Jessica Ofray

Jessica Ofray, LPC, NCC, is a Connecticut-based Licensed Professional Counselor and Advanced Grief Recovery Method Specialist. She currently serves as the Interim Associate Director of Counseling and Student Development at Central Connecticut State University (Central), where she is also the training director and site supervisor for the department’s clinical graduate internship program. Jessica earned her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Connecticut and her master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of North Florida. She is currently pursuing her doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision at Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU). Her professional experience spans partial hospitalization (PHP), intensive outpatient (IOP), and outpatient settings, where she has provided individual and group counseling to diverse populations. She also has extensive experience supervising licensed counselors and counselors-in-training. In addition to her clinical and administrative roles, Jessica has served as an adjunct instructor at both Central and SCSU. She particularly enjoys teaching in Central’s Department of Counselor Education and Family Therapy (CEFT), as it allows her to connect with students in a different capacity, share her clinical experiences, and contribute to the education and professional development of emerging counselors.