State Suspends Port Angeles Counselor’s Credential

The Washington State Department of Health has indefinitely suspended the credential of a Port Angeles agency-affiliated counselor after she failed to meet the reporting conditions of a four-year probationary agreement.

According to state records, Jessica Mae Constant’s credential was suspended following a March 11 adjudicative hearing.

Health Law Judge Christopher Glinski issued an Initial Order on Non-Compliance, which officially took effect on April 6, 2026.

📄 Findings Of Facts Non Compliance (331KB ∙ PDF file)

Constant was originally granted her credential to practice as an agency-affiliated counselor on July 6, 2022. However, the Department of Health immediately placed her credential on a four-year probation due to her prior criminal record.

According to a 2022 Department of Health Notice of Decision, Constant was convicted in Clallam County Superior Court on Feb. 11, 2020, of multiple felonies across two cases.

Her convictions included residential burglary and first-degree trafficking in stolen property—both Class B felonies—as well as possession of a stolen vehicle, a Class B felony, and second-degree possessing stolen property (other than a firearm), a Class C felony.

Despite the convictions, the state granted Constant a conditional credential in 2022, determining at the time that strict oversight would adequately protect the public.

Under an “Agreement to Practice with Conditions,” Constant was required to be supervised by a state-approved professional actively engaged in counseling with at least five years of experience as an agency-affiliated counselor in Washington.

The agreement also mandated that Constant provide a copy of the agreement to all current and future health care employers.

Most notably, she was required to ensure her supervisor submitted quarterly performance evaluations directly to the state or, if unemployed as an agency-affiliated counselor, she was required to submit quarterly declarations of unemployment under penalty of perjury.

The Department of Health’s Agency Affiliated Counselor Program filed a motion to suspend Constant’s credential on Jan. 30, 2026, alleging she failed to provide the mandated compliance documentation.

Constant did not appear at the March 11 hearing.

According to the state’s Findings of Fact, the presiding officer attempted to contact Constant by phone twice before proceeding with the hearing, during which the state presented its evidence of her non-compliance.

Judge Glinski found that Constant failed to establish good cause for her failure to adhere to the 2022 agreement.

As a result, her credential to practice as an agency-affiliated counselor was ordered suspended indefinitely until she successfully comes into compliance with the terms of her probation.