My Relationship Treatment Approach
Designed for my therapeutic effectiveness & uniquely applied to your relationship towards nurturing your solid collaboration.
“Love is not just looking at each other, it’s looking in the same direction.”
– Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French Writer & Aviator
Relationship Philosophies
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Through therapy, I will provide you with an experientially loving, therapeutic relationship container by approaching you with genuineness (transparent realness), unconditional positive regard (nonjudgment), & empathic understanding (deep, active listening).
Why? As a person-centered therapist, I believe each person has an innate inclination to develop creatively to their fullest potential when in an atmosphere of meaningful trust & care.
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Through therapy, I will learn & reinforce your potential & strengths, establishing them as your solid foundation & resource through your healing journey & next chapters of life.
Why? As a strengths-based therapist, I believe each person possesses unique & natural strengths – capacities, characteristics, & skills – that, when nurtured & applied in the context of mental health treatment, allow you to heal with greater ease & empowerment through the process.
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Through therapy, I will both grow an understanding of & respond respectfully to your unique cultural background in how you relate to me through, & wish to define, the course of your mental health treatment.
Why? As a multi-cultural therapist, I recognize the natural influence of unique cultural heritage and broader societal context on each person’s identity, values, perspective, relationships, lived experience, as well as their inner and external resources.
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Through therapy, we will nurture safety & capacity together until we can move closer towards what hurts, then we witness your past pains & address your ongoing needs.
Why? As a trauma-informed therapist, I err on the side of presuming that trauma is an experience that each person has – somewhere, somehow – in their history; & I believe that trauma leaves a lingering imprint in one’s subconscious emotional & physical patterns.
It is my duty, through the course of treatment, to empower you with a therapy space of physical & emotional safety, & a therapeutic relationship of trust & shared power, where you grow – at your own pace – willing & able to choose to address the unique trauma(s) in your history that contribute(s) to Your presenting concerns.
It is always your choice whether & how much we focus on your trauma history throughout the course of your mental health treatment.
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Through therapy, we will practice in-the-moment observing the thoughts, feelings, & impulses that arise in your mind & body to offer you the inner spaciousness to be empowered to change & grow in the desired course of your healing journey.
Why? As a mindfulness therapist, I believe that humans are beings who have minds & physical-emotional bodies, & it is fully presencing our minds & bodies that we can know our moment-to-moment needs & begin a rich healing practice.
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As a solution-focused therapist, I believe that concerns can be improved by focusing on possible solutions towards a clear, desired progression.
Why? Through therapy, solutions can be practical, mental, behavioral, emotional, & can involve overlapping efforts at once. Together, we will explore what combination of choices & patterns to focus on & improve the concern(s) you bring to session.
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As a transformational therapist, I believe a holistic treatment approach – that addresses & harmonizes your whole being of mind, body, & spirit – enhances your naturally unfolding healing & self-actualization process with deep, lasting growth.
Through therapy, in addition to the mind & body, I prefer to also attune to & address your spirit throughout Your mental health treatment by both focusing on your creative self-expression & your sense of meaning & hope in life, & by integrating visual interventions like guided imagery and hypnotherapy.
I apply these clinical principles & relationship therapy orientations to your treatment every session. They are the foundation of how I view & intervene in your relationship each session.
Click to read more about how each philosophy shapes my therapeutic perspective & approach.
Family Philosophies
These family therapy orientations further reflect my clinical perspective, but their treatment offerings may not always be relevant to your unique situation & treatment process each session. I will draw upon these philosophies — their perspectives & interventions — from my treatment toolbox when I believe you may benefit from us exploring them.
Click to read more about how each philosophy shapes my therapeutic perspective & approach.
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Through therapy, we will reflectively examine your belief system – your beliefs about yourself, about others & the world, about the future – & how your thought patterns shape your emotional experiences & behavioral patterns.
Why? As a cognitive-behavioral therapist, I believe that thoughts, feelings, & behaviors are inextricably intertwined in shaping a person, & their presenting mental health concerns.
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Through therapy, I will assist you in re-authoring your life story into one of empowerment & overcoming by focusing on your strengths, learnings, & growth journey over your insecure faults, guilty mistakes, & shameful failures.
Why? As a narrative therapist, I believe each person defines themselves & makes meaning out of their lives in the form of a story, and that a person comes to therapy when their life story is saturated with problems or concerns.
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As an internal family systems therapist, I believe each person has multiple parts to their personality, each with distinct roles that intricately relate to one another, with a core Self — the leader of your internal family of personality parts.
Through therapy, we will get in touch with the wisdom of your core Self by identifying & improving the clarity & roles Your inner parts have in relationship so that they work collaboratively towards Your desired goals, rather than having you stumbling over your presenting concerns.
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As a somatic therapist, I understand that mental & emotional concerns live (or occur) in the physical body (&, so, can contribute to physical conditions), meaning that harmonizing the relationship between mind & body improves overall wellbeing.
Through therapy, I prefer to have you intuitively attune to & address your body throughout your mental health treatment by integrating somatic interventions – like mindfulness, interoception, breathwork, meditation, & movement practices.
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As an energy therapist, I believe each person possesses a creative life force energy. The body therefore possesses energy systems, such as meridians & chakras, whose free-flowing alignment promotes physical, mental, emotional, & spiritual wellbeing.
Through therapy, we can address mental-emotional concerns via the body’s energy centers with additional interventions like tapping (Emotional Freedom Technique) with breathwork & guided meditation/imagery.
