Jennifer (Jen) McGuire

MA Counseling Psychology, concentration in Somatic Psychology

Associate Professional Clinical Counselor #14874

Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #142299

Supervised by Patricia Craven, LMFT #24859

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A Little About Me

I work with individuals who are looking to examine the underlying experiences from their past that shape their present suffering, those who have struggled to feel safe in their own bodies, and those who want to deepen their capacity for relating mindfully to their wounding. With couples and adult families, I work systemically. I look for the dynamics and patterns between you that create a system that has its functions and its dysfunctions, its successes and its stressors. I listen for how well you listen to each other, for your communication styles, and your ability to have empathy for each other.

Somatic psychotherapy is not about privileging one way of knowing above another, but about integrating our cognitive, affective, and somatic experiences. We come to therapy to regulate with another nervous system, to feel held in resonance, and to think with another mind. I will bring compassion, curiosity, and a sense of discovery to our work together.

So many of us are carrying some level of awareness that the past is past, but our bodies are remaining vigilant in the present day to a picture of the world as it used to look. Therapy can support us to make our implicit beliefs explicit and to feel into a more expansive sense of possibility, making room for new experiences in our lives today.

To schedule a 15-20 minute consultation at no cost, please reach out by phone call, text, or email. I typically respond within 24-48 hours.

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220 Montgomery St
Suite 600
San Francisco, California 94104
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  • English
I Work With:
  • Adults
  • Artists
  • Couples
  • Highly Sensitive People
  • LGBTQI+ and Gender Expansive or Non-Binary
  • Marginalized Individuals
  • Men
  • Women
Types of Therapy I Do
  • Couples Therapy
  • Family Therapy
  • Individual Therapy
My Areas of Focus
  • Anxiety & Depression
  • Childhood Emotional Neglect
  • Complex Trauma / PTSD
  • Creativity
  • Family of Origin Challenges
  • Identity
  • Perfectionism and People-pleasing
  • Relational Trauma
  • Self Esteem/Self Criticism
  • Women's Issues
My Treatment Approaches
  • Attachment/Relational
  • Hakomi
  • Mindfulness
  • Psychodynamic
  • Somatic
  • Trauma Informed
  • Experiential

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