Jemma Stratton
MSW, LCSW
Jemma is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Virginia. She earned her Master of Social Work with a concentration in Health Practice from the University of Washington, and brings several years of experience providing therapy to children and adolescents.
A central focus of Jemma’s work is grief and bereavement. She has specialized experience supporting children, adolescents, and families navigating anticipatory grief and the death of a loved one. Jemma also works with clients experiencing many forms of non-death loss, such as changes to health, identity, family roles, and other significant life transitions.
In addition to grief-focused care, Jemma supports clients with anxiety, adjustment concerns, and emotional regulation. Her therapeutic style is relational, child-centered, and collaborative. She integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Narrative Therapy, expressive writing and journaling, and play. Jemma is passionate about helping children and adolescents find their voice through therapeutic storytelling.
Jemma has completed specialized training in Onco-Fertility and Palliative Care and is deeply interested in the intersection of illness and mental health within the family system. In addition to her work at Sage House, she provides care to pediatric oncology patients in an outpatient clinic. In her free time, Jemma enjoys reading, creative writing, and spending time with her cats and loved ones in beautiful Loudoun County.
Specialties
Child & Teen Therapy
Grief & Loss
Life Transitions
Anxiety
Emotional Regulation
Cancer & Chronic Medical Concerns
Trauma/PTSD