Speaker bio

Jenny is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and human who is a first generation American with a proud lineage from North Africa and Eastern and Northwestern Europe. As a somatic and trauma therapist, Jenny finds it an honor to be witness to other people’s journeys to rewire, reparent and heal themselves to feel more alive and connected. Jenny works with all shapes and sizes of trauma, holding a container to work with the fragmentation inflicted upon us by both the wounds of our personal lives and the violence of our systems. As a multi-racial, queer first generation descendent of immigrants to the Kumeyaay lands of Southern California, she has a deep-seeded belief in the capacity of all humans to heal familial, generational, and societal wounds and become more connected to themselves, each other, and the land. Jenny has the honor to hold sacred space for folks in her private practice, utilizing Somatic Experiencing, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), attachment and relational theories, and mindful self-compassion. In her professional journey, Jenny has worked in the public sector serving foster children and their biological families navigating complex crises and institutional systems; she has also worked in the non-profit sector, where she provided strategic planning, budgeting, program development, and leadership to a non-profit staff of over 40 employees. Jenny received a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and a Master of Social Work (MSW) from San Diego State University (SDSU). She is partnered and a parent to two small children, a lover of books, music, nature, and mindfulness, and is a forever student of nature, learning how to play, dance, and nurture more deeply daily.