Jennifer Coleman - Intentional Living Counseling

My unique approach to counseling offers a holistic perspective to help create an environment where you become more centered and grounded, able to stand in choice, make qualified judgments, and begin to live your most connected life. My approach is: HOLISTIC– Mind, body, and spirit are connected and part of one system that comprises each unique individual. What we think affects how we feel and vice versa. How we treat our bodies affects how we feel. What we choose to believe about ourselves and the world ultimately affects our action. Any plan for our “best life” has to address all areas. NARRATIVE– What story are we telling ourselves about our current situation? What do we tell ourselves about our future? Part of effective work is investigating these narratives for truth. SOMATIC– Analyzing our narratives for truth is necessary but in my experience often not sufficient for lasting change. It’s not enough to accept something at the cognitive level because research on decision-making shows that choices are generally made from our emotional core. We are intelligent enough to rationalize whatever is most important to us emotionally. To believe something, to trust it enough to live it out, we need to create “felt experience” in the body. This creates a concrete memory that says “I know this is true because I experienced it in my own body.”