Jorie Wehrell

Jorie Wehrell is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in Washington. She brings 14 years of experience in social services and clinical settings to her work. Jorie focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and women's issues.

She has worked in therapeutic group homes, the juvenile justice system, community mental health, and private practice. Those experiences shaped a practical style that balances understanding past patterns with building new coping skills. Jorie listens for the narratives people tell about themselves and their relationships, and helps them notice how those stories affect choices now.

Her approach is collaborative, client-centered, and active. She pays attention to the working relationship and uses it to set clear goals. Jorie often combines cognitive behavioral techniques with attachment-based ideas to help people shift unhelpful patterns and improve connections with others.

Jorie also draws on emotionally focused and narrative methods when they fit the work. She helps clients set concrete, time-framed goals and practices skills between sessions. Her background includes a Master of Arts in Child, Couple, and Family Therapy and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, plus a Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Management.

People seeking support for mood concerns, postpartum changes, intimacy and communication issues, grief, or addiction can expect a practical, goal-oriented collaboration. She welcomes people who want straightforward strategies and attention to relationship patterns as part of moving forward.

How attachment and CBT translate to online work

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape expectations now and focuses on strengthening emotional connection and trust. This approach can help with relationship strains, attachment issues, and intimacy concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on clear links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, depression, and unhelpful behaviors. Emotionally-Focused Therapy supports people in identifying and reshaping emotional responses within close relationships and can be useful for couples and relational hurt.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, preferences, and life situation. Sessions often combine techniques so people make measurable progress while also attending to relationship patterns and emotional experience.

The biography does not specify which online session types are offered, so confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into real life - for example, it can reduce travel time, allow quicker check-ins during a busy week, or make it easier to attend when scheduling around childcare or work. Licensed professionals can guide how to adapt attachment work and CBT to remote sessions so clients keep moving toward their goals.