Hi! My name is Jess Salatino
I’m a trauma therapist who specializes in complex PTSD, attachment wounds, EMDR therapy and eating disorders.
Maybe you’ve gotten really good at understanding yourself. You’re just tired of still feeling stuck.
You know where some of this comes from.
You know your childhood affected you. You know certain relationships bring out things in you that you wish they didn’t. You know you’re hard on yourself. You know you overthink, shut down, try to keep the peace, or feel responsible for how everyone else is doing.
Maybe you’ve even been in therapy before.
And you learned a lot.
But when something actually happens, there you are again. Feeling the same fear. Questioning yourself. Falling into the same relationship dynamics. Doing the thing you swore you understood well enough to stop doing.
It can leave you wondering:
Why am I still struggling with this when I understand it so well?
Or maybe, underneath that:
Am I ever actually going to feel different?
I have a lot of hope for what can change, even when you’re having a hard time seeing it yourself.
That’s one of the reasons I love this work.
I don’t think the things you struggle with came out of nowhere.
I’m endlessly fascinated by the ways our brains find ways to protect us.
We avoid. We disconnect. We stay busy. We try to control things. We become really good at reading other people. We reach for ways to cope that give us relief, even when they eventually start causing problems of their own.
I’m not interested in looking at those things and asking, “What’s wrong with you?”
I’m much more interested in asking:
What did this help you survive, manage, avoid, or get through?
Because the things that make your life harder now may have made a whole lot of sense once.
And I've seen firsthand that the stories and ways of coping that feel deeply ingrained can change.
Relationships have a way of bringing all of this to the surface.
Maybe you want closeness but have a hard time trusting it.
You worry when someone's tone changes. Conflict feels much bigger than you want it to.
You have a hard time asking for help, saying what you need, or believing someone can be upset with you and still love you.
Or you find yourself repeating versions of the same relationship dynamic and wondering why you keep ending up here.
This is why attachment is such an important part of how I understand trauma.
Our earliest relationships can shape what we come to expect from other people and what we believe we have to do to stay connected to them.
Those expectations can follow us.
But they aren't set in stone.
Sometimes this stuff shows up in how you relate to your body, too.
Maybe food and your body have been complicated for a long time.
You may have spent years trying to control your body, feeling disconnected from it, or wondering if you can trust what it's telling you.
I believe all bodies are good bodies.
I also know we live in a culture that teaches us, especially women, to question, criticize, control, and change them.
I believe that relationship can change.
Not because you'll suddenly adore your body every day, but because you can begin building more trust in it, caring for it differently, and feeling a little less at war with yourself.
If you’ve tried therapy before and still feel stuck, there may be another way in.
Sometimes talking about something helps.
Sometimes you can talk about it, understand it, analyze it from every possible angle... and still feel it living right there with you.
This is one of the reasons I love EMDR.
EMDR gives us another way to work with trauma when insight alone hasn't created the change you were hoping for.
And we don't have to barrel into the hardest thing that's ever happened to you on week three.
We'll go at a pace that makes sense for you.
There is no prize for doing therapy faster.
Motherhood can bring up things you weren't expecting.
Becoming responsible for little humans can make you think about your own childhood differently.
It can make you fiercely determined to do things differently and completely terrified you'll get it wrong.
And somewhere between appointments, snacks, laundry, work, childcare, and being needed approximately 900 times a day, you might start wondering:
Where the heck am I in all of this?
You can love your kids deeply and still miss yourself.
You can be grateful and overwhelmed.
You can want to be a wonderful mother and be furious that mothers are expected to somehow balance everything without nearly enough support.
There is room for all of that here.
What it’s like to sit with me in the therapy room
Feeling safe with me as your therapist matters to me.
A lot.
I want you to be able to tell me when something feels like too much.
⇨When we need to slow down.
⇨When something I said didn't land.
⇨When what we're doing isn't helping.
⇨Even when something happens between us that we need to talk about and repair.
You don't have to adapt yourself to therapy. Therapy should adapt to you.
Some people need more time. Some need more directness. Some need to talk something through. Some have talked something through 47 times and really don't need a 48th.
We'll figure out what works for you.
And yes, we'll probably laugh.
Life is hard. Looking inward can be hard. Therapy is allowed to have moments that aren't.
What I want you to know about recovery from trauma and disordered eating…
I wish healing worked like a checklist.
Understand childhood. Check.
Learn coping skills. Check.
Process trauma. Check.
Never get triggered again. Congratulations, you have completed therapy.
Unfortunately, recovery tends to be bumpier than that.
You might have a really good month and then get knocked sideways by something you thought you'd worked through.
You may get closer to feelings your brain has spent years helping you avoid.
You may have moments when you're convinced you're back at the beginning.
You aren't back at the beginning.
I've had the privilege of watching people change in incredible ways, including people who weren't sure change was possible anymore.
I'm never going to expect or push you to rush through the hard parts.
I'll sit with you through the bumps, help you understand what's happening, and remind you of the bigger picture when it's hard to see it yourself.
I specialize in providing trauma therapy in Horsham, Pennsylvania for:
I'm a Trauma and EMDR Therapist in Horsham, PA
licensed clinical social worker
My work is relational, attachment-focused, and tailored to you.
Attachment theory shapes how I understand trauma, relationships, and the ways our earliest experiences can influence how we see ourselves and other people.
I'm also trained in EMDR, one of my favorite approaches for helping people work with trauma that hasn't shifted through insight or talk therapy alone.
Most importantly, I don't believe there's one right way or pace to do therapy.
We'll figure out what works for you together.
QUALIFICATIONS
Simmons College- MSW
Pennsylvania- LCSW
EMDR Trained
I LOVE WORKING WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED:
Complex Trauma & CPTSD
Attachment & Relationship Wounds
EMDR Therapy
Eating Disorders & Disordered Eating
Postpartum & Motherhood
Frequently asked questions:
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Here at Reclaim Therapy we provide a free 15 minute consultation to learn more about you, what you're looking for and to answer any questions you have. Contact Us to schedule a time to chat!
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My individual session rate is $170.
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I'm considered an out of network provider with insurance companies. Many people who utilize out of network benefits receive reimbursement of up to 80% of session costs.
Here are helpful questions you can ask your insurance provider aboout utilizing your plan's out of network benefits:
* Do I have out-of-network mental health benefits?
* Are services rendered by a licensed clinical social worker covered?
* Is any pre-approval required before obtaining out-of-network mental health services in order to be reimbursed?
* If I have out-of-network benefits, will I be reimbursed the full amount I paid or a portion?
* Do I have a deductible and if so, what is it?
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Payment is due at the time of service.
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I accept cash, check, debit, VISA, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, HSA and FSA accounts and Venmo.
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We will meet online via telehealth, or at our trauma and eating disorder therapy center at 400 Horsham Rd Horsham, PA
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I can only provide counseling to people living in Pennsylvania.
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I have three little kiddos and two dogs, so there is plenty of real life happening outside the therapy room, too.
Humor is a big part of how I connect with people. We're going to talk about hard things, but that doesn't mean every minute we spend together has to feel heavy