DESCANSO AZ
People-centered support for meaningful work.
Hi, I’m Jade Sun Chavez. I’m a therapist, educator, and consultant based in Phoenix, AZ. My work centers on helping people and organizations navigate the challenges that come with caring deeply, doing meaningful work, and supporting others.
As a therapist, I work with adolescents (12+) and adults navigating burnout, stress, identity, and major life transitions. I’m especially drawn to working with helpers, educators, creatives, and thoughtful individuals who are seeking greater understanding, clarity, and connection.
Beyond therapy, I provide consulting, training, and professional development to schools, nonprofits, and other youth-serving organizations. Through Descanso AZ, I help organizations strengthen trauma-informed practices, support staff well-being, build capacity, and create environments where both the people they serve and the people doing the work can thrive.
My background across clinical, educational, and nonprofit spaces allows me to approach this work from both an individual and systems-level perspective.
About Descanso
Descanso means rest.
I chose this name because rest feels both deeply personal and quietly radical in a world that constantly asks us to keep pushing, producing, and proving our worth. After years working across education, youth programs, and nonprofit spaces, I’ve seen how often meaningful work comes at the cost of exhaustion. Descanso exists to help create a different way forward, one where care, impact, and sustainability can coexist.
My work is rooted in the belief that meaningful change doesn’t always come from doing more, but from listening more closely to ourselves, our limits, and what truly matters.
Descanso is a place to pause, reconnect, and begin again.