Jennifer Allen

Experiencing creativity as powerful healing vehicle in my own life is what led me to the field of art therapy and it is the foundation of how I work with clients. Whether we use art-making, imagination, drum journey, movement, parts work enacted, or voice —is dictated by the client’s process and utilizes my own presence and creativity, making therapy an alive, dynamic, co-creative experience. The body is an ally in this process as it “keeps score” of all that we have experienced, holding it until the psyche is ready to unpack it. Working from a holistic perspective with the body’s felt-sense allows the client’s inner healer to guide their own unique, organic process in the context of a supported, safe place. As clients learn to trust their healing intelligence, they often find it more accessible in daily life through practices that shift awareness. This relationship with their inner healer also serves to help them navigate non-ordinary states, such as creativity, dreams and psychedelic experiences. Especially with trauma, the somatic nature of Natural Processing/EMDR cultivates a client’s relationship to their inner healer while also encouraging creative and holistic integration of trauma memory and resiliency building. My own learning and practice of Shamanic and earth-based traditions provides the ground for me to show up steady and present for my clients, welcoming all of who they are.