Jackie Cook

I completed training through the NARM institute with Brad Kammer, Dr. Laurence Heller, and Stefanie Klein.

I completed training with Frank Anderson, who is a well-known IFS trainer and therapist. I study the works by Amy Yandel Grabowski, who applies IFS therapy to the treatment of eating disorders. I also participate in my own IFS therapy.

I have extensive trauma treatment training to include: Trauma Systems Therapy, Trauma-Focused CBT, Neuroaffective Relational Model, Internal Family Systems Therapy, and Trauma Sensitive Yoga. I study the works of Bessel Van Der Kolk, Peter Levine, Diana Poole Heller, Resmaa Menakem, and Pema Chodron. I am also deeply committed to personal healing and actively participate in my own trauma-focused therapy.

I completed training with Frank Anderson, who is a well-known IFS trainer and therapist. I study the works by Amy Yandel Grabowski, who applies IFS therapy to the treatment of eating disorders. I also participate in my own IFS therapy.

I completed training through the NARM institute with Brad Kammer, Dr. Laurence Heller, and Stefanie Klein.

Trauma lives in our bodies, in the ways we relate to others, in the way we see our selves. Trauma tells us that we are bad, not enough, or there is something wrong with us. It makes it difficult to trust ourselves and trust others. We will work to release attachment to trauma narratives through mind and body, understand what happened and the strategies we developed to survive it, and slowly work on integrating this understanding in meaningful ways, seeing new choices and possibilities.

Trauma lives in our bodies, in the ways we relate to others, in the way we see our selves. Trauma tells us that we are bad, not enough, or there is something wrong with us. It makes it difficult to trust ourselves and trust others. We will work to release attachment to trauma narratives through mind and body, understand what happened and the strategies we developed to survive it, and slowly work on integrating this understanding in meaningful ways, discovering new choices and possibilities.

Trauma lives in our bodies, in the ways we relate to others and ourselves. Trauma tells us that we are bad, not enough, or there is something wrong with us. It makes it difficult to trust ourselves and trust others. We will work to release attachment to trauma narratives through mind and body, understand what happened and the strategies we developed to survive it, and slowly work on integrating this understanding in meaningful ways, discovering new choices and reclaiming self-agency.

There was a time when they way you saw yourself was not critical and judgmental. We will explore together the inner critic that bullies you and tells you negative things about yourself - you're not skinny enough, smart enough, successful enough, funny enough. My clients deepen their understanding of where this harsh voice came from, finding new resources inside themselves to develop a more compassionate, kind internal dialogue and increase self-confidence.

I enjoy working with my clients to understand the roots, function, and symptoms of their anxiety. We work towards befriending your anxiety by practicing self-compassion, nonjudgement, and curiosity. Anxiety holds wisdom and sometimes serve as a form of protection against future hurt or pain. We explore where this comes from and how your anxiety originated. From this place of understanding, we are better able to work with our anxious parts and offer them comfort, nurturing, and self-soothing.