About
Therapist Jane
LMFT #112611
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
When people ask me what it is that I do, I tell them that I help people remember what really matters to them so they can start enjoying life again. Since 2005, I have provided therapy for hundreds of people in individual, couples, and group settings. I work with people who want to live their best life but don't always know how to do that.
I begin by helping people choose for themselves who they want to become, so they can start living into their best life and really being present to enjoy every step of the way.
In our initial session:
With my background blend of education and experience as a Therapist, Life Coach, Enneagram Specialist, Entrepreneur and Student of life, I provide tools and multiple lenses so we can see a 360 view of what's happening for you. I am able to help locate the root of the issue quickly and directly, distinguishing what is a trauma and what is part of your habitual patterned way of being. This saves you the additional time and energy you would have spent with multiple resources figuring this out on your own. We then proceed to decipher if therapy is the support you need at this time or if there are other options that are better suited for your needs.
Therapy:
We take inventory on what you are thinking, feeling and behaving and uncover what is getting in the way of living a joyous life. I help you identify the necessary shifts you need to take to get the results you want. We create a personal and specialized plan to meet your unique needs to have you experience leveling up and on your way to living the best version of your life. You deserve to wake up to a life worth living and enjoying, AND it takes some conscious work to get there.
What the Therapy process may look like:
Show up as you are and trust the process will unfold. We hold a safe space to guide you through your past, where you find parts of you that got stuck in a memory or experience, making it difficult for you to move forward in some area of your life today. As we unstuck you from the past we remove the barriers that stood in the way, making your experience of life... lighter and brighter.. You experience genuine healing and peace. You are impacted in a powerful way; making it possible for you to move on and into the next level in your life. I use a person centered approach blending Cognitive behavioral therapy, Inherited Family Trauma and Family Constellations, Somatic Body Processing and the Enneagram.
We use a sophisticated tool called the Enneagram as a roadmap to get aligned with ourselves again and re-discover what matters to us most. We use the Enneagram as a tool to learn about ourselves and become aware of our automatic tendencies that sometimes work against us and how to make small but simple changes to have them work for us instead.
Results vary person to person and dependent on many factors. However, people actively participating on doing the work report feeling better and seeing improvements in their lives more quickly than they imagined. This is about experiencing healing, and as a result naturally leveling up in different areas of life.
There are a few ways to getting to a more fulfilling life:
Please take note that this is a brief description of what Coaching is AND it is different from Therapy
Many people come to me knowing they need support but not knowing immediately what type of support they are needing. Many people have provided feedback that the clarification between the 2 categories has helped them to decide what they are needing to make the decision on what our work together will encompass. Our scope of work can either be therapy or coaching but cannot be both. We can have an initial assessment to discuss further what path you choose for yourself and your family.
An Alternative to Therapy; Coaching Process-
You get clear on what it is that matters to you most. We create practical and achievable goals for you to experience success. I guide you through new experiences that change and evolve you in alignment with the person you've always wanted to be. By reminding you of what you say is important to you, and checking in to see if that matches with your day to day reality, we set your feet on the path to reaching your goals and level up in your life! You experience success and joy and look forward to living out your best life! We use the Enneagram as a framework and a specific strategic process to prioritize your personal and professional life goals and experience fulfillment.
For more information on Coaching Services please visit my coaching website here:
Enneagram-
I use a system called the Enneagram to inform and support you in better understanding yourself and others in a more empathetic and transformational way. The Enneagram is a personality typing system that breaks down the patterns of human behavior into 9 distinct types. Each type conceptualizes the world and manages their emotions in very specific-patterned ways. Each Type has a preferred Strategy that consistently motivates all of your behaviors. Knowing how our patterns automatically operate within us, gives us the opportunity to become more self-aware and actually choose for ourselves, rather than have our automatic patterns do the choosing for us. The Enneagram also provides a specific roadmap for each Type's development path so that one is able to move more effectively toward progress and growth and minimize the insanity of going in circles.
Get to know your specific personality type pattern today!
(Please visit the Enneagram Tab for more information.)
Education:
*Graduated from U.C Davis in 2001, with Double Major: Organizational Sociology, Communication
*Graduated from USF in 2007 with a Masters in Counseling Psychology.
TherapistJane's Therapy Experience:
Experience working with children, teens, and adults in individual, family & group therapy. Specialize in Relationship issues, family issues, anxiety, depression, co-dependency, sexuality, intimacy issues, transitions, identity & cultural issues, early attachment and trauma, inherited family trauma, boundaries.
Walden House, San Francisco (45 stabilization center for Substance Dependence) Mental Health Therapist for Dual Diagnosis and HIV clients. San Mateo School District, Therapist for individual and group therapy for Elementary and High school students in school setting San Mateo County Group therapist for all Boys and all Girl groups in High schools San Mateo Youth Service Bureau Outpatient Mental Health Therapist for Individuals & families. Rape Crisis Center, San Jose Telehealth Crisis Hotline Volunteer,
Private practice, San Jose & Los Gatos- Present. Therapist and Life Coach
Additional Certifications Completed 2020-2021: Positive Parenting TTT certification
Mark Wolynn's Inherited Family Trauma certification.
Mario Sikora's Awareness To Action with the Enneagram, Module 1 & 2
Enneagram Prison Project; 9 Prisons 1 Key
Marion Gilbert's Somatic Enneagram
Certifications in Progress 2021:
Mario Sikora's Awareness to Action Module 3
Enneagram
*Since 2015, I intensely studied the human personality and its 9 type patterns, also known as the Enneagram. Completed over 35 trainings and certifications with the best teachers in the field of the Enneagram; Ranging from Enneagram and Coaching, Counseling & Therapy, Spiritual teaching to Business Consulting with the Enneagram.
Business
*10+ years of experience as an Entrepreneur in multiple industries. 15 years of Marketing, Sales, and Management experience.
Non-profit Experience
*Growing a non-profit from 5 volunteer members to 250 member organization. Leading staff & members in personal and spiritual growth in weekly productions, workshops and retreats.
Landmark Education
The Forum, Communication Programs: Access to Power, Power to Create.
The Team Management & Leadership Program, Team 1 Leader.
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