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About Jordan Crosby, LMFT

Helping People Rebuild After Grief, Loss, and Life’s Biggest Transitions

Learn More About Jordan Below

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If you’re visiting this page,

there’s a good chance your life hasn’t gone according to plan.

Perhaps you're grieving someone important. Maybe you're caring for a loved one whose health is declining. Maybe you're navigating a major life transition and feeling uncertain about what comes next.

Whatever brings you here, I want you to know that you're welcome.

My work is centered around helping people navigate grief, loss, caregiving, identity changes, and difficult transitions. I believe that healing isn't about forgetting what's happened or pretending everything is okay. It's about learning how to carry difficult experiences while continuing to build a meaningful life.

Grief, Loss, and Transition Require a Well-Rounded Approach.

I believe deeply in understanding emotions, but I also believe in helping people develop concrete skills that make life easier to navigate. My style is collaborative, curious, and direct. I strive to create a space where clients feel accepted while also challenged to grow.

I draw from evidence-based approaches including:

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

  • Schema Therapy

  • Mindfulness-Based Interventions

  • Gottman Method Relationship Therapy

  • Career Coaching

Rather than forcing clients into a specific model, I tailor therapy to the individual sitting across from me.

Jordan Crosby grief therapist in west seattle at the west seattle center for grief, loss, and transition standing in front of the seattle skyline
Jordan Crosby grief therapist in West seattle at the west seattle center for grief, loss, and transition standing in front of a giant redwood tree

Grief is Complex.

One of the things I've learned as a therapist is that grief extends far beyond death.

We grieve people.

We grieve relationships.

We grieve identities.

We grieve futures we expected to have.

We grieve versions of ourselves that no longer exist.

Throughout my career, I've been drawn to helping people make sense of life's most difficult chapters. I find tremendous meaning in helping clients understand their emotions, strengthen relationships, reconnect with their values, and create a future worth moving toward.

Then, grief became deeply personal for me as well.

After helping clients navigate loss for years, I experienced the illness and very sudden death of my own father. Walking alongside someone you love through serious illness, caregiving, anticipatory grief, and eventually loss dramatically changed me. While every person's experience is unique, that chapter deepened my appreciation for how complicated grief can be and how much courage it takes to continue moving forward.

Because of those experiences, I bring both professional training and personal humility to this work to both honor my clients and honor my relationship with my dad.

Jordan Crosby, grief therapist based in WEst Seattle at the west seattle center for grief, loss, and transition as a child with his father who tragically passed away

This photo is of my dad and me riding my very first rollercoaster, long before the vertigo and motion sickness of my 30s kicked in!

Jordan Crosby, grief therapist based in west seattle at the west seattle center for grief, loss, and transition drinking a coffee at Lula Coffee in West Seattle

A Little About Me

Before my seven years of being a therapist, I worked in higher education and career development for four years. I'm also a Certified Career Coach and have spent more than a decade total helping people navigate major life decisions involving work, identity, purpose, and personal growth. I, myself, during this time made considerable life transitions in career, moving across the country from South Carolina to Seattle, and starting my own business.

Outside of therapy, I'm a lifelong learner who enjoys:

  • playing instruments (piano and French horn)

  • travel (especially to national parks)

  • languages (hablo español & eu falo português)

  • cheering on all of the Seattle sports teams (especially the Seahawks and Storm)

  • exploring the Pacific Northwest (in pursuit of seeing orca and eating the tastiest food)

I'm often happiest when I'm learning something new, spending time with people I care about, or wandering somewhere with a good cup of coffee (iced lattes, no matter the weather) and a beautiful view.

I believe that curiosity, connection, and meaning are some of the most powerful forces available to us during difficult times.

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My Values

Compassion

Everyone is carrying a story that deserves understanding.

Evidence-Based Care

Therapy should be informed by science, research, and effective clinical practice.

Authenticity

You don't have to hide parts of yourself in therapy.

Growth

Even after profound loss, growth remains possible.

Inclusion

I am committed to providing affirming and welcoming care for people of all races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, religions, abilities, body sizes, socioeconomic backgrounds, and relationship structures.

Everyone deserves access to respectful, high-quality mental health care.

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Education and Credentials

  • Masters of Marriage and Family Therapy, Converse University

  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Washington State, South Carolina, and North Carolina

  • Certified Grief and Loss Therapist, Portland Institute for Loss and Transition

  • Certified Career Coach, Goodwill Foundation

  • Intensively Trained in DBT, EMDR, Schema Therapy, CPT, Gottman Method

Schedule a Free Consultation

You don't have to carry this alone.

If you're looking for grief therapy in Seattle or anywhere in Washington State, I'd be honored to learn more about your story and discuss how therapy may help.