About Jorie
Jorie Wehrell is a licensed marriage and family therapist who uses relational and evidence-informed methods to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and life transitions.
Background and approach
She draws on 14 years of experience in community mental health, group homes, juvenile justice settings, and independent practice to guide practical, goal-focused work. Her sessions focus on understanding how past experiences shape current patterns.
She helps people name those patterns, build clearer communication, and practice new ways of relating. Jorie emphasizes simple, doable skills that fit into everyday life rather than abstract theory.
She often blends attachment-based thinking with client-centered listening and cognitive-behavioral strategies. That mix helps with emotional concerns like trauma, grief, anger, and mood disorders, and with relational issues such as commitment struggles, blended family challenges, and communication problems.
Jorie also supports parents with postpartum and pregnancy-related concerns, fertility stress, and the practical strains of raising children. She addresses substance-related struggles, eating concerns, sexual and intimacy issues, and identity questions tied to LGBT matters.
Her approach is collaborative and active. Together with each person she sets clear goals and works on steps to reach them.
People can expect straightforward feedback, suggested exercises, and ongoing check-ins about progress.
How attachment and CBT translate to online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape current relationships and emotions. In online sessions Jorie uses this approach to help people notice patterns in how they connect, respond to stress, and seek support from others. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills for changing unhelpful thinking and behavior. Online, CBT work often includes short exercises, thought records, and behavior experiments to practice between sessions.Finding the right blend of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is reviewed.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how people meet. Video calls are useful for a full-session conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for brief check-ins, immediate support between sessions, or for people who prefer writing their thoughts. These options make it easier to fit regular work on goals into busy lives.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Washington
- Languages
- English