Jade Waters-Tippo, LMFT
Jade Waters-Tippo, LMFT

Jade Waters-Tippo is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT 136489) providing psychotherapy to individuals and families throughout California via telehealth, and in-person in Ojai, CA. Jade has received training in Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR Therapy), Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, Play and Expressive Arts Therapies, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Sensory Processing Sensitivity, and provides compassionate, client-centered therapy through the lens of these and other evidence-based approaches.

Jade has extensive experience working with children and families in the pediatric healthcare setting at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital-San Francisco, where she was part of the Creative Arts Therapies team for nearly 10 years. After graduating from The Wright Institute in Berkeley with a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology, Jade honed her skills working with children, teens, parents and caregivers as a K-8 school-based clinician in Marin City, CA and later as part of Headlands Psychotherapy Group in Mill Valley, CA. Jade is truly grateful to have found her calling as a Marriage & Family Therapist. She enjoys helping clients find creative solutions to life’s challenges. Jade is passionate about holistic health and wellness and providing the highest level of care. She recognizes that creating healthy interpersonal relationships, especially within a family is no easy task. As she works collaboratively with clients, deep reserves of problem-solving abilities, hidden skills, untapped resources, and post-traumatic growth can be uncovered.

Training and Credentials

  • Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR Therapy)

  • Sensory Processing Sensitivity

  • Play and Expressive Arts Therapy

  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

  • Mindful Schools, Mindfulness Educator Essentials

  • Mindful Schools, Mindfulness Fundamentals

  • Cultural Competence Training with Dr. Kenneth Hardy

  • Domestic Violence Training with Center for Domestic Peace

  • Child Abuse Prevention Training with Lark Thomas, LCSW

  • Practicum Experience, Southern Marin Community Connections 

  • Adobe Youth Voices, Certificate in Positive Youth Development Through Media

  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist LMFT 136489

  • MA in Counseling Psychology from The Wright Institute

  • BA in Film & Television Production from University of Southern California

  • Hatha Yoga, Basic Teacher Training

  • Kajukenbo Martial Arts, Black Belt

Professional Associations

  • California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT)

  • Ventura County CAMFT