Jessica VerBout
About Jessica VerBout, M.A., LMFT, CST, CST-S
Jessica VerBout is an independently Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in Minnesota and Wisconsin and an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist and Certified Sex Therapist Supervisor. She owns a private practice in Minnesota and brings over 16 years of experience working in the field of sexuality, trauma, and relational health, using an integrated approach of traditional talk-based psychotherapy and the deep subcortical processing of Brainspotting. She approaches sexuality work from a systemic, strength-based, attachment-based, sex-positive, trauma-informed lens that prioritizes emotional safety, self-understanding, and long-term integration rather than symptom management alone. Jessica specializes in working with complex and often stigmatized sexual concerns, including out of control sexual behavior (OCSB) and problematic sexual behaviors (PSB), minor-attracted persons (MAPs), atypical (paraphilic) attractions, people who have committed a sexual offense (whether legally involved or not), sexual shame, internalized stigma, and sexual identity development. As an ally, her work is affirming of LGBTQIA2S+ identities and inclusive of kink, all types of relationship structures, and ethical non-monogamy.
Supervision Approach & Experience:
Jessica has been a Minnesota Board-Approved MFT Supervisor since 2018 and is an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist Supervisor since 2024. She brings her real-world experience with complex sex therapy cases into supervision, especially when the work involves stigma, ethical questions, or situations that don’t come with clear-cut answers.
Her supervision style is relational, collaborative, and grounded in a strong person-of-the-therapist framework. Jessica views supervision as a space where clinical skill-building and professional identity development happen together. She supports supervisees in learning how to think critically about their cases, tolerate uncertainty, and trust their clinical judgment, especially when working in areas of sexuality that can feel isolating, stigmatizing, or intimidating. Rather than pushing a single “right” way to practice sex therapy, Jessica helps supervisees clarify their own values, theoretical orientation, and clinical voice while staying anchored in ethical practice and client-centered care. Supervision with Jessica is conversational, reflective, and intentionally human, balancing thoughtful feedback with curiosity, warmth, and support as supervisees grow into confident, grounded sex therapists.