Jessica Rinderer, MA, PLPC
Supervised by Mirranda Cardinali (#2018006449)
Jess is a trauma therapist and graduate of Northwestern University who works with children and adolescents as young as 5, as well as adults. Her approach is grounded in authenticity, empowerment, and the belief that each client is the expert on their own experience.
Jess has experience working with complex trauma, family estrangement, childhood and developmental trauma, and identity exploration. She supports clients navigating both single-event trauma and the effects of chronic or relational trauma.
With younger clients, Jess incorporates play therapy and creative, art-based techniques to help children express and process experiences that may be difficult to put into words. With adults, she utilizes integrative, trauma-informed approaches tailored to each client’s individual needs, goals, and experiences. She is also pursuing additional training in EMDR and play therapy.
Jess’s clinical conceptualization is primarily existential and psychodynamic. She believes our past experiences can shape how we understand ourselves, our relationships, and the world around us, while recognizing that our histories do not have to define who we are or the lives we create. Her goal is to help clients heal from what they have experienced without allowing trauma, diagnoses, or other labels define them, so they can reconnect with who they are and build a life that feels authentic, meaningful, and true to themselves.