Jackie Van Den BovenkampLicensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC

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Having worked 20+ years with persons diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illness, working with psychiatrists and a medical model, I am wanting to work with clients symptoms over their diagnosis. Though medications may be necessary,I believe most mental problems stem from some level of trauma, birth, pre-natal trauma, or generational that spurns people to develop adaptations which become problematic as we develop. I believe we all have an inner healer and know what is best for ourselves so, I see my job as facilitating access to this inner healer, with Art, Narrative, Cognitive and Mindfulness based therapies. I offer a compassionate, person-centered, non-judgmental approach. I believe art helps to pull up, like water from a well (draws up) the inner self and the art product can be explored to help find the answers the client is looking for. As Bessel van der Kolk says "The Body Keeps Score" and art moves the body. I also use some somatic experiencing technique

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