Jennifer Shafer is a compassionate and dedicated therapist who offers witness, support, and guidance tailored to each individual's unique life experience. She fosters an environment where clients can cultivate compassion for their challenges and tap into the skills and strengths they possess. By helping individuals identify their symptoms and understand the growth cycles they are experiencing, Jennifer assists them in finding meaning in their struggles and empowers them to make healthy, authentic choices. Through her insightful approach, she sheds light on areas that may currently be obscured, enabling clients to recover their inner resources for healing while gaining valuable tools for personal growth. With extensive clinical experience working with diverse groups, including survivors of sexual and domestic violence, senior citizens, families involved with child protective services, and tribal youth, Jennifer draws from a wide array of therapeutic modalities. Additionally, her 20 years of experience as a massage therapist and SOMA bodyworker enriches her understanding of the interconnectedness of mind, body, and spirit. Jennifer practices with a trauma-informed and social justice lens, recognizing how social contexts influence our psychological experiences, impacting realities both within family dynamics and external environments. Her areas of expertise include grief counseling, relationship issues, life transitions, and a variety of therapeutic approaches including expressive arts, positive psychology, and mindfulness-based techniques.