Bio

Barbara Jessing is a retired mental health practitioner and family therapist with more than 40 years of experience with community mental health and child welfare services; with a specialization in the treatment of early childhood trauma. She has provided clinical leadership in the development of innovative treatment programs for child and family healing and recovery. She is an endorsed trainer in Child Parent Psychotherapy in Nebraska. At Fontenelle House, she offers clinical consultation and training. She has worked with schools, community mental health, and child welfare organizations. She serves on the Impact from Infancy Multi-disciplinary Team in Douglas County, and is the president of the Board of Directors of the Center for Holistic Development. She has a master’s degree in Counseling from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and a certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy from the Karl Menninger School of Psychiatry in Topeka, Kansas.