Jacklyn Byrd, LPC, NCC (they/she)
Assistant Clinical Director
TL;DR: You’ll find me to be warm, welcoming, curious and patient. I show up to sessions authentically ready to center queer and trans joy, and believe that tapping into your body's wisdom can be profound and healing.
Availability: I am not accepting new clients at this time!
Do you feel like you are on auto-pilot, but still can’t get anything done? Are you constantly disconnected from your body, or feel like you can't be yourself around your friends and family?
My name is Jacklyn, and I am a therapist at Grounded Wellbeing. I am a white queer transfeminine professional counselor licensed in the state of Georgia with experience working with adolescents and adults. I am honored you are considering working with me. I am passionate about radicalizing mental health.
My job is to hear you and witness your story. Know that you are not alone. Together we can support you in reconnecting to your body and feeling more safe in the world. We will embark on this journey together to get you from surviving to thriving.
I enjoy working with individuals who are queer, trans, neurodiverse, polyamorous, and/or chronically ill who are curious about addressing the ways that trauma may be showing up in their lives and relationships. Trauma is an experience that most of us have and I center it in all the work I do. I am motivated to serve my community by merging my clinical expertise and lived experience. This looks like a focus on work with trans people. I believe strongly that trans clients deserve trans clinicians.
In our first few sessions, I am most concerned about the relationship and container we are building together. My clients find this process to be life-giving and restorative. I often use somatic therapies in my practice. We work together over many sessions to deepen your awareness of your mind-body connection while increasing your ability to remain present. This is an individualized journey we embark on together!
I’m also interested in somatic sex education, and am currently working on my certification!
Fun Facts!
Outside of work, you might find me cuddling with my cat, Adele (she loves to sing)!
Testing out new brownie recipes.
Facilitating jams, check out more at yesworld.org.
Modalities
Somatic Psychotherapy (Somatic Experiencing, Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy , Somatic Attachment Therapy) Attachment Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Person Centered Therapy, Trauma Informed Therapy and Liberation Psychology.
Licensure
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) , GA LPC013533
National Certified Counselor (NCC), NBCC1428905
Out of State Telehealth, FL TPMC3705
Professional Counselor Telehealth Provider, SC TLC813PC
Georgia State University, Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling
University of Georgia, Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences in Human Development and Family Science; Minor in Dance