Jessica St. Clair, self-proclaimed as Orange County’s first intensive reunification therapist, has not been a doctoral student at Pacifica University since 2011, according to obtained documents.
In a 2012 communication, an administrator stated, “Because you have been inactive since Fall 2011, you have been administratively withdrawn from your program and from Pacifica.”
For years, St. Clair has portrayed herself as a trusted expert in Orange County Family Court cases, labeling herself “OC’s first intensive reunification therapist” on the court’s approved evaluator list. As recently as last year, she informed OC judges that she would soon receive her doctorate from Pacifica University. One judge, whom this reporter observed, referred to her as “soon to be doctor,” a title she did not correct, simply responding, “thank you.”
It remains unclear whether the courts were aware of her lack of credentials, but she often presented herself as a doctor to clients referred by Orange County family court judges.