What happens when someone without a therapy license decides to build a premium-fee practice anyway?
Meet Jessica Scalzo, a professional Peer Counselor and retired competitive runner who turned her lived experience with overtraining and eating disorders into a thriving private practice charging $185 per session.
Jessica was charging $45 when she joined LIMB. Today, she’s a pioneer — redefining what’s possible for peer counselors, athletes, and anyone told their work “doesn’t count.”
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In this episode, Jessica will share:
- How she built a private practice as one of only two known peer counselors in the U.S.
- The bold leap from $45 to $185 — and what it taught her about worth
- How she helps athletes heal from “R.E.D.S.” (Relative Energy Deficiency Syndrome)
- The difference between therapy and peer counseling — and why both matter
- What it means to turn pain into purpose and still make bank
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Hi! My name is Jessica Scalzo and I’m a Peer Counselor in Seattle helping distance runners with eating disorders and REDS (like myself) go from sidelined and struggling with food to soaring in their sport.
