About Jennifer Beauvais, LMHC
A somatic, trauma-informed therapist helping adults reconnect with their inner wisdom, body, and sense of self.
Hi, I’m Jenn. I’m glad you found your way here
Looking for therapy is not always easy. It can bring up hope, uncertainty, exhaustion, and maybe even the quiet question, “Will this person actually understand me?” That question matters. Therapy works best when there is enough safety, trust, and chemistry to be honest about what is really happening underneath the surface.
My work is grounded in the belief that each person has an inner compass. Even when life has been painful, confusing, or overwhelming, there is often a part of us still trying to move toward healing. My role is to help you listen for that direction, understand what has shaped your inner terrain, and build a more trusting relationship with yourself.
A Body-Centered Approach to Therapy
I received my MA in Somatic Counseling Psychology from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, where I studied Body Psychotherapy and Dance/Movement Therapy. My foundation as a therapist is rooted in the brain-body connection: the understanding that our emotions, perceptions, stress responses, and memories are not only mental experiences, but embodied ones as well.
In therapy, this means we may pay attention not only to the story of what happened, but also to how that story lives in your nervous system, body, relationships, and sense of self.
Trauma, Development, & Healing
My early work as a therapist included supporting highly traumatized families and children, which gave me a deep understanding of what trauma-informed therapy truly means. Trauma can affect how we gauge safety, how we receive care, how we relate to others, and how we understand ourselves.
I have also worked in community mental health, including with the Children’s Behavioral Health Department at Columbia Valley Community Health in Wenatchee, and the Infant Community Program in Boulder, CO as a Certified Synergetic Play Therapist. Those experiences helped me to better understand the needs of this community and the importance of accessible, quality mental health care.
Although I currently focus on adult therapy, my background with children, families, development, and early relationships continues to shape the way I work. So much of adult healing involves understanding the ways we learned to survive, adapt, attach, protect, and make meaning from the very beginning.
Nature, Movement, & the Inner Compass
Before my work as a therapist, I spent years working as a wilderness and snow ranger and trail crew member. Nature-based work continues to influence how I understand healing, resilience, rhythm, and the human need for connection.
My studies in movement, mindfulness, rites of passage, mythology, spirituality, and body-based healing have also shaped my approach, and I have helped to further the field of EcoSomatic Psychotherapy. I see therapy as a place where practical emotional skill-building and deeper self-exploration can coexist. We can work with the nervous system and with meaning. We can honor both the science of trauma and the mystery of being human.
