Jessica Hubner
Jessica Hubner
Credentials: MS, LPC
Practice: Gossamer Threads Counseling
Phone: (605) 646-4409
E-mail: gossamerthreadscounseling@gmail.com
Location: 811 East Saint Andrew St. Suite 12 Rapid City, SD 57701
Website: https://gossamerthreadscounseling.com/
Insurance Accepted: No
Fees: $109
Specializing In—
Relationship Issues, Life Transitions
About
I understand that taking steps to find the right counselor can be daunting. Perhaps you are skeptical that counseling can be helpful or worth the investment of time and money or perhaps you’ve had negative experiences with other mental heath professionals. I relate to these kinds of questions. From an early age, I had heard fears and experiences from family and friends about therapy and had reservations about the mental health establishment as a whole. When I went to college, I had no interest in counseling or psychology and planned to work in the field of research biology.
However, as I became involved in the mess and joys of deep connection with the people around me, I became engaged with openness and vulnerability in relationships in a new way. Through a campus group, I became a peer-counselor to other students and heard their stories of sexual assault, struggles with identity and purpose, and overcoming family injuries. Likewise, during this period, I faced some serious distresses in my own life that made it difficult to stay connected, challenged my beliefs and my sense of myself and made it difficult to function in my everyday life. I began asking questions like, “how might I genuinely help others in respectful ways? what kinds of help would I be comfortable seeking if I needed help?”
Although I did graduate with a BS in Biology, these questions led me to change my career course and eventually to obtain a Master’s in Mental Health Counseling from South Dakota State University. While completing my graduate degree, I worked for several years at the Black Hills Children’s Home—a residential treatment facility that seeks to assist children with traumatic backgrounds. Upon graduating, I worked at Behavior Management Systems—a community mental health center. As a counselor, I worked with children and their families, adult individuals and couples, for several years. I hold a LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) distinction through the State of South Dakota and am a National Board-Certified Counselor through NBCC.