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