Jessika Fruchter, LMFT

Jessika Fruchter, LMFT I help women who are navigating perimenopause and all things midlife feel better so they can show up fully in their lives and find their joy again.

I provide feminist psychotherapy and expressive arts therapy for self-identified women and girls in the state of California. I specialize in supporting high-achieving clients with issues related to anxiety, stress and trauma as well as identity and self-worth.

Gen X and Elder millennial women are knee deep in midlife and realizing the struggles they’ve carried for decades may ha...
10/03/2025

Gen X and Elder millennial women are knee deep in midlife and realizing the struggles they’ve carried for decades may have a name: ADHD. New blog post on what it means and how we can move forward with confidence.

Why are so many women diagnosed with ADHD later in life and how can we best support ourselves? Jessika Fruchter, LMFT, explains how we got here and how we can move forward confidently with the specialized mental health care women deserve.

Therapist friends: Did you know that for many women mood and insomnia will be the very first symptoms of perimenopause?T...
09/30/2025

Therapist friends: Did you know that for many women mood and insomnia will be the very first symptoms of perimenopause?
That means we are often the first provider a perimenopausal woman will seek support from. Join me Friday, 11/21, to talk about how we can offer women the care they deserve as they navigate this rite of passage. This is a holistic, comprehensive training that explores the perimenopause experience through the lenses of mind, body and spirit. We’ll also talk screening for perimenopause (spoiler - there is no blood test), and how to support clients in accessing appropriate support for physical wellness and longevity.
Grab your spot for this very important conversation. Early bird pricing through 10/16

Join us as we talk all things perimenopause and learn concrete tools help our clients navigate this important (albeit bumpy) transition.

As if midlife weren’t vulnerable enough, the wellness industry has found new ways to prey on women’s insecurities about ...
08/19/2025

As if midlife weren’t vulnerable enough, the wellness industry has found new ways to prey on women’s insecurities about aging and fears about their long-term health. Everywhere you turn, someone is selling a remedy — often for a problem that may not even exist ...

I’ll be real—this cultural fixation on weight gain and body composition during perimenopause has me deeply fired up. As if this phase of life weren’t vulnerable enough, the wellness industry has outdone itself in preying on women’s insecurities about aging and fears about long-term health. S...

Ahhh, I love this work! Just spent a steamy Friday morning here in NOLA, leading another tarot in clinical practice trai...
07/25/2025

Ahhh, I love this work! Just spent a steamy Friday morning here in NOLA, leading another tarot in clinical practice training. We talked spirituality and psychotherapy, tarot and evidence-based practices, ethics and decolonizing mental health care. 🔥 Join us next time 🫶

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07/12/2025

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A wave of menopause-related legislation has been introduced across the United States this year, leading to possible shifts in how women are cared for during that phase in their lives.

07/08/2025

This is a dedicated space for therapists navigating their own perimenopausal journey. Monthly, drop-in group.

Therapist friends, join us July 25!
07/08/2025

Therapist friends, join us July 25!

This workshop is a playful, hands-on introductory session focused on incorporating tarot cards in clinical practice. Join us!

06/13/2025

Feeling so full with knowledge and gratitude. I had the honor of leading a full training today for an amazing group of therapists. We talked all things perimenopause and strategies for elevating women’s mental healthcare ✊🌺🔥

Ya'll, I have a new project launching next week! This has been a long time coming.💌 Introducing We Were Made For ThisA S...
06/04/2025

Ya'll, I have a new project launching next week! This has been a long time coming.
💌 Introducing We Were Made For This
A Substack newsletter for the soul of midlife. We'll talk mind, body and spirit transformation — with truth, tenderness, and the occasional WTF.
Think:
🌿 real talk about hormones & identity
🔥 reflections on rage, reinvention & joy
🌀 rituals, journal prompts & mind-body-spirit care
👉 First article drops next week. Subscribe here: https://weweremadeforthis.substack.com/

We Were Made For This is a space to explore the truth and transformation of perimenopause and midlife with depth, humor, and heart. Expect real talk, rituals, fierce care, and the occasional WTF. Click to read We Were Made For This: On Perimenopause + All Things Midlife, a Substack publication. Laun...

Hey all, I’m offering one of my all time favorite trainings next month.If you’re a clinician who has used tarot cards an...
06/02/2025

Hey all, I’m offering one of my all time favorite trainings next month.
If you’re a clinician who has used tarot cards and has yet to bring this powerful tool into the therapy room or you’re new to tarot all together you’re invited!
Come join us for a playful, hands-on introductory workshop focused on incorporating tarot cards in clinical practice. You’ll leave with:
- A basic understanding of the structure and symbolism in the tarot deck
- Three ways to utilize tarot in your sessions
- An understanding of when using tarot with clients contraindicated
- How to talk with your clients about tarot practice clinically and ethically
Join us! Spaces are limited. Early bird pricing through 6/13. 🔗 in bio

Therapist friends, I'm feeling so honored to present at the 2025 Witchy Therapist Summit. I'll be in the company of some...
05/30/2025

Therapist friends, I'm feeling so honored to present at the 2025 Witchy Therapist Summit. I'll be in the company of some AMAZING visionary therapists. Check it out and join us in November. Info on my presentation below.

"Entering the Queendom: Honoring Perimenopause as a Rite of Passage" explores the deep magic of perimenopause when approached through a psychospiritual lens. Rather than viewing this life stage as a decline, this presentation invites therapists to claim perimenopause as a sacred threshold— an opportunity for deep self-inquiry, reckoning, and rebirth. We will explore how to reauthor the cultural narrative of perimenopause from one of invisibility and loss to one of rising power and sovereignty—an emergence into the Queendom that lies between the archetypes of Mother and Crone. Drawing from archetypal psychology, feminist psychology, and narrative therapy practices, we’ll consider how to support clients through the use of ritual, story and art.

Witchy Therapists Online SummitNovember 7 - 8, 2025 / February 27 - 28, 2026 Tarot. Astrology. Crystals.Dreamwork. Past Lives. Spellcraft. Mediumship. Ritual. Shadow Work.Do any these practices resonate? Maybe you have experience with one or more. Perhaps you’re just curious.Either way, you also h...

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My Practice

Poet, Rupi Kaur writes “ What is the greatest lesson a woman should learn | that since day one she’s already had everything she needs within herself | it’s the world that convinced her she did not.

I could not agree more. And I am proud to have a psychotherapy practice dedicated to the support of self-identified women and girls, as well as their caregivers. Using “talk therapy”, expressive arts therapy and coaching, I help girls and women show up more fully in their lives, with a stronger sense of self and a clear voice in the world.