Jennifer Bloom
Perhaps you've spent years trying to understand your family dynamics, navigate painful relationships, and make sense of why the past still hurts. You've talked about your experiences, gained insight, and tried to move forward, yet something still feels unresolved.
The past still hurts, even when everyone else thinks you should be over it. Let’s explore the wounds you’ve carried for years and the parts of your story that still need attention.
You're tired of questioning yourself, minimizing your pain, and carrying the emotional weight of experiences you never asked for. You want to feel heard, trust yourself again, and finally begin healing from what you've been carrying.
First session
Your first session is an opportunity to explore what brings you to therapy, the experiences that have shaped you, and what you hope to work through. We'll discuss your concerns, goals, and what hasn't felt helpful in the past. There's no pressure to share everything at once. My approach is gentle, trauma-informed, and individualized, allowing us to explore your experiences at a pace that feels comfortable for you while beginning to identify what healing might look like on your terms.
Strengths
I could list my training, certifications, and years of experience—but what matters most to me cannot truly be captured on a résumé. What matters most is the moment a woman who has spent decades surviving finally feels, even briefly, that she no longer has to brace for impact. One of my greatest strengths is my ability to look beneath the surface. I recognize that behaviors such as hypervigilance, people-pleasing, emotional shutdown, perfectionism, hyper-independence, and overfunctioning are often adaptations rather than flaws. I approach these parts with compassion and curiosity rather than judgment, helping clients understand what their nervous system and protective parts have been trying to do for them. I also bring a strong respect for the therapeutic relationship. Many of the women I work with have spent years feeling overlooked, dismissed, misunderstood, or responsible for everyone else's emotions. I want therapy to be a place where, perhaps for the first time, they don't have to be the strong one, the understanding one, or the one taking care of everyone else. They get to be tended to. I bring an ability to meet clients where they are without rushing their process. I am comfortable sitting with grief, anger, complexity, and the messy parts of healing. I don't expect clients to have everything figured out before they walk through the door. Most importantly, I bring authenticity. I believe clients deserve a therapist who is fully present with them—not simply someone reciting techniques or checking boxes. I bring compassion, honesty, curiosity, and a willingness to get into the trenches with my clients as they process their experiences and reconnect with themselves. My hope is that clients eventually begin to experience something that may have felt unfamiliar for much of their lives: “I don't have to abandon myself anymore. I matter, too.”
Ideal clients
My ideal client is a woman navigating childhood trauma, emotional neglect, narcissistic abuse, or painful family relationships. She's tired of questioning herself and carrying unresolved wounds. She's seeking more than traditional talk therapy and wants to reconnect with her voice, trust herself, and heal at her own pace without judgment or pressure. She may feel misunderstood, struggle with family boundaries, or grieve the love and validation she never received. She's ready to explore the deeper emotional impact of her experiences through gentle, trauma-informed approaches. She wants a space where her feelings matter, her experiences are validated, and she can begin healing without pressure to forgive or reconcile with anyone.
Treatment methods
Brainspotting
Imagine your brain is like a big library." Sometimes, when something really big happens—like something scary, sad, or overwhelming—your brain doesn’t know where to put that memory or feeling. It kind of gets stuck on a shelf all messy. Brainspotting is a way to help your brain clean up that messy shelf. A therapist helps you find a special “spot” with your eyes—like a place you look that connects to that stuck feeling. Weird, right? But it works! When you look at that spot, your brain starts to unlock the feelings, even if you don’t have to talk about it. It helps your body calm down, and your brain sort things out like it was meant to. So Brainspotting is like giving your brain a quiet way to heal and feel better—kind of like how a cut heals without you doing anything, just by giving it the right conditions.
Trauma-Informed Care
Sometimes, people go through really tough things that can leave behind big feelings like fear, sadness, or anger. That’s called trauma. It’s like your brain and body remember the hard stuff, even when you want to forget. A trauma-informed therapist knows that those hard things can make it hard to trust, talk, or even feel safe. So they go extra slow, listen really carefully, and never push you to talk about anything before you’re ready. They help you feel calm, in control, and safe while you work through those tough memories—one step at a time.
Person-centered (Rogerian)
Imagine you’re talking to someone who doesn’t try to fix you, boss you around, or tell you what to do. They just really care about how you feel and what you’re going through. In person-centered therapy, the therapist is like a kind, calm guide. They listen without judging you, and they believe you’re the expert on you. That means they think you already have the answers inside—you just might need a little help finding them. It’s like having someone who holds the flashlight while you explore your own thoughts and feelings.
Supportive
Gestalt Therapy & Experiential Role-Playing Sometimes there are things we never got the chance to say—words we swallowed, feelings we pushed down, or conversations that never felt safe enough to have. Within supportive therapy, I may incorporate Gestalt-informed techniques, role-playing, and the Empty Chair exercise to help you work through those unfinished conversations. The Empty Chair allows you to imagine the person you have something to say to sitting across from you. With my guidance, you can speak openly, express emotions, set boundaries, ask the questions you never got to ask, or finally say the things you have been carrying. We may also use role reversal, where you take on the perspective or voice of the other person. This can help you explore the relationship from a different angle and notice emotions, patterns, or unmet needs that may have been difficult to recognize before. This isn't about pretending the conversation actually happened or forcing forgiveness or reconciliation. It's about giving your experience a voice. Whether you need to confront someone who hurt you, speak to someone you never felt safe confronting, set a boundary you struggled to express, or finally tell someone what their actions meant to you, these experiential techniques can provide a safe space to explore what has been left unresolved. You don't have to confront anyone in real life to begin processing what happened. Sometimes, saying it here—out loud, honestly, and without censoring yourself—is where healing can begin.
Location
Virtual sessions