RESUME
Jesse King
Transformational Life Coach | Healing & Empowerment Mentor
PORTLAND, OR | (360) 713-4813 | JesseRayKing@gmail.com | IG: @StartWhereUStand
Profile
A deeply intuitive, resilient, and compassionate life coach specializing in emotional growth, recovery, enmeshment dynamics, relationship navigation, and radical self-love.
I guide others through journeys of self-discovery, emotional freedom, and empowerment using lived experience, practical strategies, and profound empathy — not just theory.
I don't just talk about healing. I live it. Every day.
Qualifications
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Over 15 years of personal experience overcoming complex trauma, emotional enmeshment, abandonment wounds, and co-dependency.
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First-hand recovery from emotionally unavailable and narcissistic relationships — while cultivating secure attachment and emotional resilience.
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Successfully navigated radical self-transformation, including breaking lifelong behavioural patterns rooted in childhood abuse, neglect, and systemic betrayal (medical, legal, familial).
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Extensive personal research and applied knowledge in areas of trauma bonding, attachment theory (anxious, avoidant, disorganized styles), emotional regulation, self-concept building, and post-traumatic growth.
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Developed custom healing frameworks including:
"The Council Within"
"Love Without Chains"
"Radical Acceptance"
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Empowerment through teaching others how to love themselves without needing external validation.
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Skilled at holding safe, judgment-free space for others during emotional vulnerability, breakdowns, and breakthroughs.
Core Competencies
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Trauma-Informed Care and Support
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Emotional Regulation & Nervous System Strategies
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Relationship Recovery & Healthy Boundaries
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Self-Love Activation & Identity Rebuilding
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Empowerment Coaching for Highly Sensitive Individuals
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Navigating Dismissive Avoidance and Enmeshment Dynamics
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Strategic Life Planning for Personal Freedom and Purpose
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Inner Child Identification & Integration Techniques
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Conflict Resolution with Empathy and Assertiveness
Signature Approach
My coaching blends:
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Lived, tested experience
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Deep psychological insight
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Fierce compassion without enabling
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Practical daily strategies for real-world transformation
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Intuitive emotional presence that reaches people where they are — not where they “should be.”
Why Work With Me?
I don't offer “perfect,” I offer real. I can help you transform pain into healthy power, loss into rebirth, fear into fierce self-ownership. If you’re ready for a coach who will walk beside you—then I’m ready to walk this path with you. I do not treat mental health conditions or serve as a replacement for therapy. My role is to support you with tools, insights, and strategies that can be used alongside or in conjunction with professional care.