Randi Jensen

Randi Jensen, MA, LMHC, SUDP (she/her) received her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Washington and began her career in social service as a Resource and Education Counselor working with the seriously mental ill.

Randi obtained a Washington State Certification in Chemical Dependency Counseling and Chemical Dependency Professional Certification. She then went on to obtain a Master of Arts in Counseling from Antioch University, Seattle.

From 2010-2013, Randi was the Director of The Soldiers Project Washington, a non-profit organization providing no cost, no report mental health counseling to current and former military members, their families and concerned others.

In addition to specializing in treatment of suicidality, Randi provides counseling to those dealing with substance abuse, gambling, and military trauma.

Randi also provides trainings for Washington State Behavioral Health Conference, Evergreen Council on Program Gambling, Delaware Council on Gambling Problems, various employment assistance programs, and individual health agencies. Randi also specializes in developing Suicide Prevention Programs for Native American communities as well as various youth mental health programs.

Ms. Jensen is the author of Just Because You’re Suicidal Doesn’t Mean You’re Crazy: The Psychobiology of Suicide, a book about overcoming chronic suicidality through peer support. She is currently writing her second book called, How to Talk to Kids about Suicide: A book for all ages” as well as collecting stories of triumph for her book, “Just Because I Tried to Kill Myself Doesn’t Mean I want to Die: Lessons Learned in Recovery from Suicidality.