Hey love, I’m Jenn!
I believe in doing the work. Especially my own. I've spent more than 16 years as a therapist, and if there's one thing this work has taught me, it's that understanding ourselves and actually doing something with that understanding are two very different things. I've spent my career helping people close that gap and I’ve spent just as much time working on myself.
Somewhere along the way, I became my own greatest project.
I'm a wife, a mama to a beautifully blended family and a grandmother. Marriage has taught me a lot about love, commitment, friendship, and choosing each other through different seasons of life. Motherhood? That one keeps me humble. Just when I think I've figured something out, my children find a new way to teach me.
I've also spent years unpacking my own history, challenging what I learned about myself and relationships, and deciding what I want to carry forward and what I don't.
I don't consider that work finished. I'm not sure it ever is.
I’m not a brand. I’m a whole damn human.
Soft and hard. Calm and chaotic. Demure and provocative. Sometimes a little vulgar. Always real.
What you can expect from me
I’m a relational therapist. I believe in the science, I use the tools, and I know how much the relationship between therapist and client matters. I’ll listen, and I’ll sit with you in the hard stuff. I’ll ask the question you’ve been avoiding. I’ll challenge the story you’ve been telling yourself. And yes, I’ll call you on your shit. With love, of course.
I care about the people I work with, and I take that responsibility seriously. I’m not interested in us having the same conversation for six months without anything changing outside of our sessions. We’re going to do the work. We each will play our role and do it well.
More than one thing can be true.
I’m a therapist. I’m also an entrepreneur, a business owner, a creative, and a woman who has spent more than a decade figuring out how to build a life that actually feels good to live. I know what it’s like to be ambitious, to carry a lot of responsibility, to want more out of life, and to realize that getting there sometimes means making decisions that are uncomfortable.
I love my work and all the ways I get to express myself in my professional life. I also love my life outside of my work. I’ve worked hard to make room for both. I don’t have everything figured out. But I do take my own growth seriously, and I believe the best thing I can bring into the therapy room is someone who’s willing to live by the same standards she asks of the people sitting across from her.
That’s who I am. And that’s how I work.
Where do we go from here?
If you’re considering therapy, I invite you to learn more about my approach and the ways we can work together.
If you’re here for the conversations, events, or community, there’s room for that, too.
Either way, I’m glad you found your way here.
Talk soon, Stay Grounded.
Jenn Rodriguez