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Jessica is a licensed professional teacher and a registered psychologist with a Bachelor of Science in Special Education from the University of the Philippines, and a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology from the Ateneo de Manila University. She started her career as an inclusive teacher in 2008, and Psychologist in 2012. Since then, Jess has worked in schools, universities, clinics, NGOs and corporate settings.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jess specializes in neurodiversity, child and adolescent mental health, and workplace mental health. She is a certified solution-focused, trauma-informed, and psychological health and safety-informed practitioner. Jess has handled clients with neurodevelopmental conditions, depressive disorders, bipolar disorders, trauma, schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, anxiety disorders, conduct disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, and personality disorders.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jess is the Head Psychologist of DevHub Center for Intervention. Jess is also an EAP Counsellor at Lyra Health and Optum. She is an active member of the Psychological Association of the Philippines.<\/p>\n
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