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Jacobs Ladder Therapies

Helping Teens and Young Adults Heal and Restore

Jacob’s Ladder Therapies is committed to helping your family navigate complex needs by providing exceptional clinical care to restore hope and foster optimism.

Are you worried that your teen or young adult may be stressed or depressed with no structure to their daily life?

Is your child refusing to communicate with you, staying up late at night, becoming defiant, and/or struggling with excessive use of social media or gaming?

Did social distancing cause your once-social child to isolate from friends and family or want to sleep all day?

Have they seemed to have lost motivation for school and the things they used to like to do? 

We Can Help Starting Today

We offer in-person sessions in our San Jose office.

We also offer virtual sessions for anyone located in California, Massachusetts & Indiana.

Ask about our Walk and Talk Sessions available in San Jose, Hayward and Vallejo.

We provide individual, group and family therapy that is compassionate, validating, and appreciative of all cultures. We also support Parents and Couples with skill building and coaching. All of our services can be provided in-person and/or via telehealth by our experienced clinicians.


Services We Offer

We provide high quality, culturally responsive, multilingual, in-person & virtual mental health services. 

 

Individual Therapy for Youth & Teens
We specialize in treating depression, anxiety, academic stress, low motivation, and trauma. We utilize a combination of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Play Therapy, Solution Focused, and Prolonged Exposure Therapy to address mood and personality disorders. Our individual therapy sessions are offered in-person and virtually. Learn More
Therapy for Transitional Age Youth (ages 18-25)
We specialize in supporting Transitional Age Youth (TAY) launch into adulthood. We offer individual and group therapy to increase social & emotional intelligence and improve executive functioning. Learn More
Family Therapy
The goal of family therapy is to increase positive communication skills and decrease toxic behavior patterns. We specialize in supporting families struggling with parenting/co-parenting issues, as well as parent/child conflict. Our family therapy sessions are offered in-person and virtually. Learn More
Workplace Mediation

Coming soon!

Employee Incident Response
In the event of a critical incident (i.e. employee death, natural disaster, reduction in workforce, etc.), Jacob’s Ladder Therapies is equipped to provide your staff with trained counselors to deliver support in a one-on-one and/or group setting.  Learn More
Parent Education, Coaching, MASTERCLASS

We offer 1:1 parent coaching sessions with expert teen therapists to tackle tough topics, and teach tangible skills for you to use at home. Coaching is offered in-person and virtually.

Want to know all there is to know about your teen and social media? Check out our one-of-a-kind Masterclass! In this 3-hour class, we go in-depth about the most popular social media platforms teens are using, what content your teen may be sharing, the controls parents have, and how to keep them safe. Enroll now at: Teen & Social Media MASTERCLASS

Group Therapy for Youth & Teens


We offer a number of specialized groups both in-person and virtual. Learn More

What is a Land Acknowledgment?

According to the Native American and Indigenous Initiative, "A Land Acknowledgment is a formal statement that recognizes and respects Indigenous Peoples as traditional stewards of this land and the enduring relationship between Indigenous Peoples and their traditional territories" (n.d.).

We acknowledge that we are on the ancestral lands of Indigenous Peoples from time immemorial

These communities have long established extensive networks that include all forms of life and their connections across various regions. Through treaties, executive orders, and statutes, colonizers of this continent have taken land and resources from Indigenous peoples and the natural world. We honor those who endured forced removal, relocation, and genocide.

Today, the resilience, sovereignty, and resistance of Indigenous Peoples continue to support the 567 federally recognized and 63 state-recognized tribes of American Indian, Native American, Alaska Native, and Indigenous communities, whether they reside on tribal lands, in rural areas, or in urban centers.

Jacob's Ladder Therapies is located in San Jose.

This land is the territory of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe and Tamien Nation Peoples, who have stewarded this land for hundreds of generations. We are grateful to have the opportunity to live and work here.

We are committed to serving Indigenous communities by challenging the "doctrine of discovery," highlighting the true history of the Indigenous communities who have always been here, utilizing a trauma-informed, decolonized, and intersectional approach to practice, and taking steps to repair and strengthen relationships with Indigenous communities and the land they steward.

 

Adapted from Dr. Hamilton-Mason’s Land Acknowledgement for Simmons University

Meet The Team!

Tametra Johnson, CEO & LCSW
(she/her)

English

My name is Tametra and I am the founder of Jacob’s Ladder Therapies. I grew up in the Bay Area and personally struggled with mental illness as a teenager which led me to a career helping teens. 

Maritza Noriega-Chicas, LMFT (she/her)
Clinical Manager

Bilingual in English | Español

Hi! I’m Maritza, a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and Lead Clinician at Jacob’s Ladder Therapies.

Angelica Maulucci, LCSW
(she/her)
Operations Manager

English

Hi! My name is Angelica, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and the Operations Manager here at JLT. 

Jacqueline Leong-Abad, LMFT (she/they)

English

Hi! I’m Jacqueline, a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in the Bay Area.

Emmylou Chua Cancino, LMFT
(she/her)

English

Hi, my name is Emmylou and I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist 

Miatta Watkins, LMFT
(she/her)

English

Hello, I am Miatta and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I have been licensed for 15 plus years. 

Michele Brister, LPCC
(she/her)

English

I am Michele, a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor specializing in providing individual and group counseling  for school-aged children and adolescents.

Alex Minick, ACSW
(he/him)

Bilingual in English | Portuguese

Hello, my name is Alex, and I am a registered Associate Clinical Social Worker, bilingual in Portuguese, with experience in medical, clinical, and educational settings.

Alisha Allen, ACSW
(she/her)

English

Hi, my name is Alisha and I am a registered Associate Clinical Social Worker. Within the past 10 years, I’ve provided therapeutic services in settings such as schools, community mental health programs, hospitals, and government agencies.

Krystal Winslow, ACSW
(she/they)

English

Hi, my name is Krystal and I am an Associate Clinical Social Worker(ACSW).

Geraldine Cruz, ACSW (she/her)

Bilingual in English | Tagalog

Hi, my name is Gigi and I am a registered Associate Clinical Social Worker. With 20 plus years experience working with children, adults and families in school and community environments, as well as non profit agencies. 

Mehreen Najm
Digital Media Coordinator and Administrative Support
(she/her)

Multilingual in English | Persian | Urdu/ Hindi

Hi! I am Mehreen a skilled Full-Stack Web Developer with over 4 years of experience in building dynamic, scalable web applications.

We accept Lyra, Modern Health, BHS, CCA, Backline, Loveland Foundation, Aetna, United Healthcare, and Triwest

Rates:

$215 for Individual sessions

$265 for Family/Couples sessions

TESTIMONIALS

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Pre-Licensed & Licensed Clinicians

Join our DYNAMIC & Diverse Team of Clinicians
Email your Resume & Cover Letter to
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