Therapists in Bozeman, MT

Seeking help for mental health can be a confusing, intimidating process: a counseling relationship built on trust, compassion, and empathy is the first step in navigating that process and getting the help you need. Whatever is going on in your life, I will meet you there with no judgment.

—Accepting Clients— Oftentimes we minimize our own experiences and believe we are not worthy of someone else’s time and energy, limiting our capacity in relationships. I sincerely believe all individuals have the capacity for authenticity, mutuality, and growth-producing connection. These experiences can flourish by providing a relationship that is safe, compassionate, and empowering. It is my hope to cultivate those feelings within counseling to take beyond the room. Counseling can help you understand the meaning you make of experiences, past and present, in your life and engage in a deeper relationship with yourself and others.

I work with individuals who have experienced trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, substance use disorders, ADHD, OCD, life transitions and other challenges that impede their ability to thrive. I take a strengths based approach that incorporates CBT, motivational interviewing, mindfulness, and EMDR. I see the therapeutic relationship as the foundation for self discovery and acceptance. Clients will leave my office with the skills needed to make changes in their lives along with feelings of empowerment.

I work with children, adolescents and adults with a curiosity about how we can live more connected and meaningful lives. Often the ways we have learned to adapt to our world (or world view) is no longer effective or relevant. I seek to help create deeper awareness and insight into underlying motives, defenses, and desires. Together we explore patterns that contribute to struggles and dissonance in day to day life.

I graduated from Montana State University in 2010 and have a combined 6 years working with children and adults with mental health issues. My interests are working with adults and children that suffer from depression, anxiety, bipolar, attachment issues. I also have an interest in working with families to help with healthy boundaries, increasing positive communication and setting appropriate goals to increase the health of the family.

As a psychologist, I offer a warm, collaborative, and strengths-based approach to therapy. I work with adults experiencing a variety of concerns, including unhealthy stress, anxiety, a diminished sense of connection and joy in life, significant transitions, and other issues impacting their well-being. I help clients improve their functioning and strengthen their capacity to handle the challenges of day-to-day life. I also support clients in deepening their self-awareness, increasing their understanding of their relational patterns, and living their lives in ways that are aligned with their needs and values.

I am passionate about helping others on this journey we call life. If you are struggling with specific concerns, transitions in life, or just looking for someone to talk to, I am here for you. My therapeutic style honors all facets of your life experiences. Together, we will identify these areas of change and work to build awareness, gain understanding, and enhance the mind-body connection. My goal is to help individuals find their authentic self and improve their inner strength and peace.

As we walk through our lives, we are faced with many challenges. Sudden, unexpected events such as injuries, illnesses, and losses can happen to us at any given time. In this fast changing world, it is often difficult to have a sense of balance. You may be overwhelmed by restless, negative feelings and thoughts from past or present issues. It takes courage to seek counseling, face your issues, and to take steps towards positive changes. I believe we all have inner abilities to heal and grow. As a therapist, I would be honored to assist you in your individual journey and help you to discover your true potential and life value.

I work with a variety of life issues, from trauma and grief to depression, anxiety and everyday stressors in between. My hope for our work together is to help my clients develop a deeper sense of knowing and trusting themselves. I strive to provide a space to explore how and where a person may feel stuck in order to move forward with a better sense of awareness and a greater level of compassion. I believe when self-awareness grows, we are able to show up differently in our relationships, desires, and lives. I also believe change is possible when we have a trusting therapist/client relationship to build off.

I work primarily with adults and older teens struggling with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, grief, trauma, life transitions, and just trying to understand and make sense of their lives. I have experience working in eating disorder treatment as well as college counseling. While I am guided by a variety of approaches, including psychodynamic, attachment, existential, and mindfulness theories, the heart of my work is the attitude that healing comes through connection and that we move through difficult times by learning to continually open up to experience.

Life has a tendency to throw us off balance, and we might benefit from professional support to help us get back on our path. Counseling is an amazing tool that can increase awareness of patterns that don’t serve us. Sometimes, we get “stuck in our own mind” and through the counseling process, we can broaden our view and shift perspective. You can also develop new coping skills to help navigate challenging situations. Counseling can foster a strong sense of self and boost confidence. Susanne can support adolescents, young adults, and adults to move forward in life in an authentic and empowered way.

Do you feel anxious, depressed, irritable, or just not like yourself? Are you struggling in your relationships, at work, in school, with family, or in every day life? Do you dread getting out of bed in the morning? Do you lack motivation to get things done, or no longer enjoy things you normally do? Are you questioning your identity? Maybe you've recently given birth, become a new parent, or experienced a significant life event that has left you feeling uncertain about where you fit in the world. You want to understand why you're feeling this way and find meaning amidst this hard time in your life. You want to feel like YOU again.

My name is Jessica Bozman and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I am strongly devoted to cultivating human connection by focusing on personal strengths. This helps foster a renewed sense of hope by emphasizing the holistic individual. I have focused my practice on working with adults and their inner child from all cultures and backgrounds. I am passionate about working with individuals conflicted with natural effects stemming from past trauma. Our attachment to this world and our connection with others is cultivated during childhood.

Currently accepting clients. Sometimes we reach a point in our lives that feels so challenging, we aren’t sure how to move forward. Maybe you are grieving the loss of a loved one, working through a stressful transition, or struggling to connect in relationships. Maybe you can't point to anything specific that's happening in your life, but you've realized that just getting through the day feels like a challenge. Finding your way here is the first step to creating something different for yourself.

Through a wealth of life experience, I bring to the session, knowledge and the ability to relate to others who are going through a challenging time. I focus on issues related to anxiety along with, depression, trauma, grief/bereavement, and life/transition issues. I have experience working with clients who feel lonely or are navigating through empty nest emotions.  I have worked with clients in many stages of adulthood to navigate the different nuances of life. My warm, compassionate, and direct approach can help support you as you explore past experiences, develop new skills, accept unwanted life events, and grow in new directions.

One of the important aspects of therapy for me is letting the client work at their own pace and without judgement from the therapist. I want the client to decide where therapy will take them and what it is that they want to get out of the experience.

My goal as a counselor is to help you feel comfortable to face life's challenges, no matter the circumstances. Therapy can feel like a leap of faith, and I'm here to help create safety. Through this process, you can search for your truest self and honest desires without ever feeling like you're alone. For better or for worse, we live within our own world where we are the center and the focus. Therapy can be difficult. I also believe it can be connective, creative, insightful, and foster immense healing. And the hardest part can be reaching out.

The kindest thing we can do for ourselves is to face life's challenges with honesty and bravery. But doing so can be painful, and often requires support from others. Therapy offers a unique opportunity to help differentiate what we can and cannot change, and to guide us toward self-affirming, healthy choices without judgment or pressure.

Welcome! I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and PhD Candidate in Illinois and Montana, and specialize in attachment & relational trauma, eating disorders and anxiety. I am currently a PhD Candidate at the Institute for Clinical Social Work with my dissertation research and study focusing on attachment trauma and eating disorders. For individuals working on improving their relationship with food and body image, I practice solely through a Health At Every Size (HAES) approach.