I’m Jeri Parks, a Professional Counselor Associate in Oregon & Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate in Washington. I hold a graduate degree in Clinical Mental Health from Adams State University. My supervisors are Jen Marie Stratton, LPC and Veronica Valenzuela, LPC.

I’ve worked alongside Elia Lowe-Chardé as a core contributor for the Wise Heart Community since 2020, and I’m a musician with 15+ years of experience coaching individuals and offering early childhood music education classes. 

I keep a daily 2-hr Vipassana meditation practice, I actively volunteer with the Northwest Vipassana Association, and I regularly attend 10, 20, and 30 day silent meditation retreats.

I identify as queer, genderqueer, and neurodivergent.

I value authenticity, expression, creativity, play, and rest. I’m dedicated to cultivating inner peace through expansive understanding and relational competence, and to supporting this learning in the world.