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Your Guide to Experiential Inquiry
Hello, I'm Jen
Through my personal experiences with depression, trauma, and life transitions, I have come to appreciate the profound role that our bodies and experiential modalities play in deeper growth and personal insight. This appreciation led me to a career dedicated to integrating these modalities into my work with clients, including Internal Family Systems (IFS), Somatic Experiencing, Hakomi, and more.​​
Educational and Professional Background
My journey has included formal education in a variety of modalities. I studied at the Spirituality Mind Body Institute at Columbia University, and I’m currently pursuing my doctorate in Clinical Psychology (PsyD), with a focus on Somatic Psychology.
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Prior to this path, I spent many years in the corporate world. That season of my life shaped how I understand leadership, resilience, and human dynamics, and it continues to influence the way I support clients today.
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Find my full resume & list of certifications here.
Since 2018, I’ve supported clients across the country and around the world. I bring together the approaches I’m trained and certified in, using them to meet each person where they are and honor their unique process.
Internal Family Systems (IFS) & Somatic Internal Family Systems Practitioner (SIFS)
IFS is an approach that focuses on understanding the concept of "Self" and the various "parts" within an individual that represent different feelings, reactions, or responses toward both themselves and others. This framework supports healing by engaging with these parts compassionately, helping individuals connect more deeply with themselves. By reframing statements such as "I am angry" to "A part of me is angry," IFS highlights the protective intent of these parts. The goal is to understand, befriend, and integrate these parts as valuable resources, fostering self-awareness and emotional balance. Read more about IFS here.​
Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP)
This approach focuses on addressing trauma by working with the body's physiology. As a general overview, it aims to help individuals develop a greater sense of body awareness and release trauma-related energy stored in the body. The best use of SEP is in gently guiding clients to reconnect with their bodily sensations, improving their ability to process and heal from traumatic experiences. By doing so, clients can find relief from stress and develop more effective coping mechanisms. Read more about SEP here.
Hakomi Somatic Psychotherapy Graduate
Rooted in mindfulness, Hakomi emphasizes the importance of being present in the therapeutic process. Utilizing gentle, mindful awareness, individuals can access deep-seated beliefs and patterns often stored within the body. This method supports transformative change by creating a safe, conscious space to explore one's inner experiences. Hakomi is best used to help clients cultivate self-awareness and insight, empowering them to bring subconscious material into conscious awareness, leading to profound personal growth. Read more about Hakomi here.
Dynamic Attachment Repatterning Experience (DARe) Practitioner
DARe training provides a sound theoretical understanding of both early childhood and adult attachment. But it moves beyond theoretical concepts to give both novice and experienced practitioners skills, strategies and corrective exercises that improve communication, deepen intimacy and help heal early attachment wounds for any relationship. Read more about DARe here.
Trauma Informed Stabilization Technique (TIST) Practitioner
In TIST, we work with the ‘living legacy of trauma:’ the emotional and somatic memories held by young parts of the self and experienced as here-and-now reality by our clients. Using the Structural Dissociation model as a map, we ask clients to use the prefrontal cortex or observing brain to notice distressing emotions or negative thoughts as communications from parts and. They are taught to observe rather than suppress or react to these communications and to be interested in the parts rather than rejecting of them. Read more about TIST here.
The Power of Single Sessions: Finding Clarity in One Meeting
I believe a single session can hold profound and transformative potential. These focused encounters often spark meaningful breakthroughs, bringing clarity, hope, and renewed momentum exactly when they are most needed. While ongoing work can be valuable, I have witnessed clients experience deep, lasting change in just one meeting.
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I offer single sessions because I trust clients to know what serves them best. From the start, my intention is to create an environment where your body, mind, and intuition guide the process. My role is simply to provide a safe, supportive space for listening to those signals. You decide the pace, the depth, and how often—or how rarely—you want support.
Coaching or Therapy?
I work with clients as a consultant and coach. My training includes studying alongside therapists in graduate programs and earning certifications in modalities often used by licensed clinicians. While I am currently pursuing a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (PsyD), I am not a licensed therapist. My role is to support and guide clients—I do not provide medical or clinical treatment, nor do I diagnose, assess, or treat mental health conditions or diseases.
Because I am not a licensed medical or mental health provider, I do not accept insurance. My practice is entirely self-pay.
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