Jennifer Pearson,
MACP, RP
People typically contact me for one of two reasons.
You are a parent who is worried, and usually at their height of your concern, frustration and/or fatigue, with regards to a child or adolescent in your care.
You are an adult who is feeling somewhat stuck and unfulfilled in several aspects of your life, but are unsure as to what is holding you back from moving forward.
My expertise comes not only from my education and experience in this field, but also from being a parent, and from my own personal journey with therapy. I would not be the therapist I am today without all of these contributions.
My Process
After conducting a brief assessment, I work collaboratively with you to target the primary issues and concerns that brought you and/or your family into counselling. I tailor my approach to meet your needs and the priorities in your life. I remind clients that everything can be broken down into small steps – and small shifts can produce significant change. Life is busy and fast-paced for most of us, so I strive to deliver time-limited and focused interventions for my clients, that they can integrate into their lives at home.
Theoretical Approaches & Modalities:
- Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT)
- Attachment-Based Developmental Approach
- EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing)
- Play-Based Therapy
- Using EMDR wth Fragmented Clients: A Protocol for Overcoming Self-Alienation – Janina Fisher
- Emotion-Focused Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy – Adele Lafrance and Reid Robison
Certificates & Workshops:
- Napa Infant-Parent Mental Health Fellowship – Ages 0-5 – completion April 2023
- Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT) – Phase 1
- Deep Brain Reorienting – Frank Corrigan – Basic Training and Advanced Attachment
- Natural Processing (Integrating Somatic Therapy with EMDR) – NP1, NP2, and NP3
- Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT) Level 1 Certificate
- Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) Certificate
- The Neufeld Institute (Dr. Gordon Neufeld): Intensive I, II & III
- Play and Emotion Advanced Intensive
- Making Sense of Therapy Intensive
- Making Sense of Anxiety and Related Problems
- EMDR Therapy and Complex Trauma and Dissociative Personality Structure – Jim Knipe
- Treating Eating Disorders and Obesity with EMDR Therapy – Natalia Seijo
- Parks work with Eating Disorders, Anxiety, and Attachment Injury in Adults – Andrew Seubert
- EMDR for Children and Youth: Ana Gomez
- Using EMDR wth Fragmented Clients: A Protocol for Overcoming Self-Alienation – Janina Fisher
- Integrating Art Therapy with EMDR with Complex Clients – Annie Monaco + Elizabeth Davis
- EMDR Level 1 and Level 2
- Children’s Grief and Bereavement Certificate
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- Reprocessing Early Trauma and Neglect Held in Implicit Memory – Sandra Paulsen