Hello, my name is Jennifer
I am a personable, bookish therapist with a passion for learning and a love for new adventures such as traipsing through jungles or learning to play every instrument until finding the one (the drums!) in my 40's. I have more planners, post-it’s, and habit trackers then I’ll ever need, and my growing book collection has raised the eyebrows of my wife more than a few times.
My Story
As a sensitive child growing up in a chaotic home, I took on far more responsibility than any child should carry. I know what it's like to become a people-pleasing adult with a pervading sense that something is wrong with you. I grew up at a time when neurodivergence in girls was mislabeled as being "too sensitive" or "shy," so I also know the relief of discovering there was nothing wrong to begin with.
That discovery came in my late 30s, when I learned I'm autistic and ADHD (the term I use is AuDHD). Before that, I'd spent most of my life trying to fix a self I didn't fully understand. Having the right language didn't change who I was, but it changed how I saw myself, and that had a huge positive impact on my life.
Since then, I've built a fulfilling life, and I love helping others do the same. I work with people who learned to survive by quieting their needs, staying cautious in relationships, feeling responsible for everyone else, and taking up less space. They're now ready to make the changes that lead back to their worthiness, their sense of agency, and meaningful connection with others.
As an Enneagram 5, I'm passionate about learning. I'm trained in EMDR, Brainspotting, and somatic therapies, and I especially love Internal Family Systems (IFS), the NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM), and non-ordinary states integration. I weave all of these into my sessions, but I won't talk jargon or theory with you unless you want me to. These trauma-informed approaches, together with the deep reverence I hold for queer, neurodivergent, and other "othered" identities and where they intersect, guide how I help people explore the roots and tangles of their experiences, heal old wounds, and create a life of meaning.
Services
I’m currently accepting new clients for individual and couples therapy, and for adult ADHD and autism assessments, both diagnostic and identity exploration.