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Married for 18 years to Travis Vangsnes, her personal journey has deeply shaped her work. Batting substance issue as a teenager, then finding refuge within a church community she began to lead groups and became trained as a lay counselor in 2012. Later, after serving as certified family teacher and foster parent with her husband, they adopted two older boys from foster care, experiencing both immense joy and profound grief from the realities of trauma. A season of great stress, and marriage issues in 2019 led Jessica to her own path of healing, exploring psychological theories, mindful practices, and ultimately becoming certified in Enneagram and Marriage. After that, Jess began her teaching curriculum as an emotional awareness course, offered by state funds, for adults with trauma.  When the funds fell through she hadn’t planned on coaching individuals but wanted to help people. She began coaching in fall of 2021. Her first Resilient Wholeness Cohort started in spring of 2023. Since then her and Travis, her husband have lead marriage groups using Enneagram, the Gottman 7 principles and attachment theory. 

Her journey revealed that a faith life brings so much hope, true healing work stems from co creating with God, shifting habits, addressing trauma, attachment insecurities, and the personality patterns we develop along the way. Jess believes every client is "a reflection of a piece of God" and sees them not as broken, but as "internally divided, needing integration.” Coaching clients are in need of understanding and new skills to practice. She helps you explore the subconscious mind, teaching Transforming Us Tools and 7 Key Skills, creating a safe space where they feel seen, known, and understood. She believes this is sacred work and feels genuinely called to guide clients toward greater wholeness with in themselves.