Professional and Educational Background

Jayme D. Fergoda, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, received her Master of Social Work Degree from the University of Southern California and her Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Vanguard University; a Christian based liberal arts institution in California. Jayme is a doctoral student in clinical psychology at Seattle Pacific University and is teaching at the Bellingham Campus of Trinity Western University. She has further training in the areas of psychological evaluations and psychological test administration. Jayme is familiar with issues surrounding adoption, foster care, and parenting. She has facilitated Child Abuse Prevention Training, Parent Education Classes, Co-Dependency Recovery Groups for adults and an Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity/Social Skills Group for children. Jayme has worked with adults/children suffering from renal disease and with kidney transplant recipients at Cedars Sinai Medical Center. She has also worked in rehabilitation with adults who sustained brain injuries and cerebral vascular accidents or strokes.

Jayme spent a year in Provo, Utah as a psychology intern working at Wasatch Mental Health and was previously employed at Catholic Community Services in the Children’s Hospitalization Alternative Program. Jayme has worked with families in medical and outpatient settings for seventeen years.

Areas of Specialization

Jayme assists children, teenagers, adults, and families who are interested in counseling for the following types of issues:

• Disruptive behavior
• Attention difficulties (ADD/ADHD)
• Adoption
• School problems
• Adjustment and interpersonal problems
• Chronic medical conditions
• Traumatic experience (PTSD/sexual abuse)
• Parent-child/family conflicts
• Grief and loss
• Anxiety and depression

Jayme is committed to building upon her clients’ strengths including their cultural and/or spiritual values to implement change and to establish a sense of hope for their futures.

Personal Information

Jayme enjoys running, cooking, music, outdoor photography, traveling, and sailing.