Elders (65+) Therapists in Alaska

With life comes challenges; beautiful and heavy or dark. Every person has a story and it is valuable! I believe that while trauma can have a powerful impact, we are incredibly resilient. Every human deserves to experience healing, to live life fully, and thrive. I am holistic and humanistic; mind, body, soul, spirit are connected. I believe in the power of curiosity, energy, grace, connection, and humor. Therapy offers new learning, self-discovery, skill-building, growth, and healing. With practice we learn to work through trauma to be fully present for all the moments in this life. Be curious. I look forward to connecting with you!

I bring exceptional training and over twenty years of experience serving my clients. I enjoy working with adolescents, adults, and seniors. I have worked with a wide variety of issues, including depression, anxiety, addiction, and trauma. Together we can work to help equip you with the necessary tools to help you face and overcome your challenges. Whether you’re struggling with trauma, overcoming addiction, or depression, it is important that you know you don’t have to be alone in this journey. We have the experience to help you achieve your goals, overcome these struggles, and live a more fulfilling and meaningful life.

Since 2005, I’ve been working in the field of counseling and school psychology. My degrees include a doctorate in Clinical Psychology, two Masters, one being in Marriage Family Therapy and the other in Educational Counseling with thousands of hours of work with individuals and families. I’m licensed as a professional counselor.

Jennifer Morton is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Alaska. She has worked with residents of rural Alaska for 12+ years in more than two dozen communities in Northwestern Alaska. She has worked with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families who seek assistance with mental health, behavioral, and substance use issues. She has advanced training in complex trauma, ADHD, addictions, mood, anxiety, and psychotic disorders. Jennifer takes a holistic approach to treatment, addressing physical, financial, occupational, relational, and social functioning affected by the client's issues so they can achieve balance.

Are you creative and intelligent, but organizationally challenged, sitting at Procrastination Station, tired of losing things, forgetting appointments and deadlines, a little bit like Dory in Finding Nemo with the short term memory loss? Do you struggle with self confidence, depression and anxiety when you don’t quite fit in with neurotypical linear thought patterns? Do you feel isolated, judged, and very misunderstood by family members, coworkers, and well meaning friends who offer you advice and simple solutions that just don’t work? Maybe it’s someone in your family facing these struggles. You are not alone.

Managing life and all the emotions that come with it can be hard. Many people want to make sense of their life. Why do I react the way I do? Starting therapy is a great way to start unpacking answers to those life questions. I will provide you the safe and non-judgmental environment to begin to explore your thoughts, memories, and long-term goals. I can meet you where you are at in your life and together, we will begin your journey towards healing. I will be your biggest advocate in reaching your future goals. Together we will process your past and current life stressors to enable you to live your life in the present.

You're there, in the dark, struggling to find a way out. You're trying to just get through today. At times, even breathing seems to be too much. Life is so exhausting. Some days it takes everything you can muster just to get through the next minute. The people around you, your friends, your family, if they are still there, don’t get you. If you hear “just get over it” or “think about happy things” one more time you’ll scream. Why don’t they get it? This isn’t something you “just get over”! Like you would pick this life if you had a choice? There’s only the darkness, full of loneliness, worry, hopelessness, and despair.

Do you need a more creative way to process in therapy? Join me for Art Therapy. The daily stressors in our life can become obstacles and can bring us to feelings of isolation, loneliness, and a feeling of not being understood. We are not operating from the true self in self energy when this occurs. You can harness your true nature through creativity and art. We as individuals deserve to be heard, wanted, and loved. I work in individual counseling with evidence-based treatment through Expressive Art Therapy and Talk Therapy. I believe you have the ability to heal within and offer my services as a gentle guide on that journey.

“The past is just the past,” they say. You’ve tried to let it go, ignore it, bury it away, but it still seems to haunt you. Growing up you saw the fights, cleaned up the messes, felt the pain of hurtful words, and covered up so many cuts and bruises. You did what you had to do to survive and got out as fast as you could. You were determined that your life would be different. And for the most part it is. Unfortunately, the emotional remnants remain; anxiety, feeling like you’re “not enough,” the disconnect from others...You’re ready to finally shed these struggles, but you need some help getting from here to the life you want.

