Jorie Wehrell , LMFT

Jorie Wehrell brings 14 years of experience working across a wide range of therapeutic settings, from therapeutic group homes and the juvenile justice system to community mental health and private practice. She established her practice as a marriage and family therapist after years helping individuals and families in multiple roles, and she approaches each case with a focus on practical solutions and relational understanding.

Jorie believes that people, couples, and families often have the capacity to support one another and resolve problems, but that life circumstances or entrenched patterns can make this difficult. She helps clients explore how personal histories and the stories they tell about themselves shape relationships and day-to-day coping. By identifying recurring patterns and building new skills, she guides clients toward concrete strategies for change while offering steady professional support along the way.

Her therapeutic stance is collaborative, client-centered, and active, with an emphasis on a strong therapeutic relationship as the foundation for progress. Jorie frequently integrates cognitive behavioral techniques with interpersonal approaches and draws on psychodynamic ideas when deeper patterns are relevant. She holds a BA in Psychology (undergraduate degree), an MA in Child, Couple, and Family Therapy (master's degree), and an MBA in Healthcare Management (master's degree). Jorie is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in Washington and is credentialed as a child mental health specialist and a maternal mental health specialist.

Attachment and Client-Focused Care Delivered Online

Jorie often draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early relationships influence current patterns - this approach helps people understand connection needs, repair ruptures, and strengthen bonds. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening, empathy, and helping clients find their own solutions by following the client’s priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is another core tool Jorie applies to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and to build practical coping skills for anxiety, depression, and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Jorie works collaboratively with each person to tailor methods to their goals, needs, and preferences. She prioritizes a shared planning process so that treatment feels useful and aligned with what the client hopes to achieve.

Online sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexibility for scheduling, make it easier to maintain continuity during life changes, and broaden access for people who live far from in-person services. These formats allow licensed professionals to deliver focused, goal-oriented work while fitting therapy into a client’s daily routine.