Jae Windley
Writer and Counselor
Jae is a writer, counselor, and fully functioning adult who is definitely not two kids hiding under a trench coat. Based in Chicago, Jae serves as a grief counselor for kids who have lost a parent or guardian and also volunteers with queer teens and young adults in leadership spaces to encourage their activism and social justice engagement.
Jae has a master’s in LGBTQ-affirmative psychology and is currently pursuing licensure as a licensed clinical professional counselor in Illinois. In his work with children, Jae has noticed the striking similarities between the way eight-year-olds interact and the way adults communicate, and believes that working with one’s inner child can facilitate healing and greater opportunities for joy and connection.
As a rule, Jae loves queer love stories with happy endings, hates writing bios about himself, and is passionate about Ahsoka Tano and LGBTQIA+ joy.
