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Jessica Chasnoff, Psy.D.
Bayside Therapy Associates
203 W. Holly, Suite 311
Bellingham, WA 98225
Phone: (360) 734-7310 ext. 4114
Fax: (360) 647-8336
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| Professional and Educational Background |
Dr. Chasnoff received her undergraduate training from the University of Alaska in Anchorage and obtained her doctorate in clinical psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology in Chicago. Her internship was completed at the Chicago Counseling and Psychotherapy Center, a training center created by pre-eminent psychologist Carl Rogers, and one of the few sites in the world providing training for those committed to upholding the client-centered tradition of psychotherapy. Dr. Chasnoff has experience working with children and adolescents in schools as well as in behavioral treatment programs, and with adults in both outpatient and community mental health settings. She has been in private practice since obtaining her license in 2004.
| Areas of Specialization and Interest |
Dr. Chasnoff works with adolescents and adults, in individual, couple, and group modalities. Her areas of specialization and interest include:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Women's health
- Infertility issues
- Adult survivors of sexual abuse
- Coping with change
- Compulsive eating
- Romantic love heartbreak
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- Sexual concerns
- Existential/spiritual crisis
- Gender dysphoria
- Relationship discord
- Grief, loss & bereavement
- Non-violent communication
- Mindfulness training
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Dr. Chasnoff is a client-centered therapist. She believes that every individual has basic goodness and the ability to grow. Her goal as a therapist is to help clients cultivate a better conceptualization of self, others, and life circumstances and to facilitate clients' cultivation of a deep and lasting friendship with themselves. She does this by offering empathy, unconditional positive regard, being her authentic self with each client, and having faith that every client innately knows what is needed to move his or her life in a positive direction. As someone who is interested in healing through the integration of body and mind, Dr, Chasnoff works to improve clients' attunement to their bodies by offering tools such as relaxation, meditation, breath work, and yoga when clients find this to be useful in their therapy.
In her leisure time, Dr. Chasnoff practices meditation and yoga.
She enjoys novels and film, and is presently challenging herself to make her bicycle her main mode of transportation. She lives in Bellingham with her husband Doug and their feline children, Simon and Fiona.
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