About Me
Hi, I'm Jeannie!
I'm a therapist, lifelong psychology nerd, reader of fairy tales, lover of the outdoors, fan of Dropout TV, and enthusiastic spoiler of my dog.
I've been practicing as a therapist since 2005, and for 15 years of those years, I also taught clinical psychology and trained therapists at the graduate level. I loved teaching, and I still do. There is something I enjoy about helping people think more deeply about psychology, whether I'm sitting across from a client, talking with a therapist in supervision, or teaching a continuing education course.
What keeps me interested in this work is the same thing that has always made me curious about people: our stories are rarely as simple as they first appear.
What I believe about therapy
I know what it's like to question some of the stories we're handed about who we're supposed to be, what relationships are supposed to look like, and what a successful life is supposed to feel like.
I'm interested in the places where those inherited expectations meet the person you actually are.
What therapy with me is like
Therapy is talking about your life in a way that helps you make sense of it.
I want you to feel heard and taken seriously, and if I misunderstand you or something I say doesn't resonate, I want you to tell me.
Sometimes we'll work together on practical ways to navigate what's happening in your life. Other times, we'll slow down and explore the deeper patterns, feelings, and experiences that may be shaping it.
Whatever you're bringing in, you probably won't shock me.
And if you make a joke, I'll probably laugh.
What matters to me
My practice is welcoming to people across races, genders, sexualities, and relationship configurations. I’m LGBTQIA+ affirming, sex-positive, kink-aware, and experienced in working with a wide range of relationship structures, including monogamous and consensually non-monogamous relationships.
I welcome conversations about spirituality, religious doubt, religious wounds, and the questions that don't have easy answers. Whether your spiritual life involves traditional faith, divination, esoteric traditions, or something you don't quite have words for yet, there's room for it in our work.
Where do we meet?
For therapy, we can either meet in-person in Newport Beach, or online throughout California.
(That bookshelf is what's behind me when we meet over telehealth).
Supervision for therapists can be from anywhere, as it is not limited to California in the way that therapy is.
Apparently, I can't stop learning
I've always been the person who gets interested in something and then wants to know everything about it. My training has taken me through:
- Jungian Psychology in Clinical Practice, Certificate from CG Jung Institute of Los Angeles
- Archetypal Tarot Certificate
- Applied Mythology, Certificate from Pacifica Graduate Institute
- Certificate in the use of Fairytales, Sharon Blackie
- Gottman Couples Therapy - Level 2 Trained
- EMDR - Basic Training
- 15-hour Sex Therapy Certificate
- 2 Year Certificate in Dynamic Psychotherapy, Newport Psychoanalytic Institute