Somatic and Trauma-Informed Therapy in Wenatchee, WA
Therapy for adults who want to understand their emotions, heal from trauma, and reconnect with themselves.
Many people come to therapy after spending years trying to hold everything together.
They may be functioning on the outside while feeling anxious, guarded, numb, reactive, grieving, or disconnected inside. They may understand their patterns intellectually, but still feel stuck in the same emotional or physical responses. That is not weakness. It is often the nervous system doing what it learned to do.
Counseling with Jenn offers a place to slow down, listen inward, and begin working with the mind and body together. Her approach integrates somatic therapy, trauma-informed care, mindfulness, emotional skill-building, and evidence-informed trauma modalities such as EMDR, Brainspotting, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy.
Therapy May Help With
Counseling may be supportive for adults navigating:
Trauma, PTSD, or traumatic stress
Anxiety, panic, or chronic worry
Depression, numbness, or emotional heaviness
Grief, loss, and major life changes
OCD, ADHD, and emotional regulation challenges
Mindfulness, embodiment, and self-trust
Emotional “hijacking” or intense reactions
Relationship patterns and attachment wounds
Stress, burnout, and adjustment
Identity, purpose, and life direction
Spiritual growth or existential questions
Psychedelic Assisted Therapy (PAP) integration
What Is Somatic Therapy?
Somatic therapy, also called body psychotherapy or body-centered psychotherapy, is based on the understanding that the mind and body are deeply connected. Emotions, memories, stress responses, and beliefs do not only live in our thoughts. They also show up in posture, breath, muscle tension, sensations, impulses, and nervous system patterns.
In somatic therapy, the body is not treated as a problem to fix. It is treated as a source of information, wisdom, and healing.
Jenn’s work may include noticing body sensations, tracking emotional responses, practicing grounding, building capacity for difficult feelings, and exploring how old survival patterns may still be shaping the present.
Trauma Therapy That Honors the Whole Person
Trauma can change the way a person experiences safety, connection, trust, and self-worth. It can make the body feel alert even when life is calm. It can make care feel suspicious, closeness feel risky, or emotions feel too big to manage.
Trauma-informed therapy recognizes that these responses often began as protection. Instead of asking, “What is wrong with me?” therapy can help explore, “What happened, what did my system learn, and what does healing require now?”
Jenn offers several trauma-informed approaches to help clients process and integrate difficult experiences in a supportive, paced, and respectful way.
Therapy Modalities Jenn May Use
EMDR Therapy
EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, uses bilateral stimulation to help the brain and body process traumatic memories, distressing experiences, and stuck emotional
patterns.
Brainspotting
Brainspotting is a trauma therapy that uses the visual field to access and process experiences held in the brain and body.
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy integrates somatic awareness, attachment theory, and neuroscience to support trauma processing and nervous system healing.
Body Psychotherapy
Body Psychotherapy supports awareness of the brain-body connection and helps clients explore how emotion, perception, and lived experience are held in the body
Mindfulness & Emotional Skill-Building
Therapy may also include mindfulness practices, grounding techniques, nervous system education, and tools for relating to emotions with more awareness and compassion.
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 Community Infant Program in Boulder, CO. Those experiences helped me 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.
What Therapy With Jenn Feels Like
Therapy with Jenn is not passive. It is a collaborative process that may include reflection, skill-building, body awareness, emotional processing, humor, honesty, and deep curiosity.
Some sessions may feel like having space to finally say the thing out loud. Others may feel like gently building new emotional muscles. Over time, the work can help clients develop more confidence in their ability to feel, respond, recover, and trust themselves.
Healing is not about becoming someone else. It is about becoming more at home within
yourself.
Location and Availability
Jenn offers in-person therapy in Cashmere, WA, serving clients from Wenatchee, Leavenworth, Chelan County, and surrounding areas. Telehealth services may also be available for adults located in Washington, including, Seattle, Spokane, and Tacoma. Her current site lists her physical office address as 203 Mission Avenue, Suite 118, Cashmere, WA.
Availability may vary. Please contact Jenn directly to ask about current openings, waitlist status, and consultation options.
Insurance and Payment
Jenn currently accepts Premera, Regence, Lifewise, and BCBS insurance, depending on the client’s specific plan and network. Private payment is also accepted. Credit and debit cards are accepted, and cash or check may be accepted for in-person services.
Because availability may vary, please reach out directly to ask about current openings, consultation availability, and whether Jenn may be a good fit for your needs.
