Jennifer Begun, LCSW

she/her

Welcome. I’m Jennifer.

It excites me to see people heal and grow to create joy, pleasure, and meaning. The transformations I have witnessed have been unreal and a real privilege to witness.

I think about my work as helping folks connect back to themselves through their bodies, experiences, and emotions. It is a honor to be chosen to support humans in their healing and I will always treat it as such.

My graduate training is in clinical social work with a focus on psychodynamic therapy. My approach is rooted in liberation therapy and healing through relational work and nature.

The way I show up is greatly influenced by some powerful BIPOC educators who experience the violence of whiteness daily and continue to show up with love and compassion. I will be forever in gratitude.

The things I care about most are nature, community, and caring for other living beings. I love to laugh, go on adventures, mountain bike, camp, play video games, hike, and connect with others through meaningful conversations. I love connecting with fellow queer beings and being in a collaborative relationship with the folks I work with.

My Commitments

Showing up consistently as my authentic, whole self

A lifetime of anti-racist learning and action

Owning my mistakes as well as holding myself and others accountable

Talking about identity, race, culture, and systemic oppression in therapy

Respecting other cultures and traditional methods of healing

Embodied Learning

  • Smith College School of Social Work 2009-2011

  • Embodied Ecotherapy Certificate Program Level 1 2020

  • Check Your Privilege, Create Equity 2021

  • Communal Consultations in Somatic Abolitionism Feb - Dec. 2021

  • Lumia Life Coach Essentials Program 2021-2022

  • Anti-racist Functional Analytical Psychotherapy 2022

  • Anti-Oppression Academy April - Dec. 2022

  • Creating Post-Capitalist Futures: Living + Dying in Times of Crisis 2022

  • Anti-Racist Seminar Series by A Therapist Like Me 2023

  • Decolonizing Therapy for Black Folks January - April 2023

  • Embodied Anti-Racist Intensive for White Bodies February 2023

  • Embodied Anti-Racist Intensive for White Bodies Lvl II April 2023

  • Somatic Experiencing Professional Training I July 2023