About Me
Jake Sims
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
I believe healing our struggles as a man is directly correlated to unpacking the masculine narrative we have been fed. Rewriting that story starts by cultivating a safe space where you can be honest, emotional, and vulnerable about what’s really going on inside. In therapy, we get to do just that.
It’s not often men feel safe and comfortable having emotional conversations with other men, but as your therapist, we can break free of that. I often hear from my clients that “you are the only person I’ve ever told this to.” I truly feel honored to hold your story with you.
Our work together will explore the seen and the unseen patterns in your behaviors and thoughts that are impacting your happiness. In a therapeutic setting, you can experience what it feels like to be vulnerable and to be accepted exactly as you are, which will help you build trust and confidence in other areas of your life.
When working with me, you can expect to be supported, thoughtfully challenged, and treated with respect. I will encourage you to embrace all parts of yourself, especially those parts you feel uncomfortable or ashamed of. I operate from a place of warmth and acceptance rather than judgment. I will encourage you to see yourself with compassion and empathy rather than criticism.
My approach
How I practice
Psychodynamic
A type of psychotherapy that explores unconscious thoughts, feelings, and experiences to gain insight into the underlying motivations and drives of human behavior.
Relational
A type of therapy that focuses on relationships and interpersonal dynamics to gain insight into their emotional and psychological challenges and to promote healing and growth.
Integrative
A type of psychotherapy that combines elements of multiple therapeutic modalities such and theories to address the unique needs and goals of each individual client.
When we look at human behavior with curiosity and kindness rather than criticism, we create space for change to blossom.
Therapy is a way to take all the pieces of ourselves that have been abandoned and bring them into balance and wholeness.
Incorporating mindfulness practices into my work with clients is a cornerstone of my practice. Reconnecting with the self often starts with reconnecting with the breath and simply noticing, without judgment, what arrives in the places of stillness.
I have a longstanding interest in contemplative traditions, which includes a deep study in Zen Buddhism and meditation. I studied Religion and Cultural Studies as well as Buddhism for my undergraduate degree in college. And as an adventurous, free-spirited individual, I was drawn to Buddhism, Taoism, and other Eastern Asian religions and spiritual traditions.
Over time, through therapy, meditation, and mindfulness practices, I began healing my relationship with myself. Learning to sit with my feelings, becoming comfortable with the uncomfortable, understanding my triggers, and learning how my deeper wounds were impacting how I showed up gave me the courage to create long-lasting change to live more from my authentic self.
Connecting more deeply with myself and my experience as it is, offered me more agency in how I choose to show up in my relationships, my work, and in the world as a whole. I wish the same for you. And as your therapist, I want you to know change is possible.
I believe so deeply in the idea of coming home to ourselves, and through that, we can then be in the right relationship with others.
