychodynamic ideas to address deeper relational and developmental themes.

Jorie holds a BA in Psychology, an MA in Child, Couple, and Family Therapy, and an MBA in Healthcare Management. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT - and also has training as a child mental health specialist and a maternal mental health specialist. She works with individuals, couples, and families on concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, intimacy issues, eating and anger problems, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and adjustment to life changes, as well as a range of family-of-origin and blended family issues.

Approaches to Healing and Growth Online

Jorie uses Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early relationships influence current emotional responses and patterns with partners and family members; this approach can be helpful for people facing intimacy, bonding, or trust issues. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on creating a supportive, nonjudgmental space where the person determines goals and direction while the therapist offers empathy and understanding - this is useful for building self-esteem and clarifying life purpose. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CBT - is part of her toolkit for identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and developing practical strategies to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Jorie works with each person to assess needs, values, and goals, and will tailor methods over time so the work fits the individual, couple, or family rather than forcing a single model onto every situation.

Online therapy with Jorie can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for busy schedules and those who live far from in-person services. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life transitions, coordinate sessions for couples or families across locations, and access licensed professionals from wherever the client is able to connect.