Our Team

Jessica Slicer, LICSW

Practice Owner & Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Jessica is a licensed clinical social worker, Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga facilitator, Somatic Experiencing therapist, and EMDRIA Certified Therapist™. Originally from a small town in Wisconsin, she always had a deep curiosity in other cultures, which led her to pursue studies in Denmark, Ecuador, Mexico, and Ireland. After landing in Boston more than a decade ago, she served two years in AmeriCorps, inspiring her to pursue a Master of Social Work.

Professionally, Jessica trained at Cambridge Health Alliance, a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital, providing individual therapy and co-leading Dialectical Behavior Therapy groups. She also has experience working at McLean Hospital’s trauma-focused outpatient, residential, and partial hospitalization programs. An avid yoga, she recognizes the importance of bridging the mind-body connection. She is deeply committed to social justice and anti-oppression, and recognizes her privilege as a white, cisgender woman. Her office is located on the unceded and colonized land of the Massachusett Peoples.

Outside of work, Jessica enjoys traveling, spending time by the ocean, and rescuing animals, including her cats, Enzo, Ophelia, and Ozzie, and her dog, Domino.

Education
Master of Social Work, Boston College 
Graduate Certificate in International Conflict Resolution, University of Massachusetts-Boston
Bachelor of Arts in International Relations with Certificates in European Studies and Global Cultures, University of Wisconsin-Madison 

Trainings & Certifications
EMDRIA Certified Therapist™
Advanced Training: Somatic Experiencing International
Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga Facilitator
Somatic EMDR: The Embody Lab
Cognitive Processing Therapy Certified Provider
Trainings in Dialectical Behavior Therapy,
Compassion-Focused Therapy and Prolonged Exposure Therapy
In progress: 200 YTT: Soma Yoga
Reiki Level II: Reiki Boston

Francesca EMILIA

MSW Candidate

Francesca is a candidate for a Master of Social Work with a focus on trauma. She has been teaching yoga since she was 19, sharing tools for embodiment, nervous system regulation, and self-empowerment. She has worked with and teaches trauma-informed yoga to incarcerated individuals and those in recovery from addiction. Francesca brings trauma-informed care, somatic healing, and a focus on safety into every session. As a Reiki master and Triple Vagal Method practitioner, she guides clients in reconnecting with their bodies, regulating their nervous systems, and reclaiming a sense of agency. Her mission is to help create a more trauma-informed world. 

Education
Master of Social Work candidate, University of Kentucky
Bachelor of Business Administration in Management, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Trainings and Certifications
Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI):
The Home for Little Wanderers
Trauma-Informed Care: The Home for Little Wanderers
Yoga Through the Lens of Trauma and Incarceration: Prison Yoga Project
Holistic Health & Life Coach: Health Coach Institute
Reiki Master: Anthe Kelley at Akasha Yoga Studio & Nicole Ward at Prism Light Healing
Triple Vagal Method™: Integrated Somatic Institute
Healing Yoga Teacher Training: Padme Physical Therapy
200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training: Yoga Renew

Sarah Ehrich

MSW Candidate

Sarah is a social work intern offering trauma-informed, person-centered therapy for teens and adults. Her approach is eclectic and collaborative, integrating talk therapy with somatic, mindful, relational, and creative practices. Sarah’s approach centers nervous system regulation, attunement, and the restoration of embodied safety, creating space for new insight and patterns to emerge. She supports clients in reconnecting with self-trust and an authentic sense of purpose, moving at a pace that feels respectful and sustainable.

Before pursuing social work, Sarah spent over a decade as an educator, advisor, and creative practitioner in higher education and community-based settings. She has worked closely with youth and adults from diverse backgrounds and brings a strong foundation in humanizing, care-based, and anti-oppressive practice—where curiosity, compassion, and deep listening guide her work.

When she’s not in session, Sarah enjoys walking her dog in the woods, experimenting with glaze combinations at a ceramics studio, and learning Qi Gong. She finds grounding and meaning in small, regular practices that connect mind, body, and community, and believes healing often grows from these same places.

Education
Master of Social Work candidate, University of Kentucky
CAGS, Language & Literacy Education, Boston University
MFA, Creative Writing (Poetry), Emerson College
BA, Psychology, Brandeis University

Focus Areas & Experience
Trauma-informed, person-centered care
Integrative talk therapy with somatic and creative approaches
Nervous system regulation and embodied awareness
Teens, young adults, and adults
Anxiety, chronic pain, life transitions, relational and intergenerational trauma
Anti-oppressive, autonomy-centered practice
Extensive experience supporting diverse, first-generation and multilingual communities