My name is Jen, and I see clients who reside in Utah on telehealth. I take a holistic, whole person approach and I believe in centering my clients lived experience, leading with compassion, respect, and the belief that all humans have limitless potential. As a therapist, it is extremely important to me to create a warm, safe, welcoming space where you feel you can be your most authentic self. As an integrative therapist, I pull from therapy frameworks that I believe will be best to meet your goals in therapy, which most often include CBT, psychodynamic theory, narrative therapy, and aspects of feminist theories, liberation psychology, and a systems approach. 

I generally work with teenage and adult women experiencing trauma, PTSD and C-PTSD, abusive environments, boundaries and healthy relationships, various personality disorders, dissociative disorders, co-occurring mental health disorders, and complex mental health disorders. I also have experience with adoption, trauma and identity conflicts related to adoption, substance use, disordered eating, and emotionally, physically, and psychologically abusive environments. 

I graduated from New York University with my masters degree in mental health counseling and I am currently training with the Beck Institute to become a Beck Institute CBT Certified Clinician. I also have training in narrative therapy, motivational interviewing, emotionally focused therapy, and a variety of PTSD and trauma related treatments. Beyond my clinical training, I graduated from Northwestern University with a masters in public policy and global health, have taken masters level course work in anti-human trafficking and exploitation, forensic psychology, and victimology, completed a post bachelor’s degree in marketing from UCLA, and have a bachelor of science degree with majors in psychology, social science broad field, and business administration. I am also a person who stutters (PWS) and as a therapist, I love working with people who stutter. It is something that I find is largely misunderstood by society and having a therapist who “gets it” can make all the difference. Therapy with me will be compassionate, nonjudgmental, and supportive of your lived experience.

Whether we meet in session, or we never have the opportunity to meet at all, I want you to know that your lived experience matters, your voice matters, and you deserve to live a full life where you feel that you can be your most authentic self. If you are considering therapy with me but have questions, please feel free to email me at Jen@Sandyshorescounseling.com. Fit between a client and therapist is so important and I will do my best to answer your questions as you figure out your best fit. Wishing you all the very best.