I offer a calm and private environment to share your present road block or mountain to climb whether it be in relationship to others or part of your solo journey.

I believe you have the strength, wisdom, and capability to heal innately within you and that you deserve to live a life of happiness and meaning in alignment with your values and dreams. I hold space with presence, compassion, curiosity, and non-judgement for you to process, heal, and transform. I will be a guide and witness to highlight patterns, provide tools, and offer perspective while empowering you to develop trust and confidence in self. We will untangle where past influences present, rewrite limiting beliefs and stories, and work to bring integration, stability, clarity, and deeper connections. I offer Dream Work.

Every stage of life comes with unique challenges. Navigating those challenges can be overwhelming and feel daunting. Maybe you are a parent who has done everything you can to help your teenager but it feels like nothing is working, they are still suffering. Or perhaps you are an adult who is struggling with grief, anxiety, depression or past traumas that are negatively impacting various aspect of your life. There is hope! Healing and growth are possible, and I would love to help.

My name is Jaime Spatrisano. I am originally from the midwest but have been enjoying Alaska's nature since 2010 when I moved up. I worked as a therapist for over 10 years and became a clinical psychologist in 2019. I then began a postdoctoral fellowship with Fuller Diagnostics in 2022 where I was trained as a clinical neuropsychologist. I have been conducting neuropsychological evaluations since and recently opened a private practice where I conduct neuropsychological evaluations for a variety of concerns including ADHD, autism, dementia, and traumatic brain injuries.

As someone who has experienced past sexual / physical abuse, or chronic illness, do you often wonder how you can move past the overwhelming shame and pain? Have you tried “everything” but nothing seems to alleviate the flashbacks or unwanted memories. Do you want to stop dissociating? Do you long be free of anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts; longing for connection, worthiness, and to tell your story with a safe, non-judgmental person. Are you willing to examine thoughts, emotions, behaviors and learn how to utilize your whole self, develop shame resilience—transforming the way you live & love in your current relationships?

Are you looking to more fully accept yourself and be more successful in your life? Are you looking to remove barriers so that you can discover more of your true nature? Maybe you are looking to learn different skills to better support your unique ways? Or are you looking to develop a deeper relationship with yourself and the environment so that you can more easily navigate the world with love and joy?

You don't really like to talk about your childhood or maybe you don't even remember a lot of it. You know parts were bad, the fights, addictions, mental illness, sexual, physical, and emotional abuse, maybe even the death of a loved one. You try to put it behind you but you struggle in your marriage and yell at the kids. Holidays are hard, and sometimes you wonder if it's even worth living. You overcompensate or try to be invisible, because that's how you learned to survive. You suffer from a sense of not being worthy or enough, but it doesn't have to be like that. Life can be good. You ARE worthy and you ARE enough.

Are you struggling with unexpected life transitions? Is your depression deepening, or your anxiety or habits preventing you from moving forward in life? Is your zest for life depleted, and impacting your relationships, work, or community connections? Do you long for ambition, purpose, clarity or peace that you're stumbling to create for yourself? Are you ready to explore patterns and habits to identify ways you can shift to create a greater sense of awareness, stability and authenticity? Let's look at how we can do this together.

I enjoy working with both adolescents and adults. I have worked in a wide variety of settings including Alternative High School, Outpatient and Inpatient Drug Treatment, State Hospital, Community Mental Health Center, and for the past 3 years private practice. My background and years of experience includes assessment, interventions, crisis counseling, individual and group therapy.

I provide individual, family and couples counseling for children, adolescents, adults and the elderly. First session you and I will identify issues that you would like to work on and we will come up with a plan of action on how to implement your goals. I work with you throughout our sessions to come up with an optimal outcome for your life situation. Visit me also at www.alaskatherapy.com for more information.