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As an expressive art therapist, I believe both that the creative process is transformative and healing, & that each person is born with an innate creative capacity that can be nurtured. Therefore, each person has some innate desire to express themself in some creative form, whether through writing/journaling, movement, art, sound/music, or improvisational practice.
Through therapy, we will explore what expressive art practices can complement & deepen your transformative healing journey in between sessions.
Through therapy, I aim for our conversations to inspire:
MY CORE VALUES IN HEALING & LIFE:
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To me, healing is the steady & evolving LOVE we embed into:
our mental frameworks / understanding of each other,
our communication patterns & caring practices,
& how we navigate differences & stresses.
Together, we’ll explore where & how you can soften & deepen into honest & felt LOVE for one another.
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To me, healing is recognizing our EVOLUTION. We GROW through life each day, individually & as a relationship, by gradually gathering:
experience,
knowledge,
skills,
& character.
Together, we’ll share in regular reflection on, goal-directed dialogue about, & recognition of your individual & relationship CHANGES thru therapy & life.
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It is healing to CREATE. And, to me, to create is: to express ourselves & to expand our lived reality into possibility.
We each need to share who we genuinely are & feel truly seen — thru our words, deeds, & creations. For that, we need intimate connection.
And we each also need to DREAM with hopeful action.
Together, we will IMAGINE your desired future — your desired versions of self & your relationship dynamic — & take steps towards bringing that vision to life in present-day reality.
At Healing As Art Counseling, I am here as your therapist guide & human companion on your journey of healing toward intimate collaboration.
Through deepening your understanding of each other — of your shared & individual love, growth, & creativity — your relationship becomes healthier & more fulfilling.
Ready to Heal?
Core Individual Philosophies
I apply these clinical principles & therapy orientations to your treatment every session. They are the foundation of how I approach you each session.
Click to read more about how each philosophy shapes my therapeutic perspective & approach.
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Through therapy, I will provide you with an experientially loving, therapeutic relationship container by approaching you with genuineness (transparent realness), unconditional positive regard (nonjudgment), & empathic understanding (deep, active listening).
Why? As a person-centered therapist, I believe each person has an innate inclination to develop creatively to their fullest potential when in an atmosphere of meaningful trust & care.
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Through therapy, I will learn & reinforce your potential & strengths, establishing them as your solid foundation & resource through your healing journey & next chapters of life.
Why? As a strengths-based therapist, I believe each person possesses unique & natural strengths – capacities, characteristics, & skills – that, when nurtured & applied in the context of mental health treatment, allow you to heal with greater ease & empowerment through the process.
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Through therapy, I will both grow an understanding of & respond respectfully to your unique cultural background in how you relate to me through, & wish to define, the course of your mental health treatment.
Why? As a multi-cultural therapist, I recognize the natural influence of unique cultural heritage and broader societal context on each person’s identity, values, perspective, relationships, lived experience, as well as their inner and external resources.
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Through therapy, we will nurture safety & capacity together until we can move closer towards what hurts, then we witness your past pains & address your ongoing needs.
Why? As a trauma-informed therapist, I err on the side of presuming that trauma is an experience that each person has – somewhere, somehow – in their history; & I believe that trauma leaves a lingering imprint in one’s subconscious emotional & physical patterns.
It is my duty, through the course of treatment, to empower you with a therapy space of physical & emotional safety, & a therapeutic relationship of trust & shared power, where you grow – at your own pace – willing & able to choose to address the unique trauma(s) in your history that contribute(s) to Your presenting concerns.
It is always your choice whether & how much we focus on your trauma history throughout the course of your mental health treatment.
-
Through therapy, we will practice in-the-moment observing the thoughts, feelings, & impulses that arise in your mind & body to offer you the inner spaciousness to be empowered to change & grow in the desired course of your healing journey.
Why? As a mindfulness therapist, I believe that humans are beings who have minds & physical-emotional bodies, & it is fully presencing our minds & bodies that we can know our moment-to-moment needs & begin a rich healing practice.
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As a solution-focused therapist, I believe that concerns can be improved by focusing on possible solutions towards a clear, desired progression.
Why? Through therapy, solutions can be practical, mental, behavioral, emotional, & can involve overlapping efforts at once. Together, we will explore what combination of choices & patterns to focus on & improve the concern(s) you bring to session.
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As a transformational therapist, I believe a holistic treatment approach – that addresses & harmonizes your whole being of mind, body, & spirit – enhances your naturally unfolding healing & self-actualization process with deep, lasting growth.
Through therapy, in addition to the mind & body, I prefer to also attune to & address your spirit throughout Your mental health treatment by both focusing on your creative self-expression & your sense of meaning & hope in life, & by integrating visual interventions like guided imagery and hypnotherapy.
Through individual therapy, my integrative treatment philosophy heals you holistically — fosters awareness & ease in your mind, body, & spirit.
Together, we will always view your treatment concern & process through a holistic lens — that you have relationships with & between your mind, body, & spirit to steadily nurture through life — in order for you to experience well-being & fulfillment.
Our sessions will be…
REGULAR
weekly, every other week, or monthly
up to 55 minutes long
each session
VIRTUAL
conducted online (via the platform, Therapy Notes or Headway)
Become My Client
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directly by
→ phone (951-889-7312) or
→ email (jenniferqsangolmft@healingasartcounseling.com)OR indirectly by
& then, I will reach out for your phone consultation within 24 hours.
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a ~15 minute CALL discussing:
your concerns, hopes & goals,
treatment logistics,
& our alignment as a treatment team.
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After your consultation, we…
Finalize payment plan
Review Informed Consent on Therapy Notes (online portal)
3. BEGIN TREATMENT
— by defining your treatment goals & plan