About
Free To Be Wellness creates opportunities for individuals and small groups to find rest, healing and clarity. Services include mental health counseling, personal leadership coaching, yoga instruction and, some day in the future, therapeutic animal interactions. Group experiences include classes, workshops and retreats. The Free To Be Market offers hand-made wellness products such as yoga mat bags, sugar scrubs and journals.
The creation story: I, Jessica Johnson, established Free To Be Wellness online in 2022 after completing a 200-hour yoga teacher training to create one place for all of my wellness oriented passions. Free To Be Wellness is the next generation of my coaching practice, JLJ Coaching Services, established more than a decade ago. The phrase free to be has a lot of personal meaning, and has been a driving moto of my professional work since graduate school (around 2006). I am passionate about helping people find the freedom to be who they are created to be, their highest or best self, and without any hindrances from themselves, their past or society. When people are free to be, they soar! My professional mission is to help people find the freedom to live out their full capacity and enjoy an amazing journey, even with all of life’s ups and downs. Spread your wings… you are free to be!
Professionally, I am a Mental Health and Wellness Counselor, Personal Leadership Coach and Yoga Teacher. I am a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, with specialty training in body-based approaches and integrating complementary and alternative medicine into mental health services. I established my counseling practice in 2018 working in community mental health. I focus on individuals experiencing anxiety, PTSD, loss or grief, substance use reliance, career issues and major life transitions. I am also passionate about supporting people who have loved ones facing mental health challenges or are feeling caregiver stress. I have significant experience with young adults, faith-integration and culturally diverse individuals. I am also an Associate Certified Coach through the International Coaching Federation and have been coaching since 2007. My coaching focuses on helping women ages 25-45 create the clarity and skills needed to lead authentic and confident lives, while feeling supported every step of the way.
When not in session, you are likely to find me exploring a local trail, working in our garden or latest craft project, or winding down on my yoga mat. I am a maker of various items to support well-being, which can be found in The Free To Be Market. I own and operate Discovering Wilderness, the parent business of Free To Be, providing handmade backpacking and adventure gear.
My worldview is rooted in the Christian tradition. I have studied many other world religions and cultures, and enjoy creating a safe space for people of all backgrounds. I do not provide specifically Christian Counseling/Coaching/Yoga and can integrate any faith beliefs into services, or none at all; the choice is up to my clients. My graduate studies in counseling included a program-wide emphasis on multicultural counseling, which I truly value. The two pieces of Christian teaching that have influenced my life the most are:
“And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8
“You are to help them until the Lord gives them rest, as he has done for you,” Joshua 1:15
Thanks for your interest in my passion project, Free To Be Wellness!
