Jared Sossin

Therapist in Training
Mental Health Counselor Candidate in NYC

Jared Sossin is a Masters of Clinical Mental Health Counseling candidate at Wake Forest University. He has a B.A. with Honors in Psychology and Political Science from Wake Forest University.

Jared has lived and worked in New York City for seven years as an award-winning meditation teacher and co-founder of a neurofeedback bioware startup. Through his personal meditation practice and as a teacher of Transcendental Meditation, he experienced the transformative benefits of mindfulness and self-awareness. Jared’s mission is to help his clients truly understand who they are and their place in the world. With improved insight, Jared empowers clients to draw upon internal resources to adjust to difficult circumstances, refine communication skills and improve psychological flexibility. His approach to therapy incorporates evidence-based modalities like Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Existential and Person-Centered Therapy. Jared works diligently to bring empathy, curiosity, accountability, humor, and cultural competency to the all-important therapeutic alliance between client and therapist. His areas of clinical interest include anxiety and depression for young adult and LGBTQIA populations, group work, career changes, and virtual reality therapy, for which he has presented research at the American Counseling Association Expo.