Brainspotting & Therapy Retreats for women in Illinois.
TRAUMA RE-STORYING
so you can get on with your life.
Live your truest story.
Your story matters.
We are people of story, born into story, shaped by story, creating meaning through story. Stories make up who we are.
But sometimes in life, an event or set of circumstances arise that don’t fit within our current story-making abilities. We might not have the resources or categories needed to integrate it into our current understanding of the world. Without a story to make sense of an experience, we can feel unsafe and become stuck and unable to move forward in life. We can become disconnected from others and trapped inside ourselves.
Maya Angelou famously said, “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story within you.” I help people access those trapped stories, integrate them into the whole, and create a new and truer story. When we have a coherent story we can begin to live again.
Whatever your story, you are welcome here.
You may be …
Anxious and overwhelmed, stuck in a cycle of constant alert and never able to experience rest or calm
Disconnected from yourself and others, feeling uncertain of who you are or what you want.
Exhausted by your relentless yet unsuccessful efforts to keep everyone happy and safe.
Frustrated that you can’t convince your heart of what your mind knows to be true and starting to wonder whether you ever believed it in the first place.
Triggered by church because of past trauma that has never healed. And, uncertain whether change is possible since its been years and you still can’t move past what happened.
I’d love to help you discover a truer story. Let’s create space for you to find your footing, take a deep breath and make the changes you’ve been longing for.
Combining expertise as a trauma specialist and relationship therapist to decades of experience in church leadership, my current work focuses on the post-traumatic growth and wellbeing of women in the church.
I am passionate about God’s amazing design for healing trauma and integrate a variety of therapeutic methods that facilitate our brain’s natural capacity for memory reconsolidation, to help clients transform their relationships (with God, themselves, church, and others), rediscovering authentic joy and a truer story.
I live in the suburbs of Chicago with my pastor husband, our dog Emmi, and occasionally our sons (3 young men who are making their way in the world and kindly grace us with their presence now and then).
I’m Jennifer.
You are worthy of gentle compassion and expert care.
Specializing in helping women let go of who they “should be” and lean into who they uniquely are.
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Resolve old stories that have been keeping you stuck through the brain’s natural process of eye positions and memory reconsolidation.
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Integrating a variety of trauma therapy modalities in a retreat format for accelerated and focused healing.
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Insight and tools for managing your unique nervous system as you continue to grow after trauma.
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Let's update your story to better support authenticity & joy!
live your truest story.
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live your truest story. —