Dr. Jas has been a Licensed Counseling Psychologist in California since 2016. Dr. Jas earned her B.A., M.Ed., and Ph.D. degrees from University of Missouri-Columbia’s Counseling Psychology program. Through her training, Dr. Jas specialized in applying evidence-based treatment through a strong framework of multiculturalism. Dr. Jas completed her pre-doctoral internship at Colorado State University, and her post-doctoral residency at the University of California, San Diego Counseling and Psychological Services center. Dr. Jas then began a position at the University of California, Irvine Counseling Center before transitioning to the University of California, Los Angeles as Assistant Director of Mental Health for Residential Life.  

Her core goal is to help clients be true to themselves and reveal how they may be performative in other aspects of their life. As a self-identified Black female, she brings a unique, transparent, and relatable experience to build a trusting therapeutic relationship. She considers therapy a success when clients observe and vocalize changes in their symptoms and quality of life.  She strives to identify clients’ successes throughout treatment particularly when they may not see them on their own.