Jesper (Jess) Shapiro

LMSW

they/them

While learning, growing, and making change is heckin’ hard, I’ll companion with you, teach you skills, cheer you on, and laugh with you along the way. If you’re thinking about working with me, I’d be honored to be part of your journey.

The relationship that someone has with their therapist is the vehicle that drives treatment forward. That’s why I believe in a genuine rapport with everyone who seeks therapy with me.

I have a background in working in a runaway, homeless, and high-risk youth non-profit agency, various public schools, a Community Mental Health system, and a dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) clinic where I practiced full-DBT.

A little background: I’m neurodivergent, genderfluid, and aro/ace. I’ve got a passion for working with teens, adults, and neurosparkly individuals, as well as people who are a part of the LGBTQIA2S+ community. I’m an advocate for collectivism, fat liberation, body neutrality, disability rights, Black & Brown lives, and social justice.

During my free time, I enjoy laughing at my own jokes, dabbling in crafts, watching shows/movies, garage sale-hopping, playing D&D, collecting rocks, and spending time with my partner and our gremlin dog, Pothos (Po for short.)