Dr. Wade found that when he had to give service in the military, there was a larger world beyond what he knew and understood. From that service came his desire to help his fellow veterans and others which led him to pursue a career as a psychologist. He was raised in Humboldt County, graduated high school in Southern California in 1997, and received his undergraduate degree from Humboldt State University in 2003.  In 2004, he enlisted in the US Air Force and was a Loadmaster on the C-130 cargo airplane.  He was assigned to Germany at Ramstein Airbase from 2005 to 2008, and also deployed to the middle-East and Africa several times within that period.

Upon separating from the military Jesse lived in the San Luis Obispo area, and while there read two books that would firmly set him on the course to becoming a therapist: Man’s Search For Meaning by Viktor Frankl and Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky.  In 2011, he began his graduate work in San Francisco at the California School of Professional Psychology.  From the start he focused on veterans, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and learning and teaching common sense interventions designed to resolve distress, empower his clients, and promote mental health.  Dr. Wade received his Doctorate in Psychology in 2016 and his California Clinical Psychologist license in 2019  (Cal PSY# 309080).  From 2016 to 2019, he worked for the San Francisco Vet Center (a branch of the Department of Veterans Affairs within the Veterans Health Care Administration) in San Francisco and San Rafael.  In 2020, he transferred to the Citrus Heights Vet Center and made Sacramento his home.

In October 2021, he began working as a Disability Assessment Evaluator and in 2022, opened a private therapy practice. He began his work with Expedient Medico Legal Services in the Fall of 2024.