Hi there, I'm Matthew! I received my Master's of Social Work from Boise State university in 2022, but I have been working in the mental health profession for over seven years in various roles and capacities. I have been a youth mentor, a group facilitator, a child welfare worker, and have been working in family, group, and individual therapy since completing my degree. I have a special interest in working with LGBT+ clients who are struggling with identity issues, trauma, and faith transitions. Figuring out who we are and how we belong is a difficult and sometimes challenging task, and it's okay to ask for help.

I am EMDR trained and much of my approach with my clients is trauma and attachment focused, how what happened to us throughout the lifespan shapes how we view the world, our relationships, and ourselves. I believe that therapy is hard work, focused on challenging unhelpful beliefs and creating meaningful ones.

I am looking forward to hearing your story and figuring out how we can work together to cultivate meaningful relationships, boundaries, self-acceptance, and growth.

Matthew  is accepting new clients via our waitlist. 

Clara’s experience prior to Blue Skies Counseling includes working as a family service case manager, provided direct care for adolescents in a crisis residential setting, and inpatient crisis stabilization for adults and youth. She offers extensive knowledge working with individuals including LGBTQ+ navigating depression, ADHD, OCD, mood disorders, self esteem and anxiety. Clara is passionate about her work with adolescents and adults with a wide range of diversity and cultures using cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, DBT, and is in continually expanding her modalities to provide evidence-based psychotherapy. 

Clara has also worked with those that struggle with faith transitions. She aims to help those who are looking for new tools to navigate life challenges and cope with mental illness. She strives to help individuals recognize their inherent value and importance. She also understands the impact that the environment, community, and relationships have on individuals and takes a wide individualistic approach to navigate the barriers that are affecting them to truly effect change.

Clara values building safety and trust with her clients and continually emphasizes it throughout the therapeutic experience.

On her free time she enjoys spending time with friends and family, hiking, playing video games, playing with her pets, and cooking. 

Clara is accepting new clients via our waitlist. 

WAITLIST

We are accepting requests to be on the waitlist here

It should be 1-2 weeks for most clinicians.

 Want to talk to us?
Text Jayne @  801.413.3740 to request a phone call.

Before founding Blue Skies Counseling, Jayne had many years of experience in community mental health treatment. Before becoming a therapist, she had experience as a case manager by  working hands on with people who are homeless and/or mentally ill, and has knowledge of local resources for help.  She also worked in residential treatment for women with co-occurring disorders, and has experience with teaching groups for people with addictions as well as treating a variety of mental health disorders and conditions in individual therapy sessions. She has been trained in EMDR, is learning IFS, and focuses on helping others heal from trauma.

"We are human, and we all have trauma of one sort or another. EMDR helps separate the intense emotions from the memory and creates new neural pathways to help heal the traumatic feelings and thoughts. It's exciting to see clien reactions in session when they realize they no longer have an emotional response to the memory that has been bothering them for a while, often years." Jayne also is actively learning about IFS, and loves helping people notice, engage with, and heal their parts. "We all have parts that sometimes want different things. An important part of healing is recognizing our parts and how to help them heal."

Jayne loves being creative, reading, painting, backpacking, playing with her dogs, and traveling.

Jayne is currently NOT accepting new clients.