Jace Lawa, LMFTAt Axis Mundi Center for Mental HealthHi, I'm Jace (He/Him)..
I am of Dutch, Indonesian, Irish, Ashkenazi Jewish, and Scottish ancestry. I'm transmasculine. I was raised in a rural town in the Mojave desert. My intersecting identities, experiences, and my own journey in therapy deeply inform my work. I have been practicing as a psychotherapist since 2019. I feel my greatest strengths as a therapist are my sincere curiosity and my hard fought ability to face and engage with the unknown, the uncertain, the ambiguous. There is no part of the human experience that feels too complex or too much for me. It truly is an honor for me to be invited on a fellow human's path of learning and living in all walks of life.
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Personally, what sparks my life force: * birds *meaningful, soulful relationships *books/art/movies/music that I feel in my stomach *big open skies *history (from primordial up until now).
P.S. **I know about Astrology and Tarot :)
P.S. **I know about Astrology and Tarot :)
Education:
I graduated with a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from the Wright Institute.
Previously, I received a Bachelor of Arts in English from Holy Names University in Oakland
and a Master of Arts in Creative Writing from Bangor University, Wales.
Previously, I received a Bachelor of Arts in English from Holy Names University in Oakland
and a Master of Arts in Creative Writing from Bangor University, Wales.
Clinical Training HighlightsI received clinical training at the Pacific Center for Human Growth and Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health (where I remain as a licensed clinician).
I have volunteered as a crisis counselor at Crisis Text Line. Internal Family Systems (IFS) for Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, and Addiction: An intensive online course with Dr. Richard Schwartz & Dr. Frank Anderson Helping Couples and Families Heal Trauma Using Internal Family Systems with Dr. Richard Schwartz Emotionally Focused Therapy: Attachment-Based Interventions for Couples in Crisis with Dr. Sue Johnson Emotionally Focused Therapy Externship with ICEEFT Certified Trainers Ali Barbosa and Sam Jinich |
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I hope that if you are out there and read this and know that,
yes, it’s true I’m here, and I’m just as strange as you."
-Attributed to Frida Kahlo
yes, it’s true I’m here, and I’m just as strange as you."
-Attributed to Frida Kahlo