Work with Jen
You know there's more possiblility…
You might be used to being the one everyone relies on. You care deeply about the people in your life, the work you do, and the impact you have. But you might also find yourself second-guessing your decisions, putting other people's needs ahead of your own, holding everything together, or struggling to speak up when something doesn't feel right.
You can understand where these patterns came from and still find yourself repeating them. You can know what you want to change and struggle to follow through when it means disappointing someone, risking judgment, or doing something differently from how you've always done it.
This is where the work begins.
Through The Essence of You, I support women in exploring the patterns that hold them back, developing a stronger relationship with themselves, and bringing more of who they are into how they live, work, and lead. My approach brings together trauma-informed counselling, Internal Family Systems (IFS), somatic awareness, mindfulness, expressive arts, energy attunement, and nature-based practices.
I'm a fast mover by nature, and I love working with women who are ready to take what they're learning and put it into practice. You don't need to have everything figured out, but you do need to be willing to get curious, try something different, and participate in your own growth.
There are different ways to work with me, depending on the kind of support you're looking for and what fits your life right now.
Work With Jen
When you work with me at The Essence of You, you’ll experience an integrative approach that brings together Internal Family Systems (IFS), Expressive Arts Therapy, somatic awareness, energy work, intuitive practices and nature-based healing through forest therapy.
I work with women who are ready for something to shift. You may be navigating a change in your career or business, stepping into leadership, wanting to use your voice more fully, or simply knowing that the way you’ve been living no longer feels right. You don’t necessarily have everything figured out yet. You just know you’re ready to move.
Our work gives you space to understand what is happening beneath the surface while also getting clear about where you want to go. We may work with the parts of you that carry self-doubt, fear, perfectionism or old patterns that have kept you stuck. We’ll also pay attention to what you actually want, what you know intuitively, and what becomes possible when you start trusting yourself.
I offer individual sessions, group work, women’s circles and retreats. Each space is different, but the intention is the same: to help you become clearer about what you want, more confident in your ability to move toward it, and more connected to your own voice along the way.
My approach is compassionate, trauma-informed and deeply grounded, while still leaving room for intuition, creativity, energy and possibility. I believe healing and forward movement can happen together. You can take the time to understand yourself and honour what you’ve been through while also making meaningful changes in your life.
Ultimately, I want you to leave our work feeling clearer, more confident, more connected to yourself and ready for your next move.
Whatever way you choose to work together, I'm interested in more than helping you understand why you do what you do. I want to help you explore what becomes possible when you begin responding differently.
Our patterns often developed as survival strategies, and the parts of us that learned to cope this way need support now to learn another way. We may have learned to keep the peace, anticipate everyone else's needs, strive for perfection, or handle everything ourselves because those responses once helped us feel safe, accepted, or in control. We can appreciate why those patterns developed while also recognizing when they no longer serve the lives we're trying to create.
My work draws on Internal Family Systems (IFS), somatic awareness, mindfulness, expressive arts, energy attunement, and nature-based practices. I work in a trauma-informed way, with curiosity and respect for your experiences, rather than expecting you to fit into a particular process.
I also know that insight alone doesn't always create change. The work involves practising new ways of showing up, even when it's uncomfortable. That might mean using your voice when you'd usually stay quiet, allowing someone else to be disappointed, asking for support, or trusting your own judgment without knowing how everyone will respond.
I bring my own personality to this work, too. I'm a fast mover, and I love seeing women take what they're discovering and begin applying it to their lives. I'm not expecting you to get everything right. I'm interested in your willingness to engage, experiment, and keep going.
For me, this is what authentic leadership looks like: learning to trust yourself, taking responsibility for your own choices, and bringing more of who you are into your relationships, your work, and the way you contribute to the world.
Where Would You Like to Begin?
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1:1 Support
Individualized guidance for your own inner work and growth.
Sometimes you want space to focus on what's happening in your own life, without having to navigate it alone. In private sessions, we work together to explore the patterns, beliefs, and protective responses that may be keeping you stuck.
Whether you're struggling with self-doubt, perfectionism, people-pleasing, hyper-independence, or finding it difficult to trust yourself, we'll get curious about what's underneath those patterns and what might need to change.
Using Internal Family Systems (IFS) and other integrative, trauma-informed approaches, we work to understand and unburden the parts of you carrying old fears, beliefs, and expectations. The intention is to help you access more Self-Energy: the calm, confidence, curiosity, clarity, and groundedness that can support you in making decisions and responding to life's challenges in ways that feel true to you.
This is an opportunity to focus on your own growth, work through what is getting in the way, and put new insights into practice in your everyday life.
Best for women who want individualized support and are ready to explore their patterns and make meaningful changes.
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Groups & Retreats
We make progress faster together. There is something powerful about being in a room with women who are willing to be honest about what they're experiencing. You begin to recognize parts of your own story in someone else's, see things from a different perspective, and realize you're not the only one working through these challenges.
My groups and retreats create space for this kind of connection, alongside guided inner work, embodied practices, reflection, and opportunities to try something new. Depending on the experience, we might explore familiar patterns, work with the body, use creative expression, reconnect with our voices, or spend time in nature.
These experiences are designed to help you loosen the grip of old expectations, move through shame and isolation, reconnect with what matters to you, and practise showing up more fully as yourself.
You'll have opportunities to explore, learn, and connect without needing to have the right answers or share more than feels comfortable. My intention is to create spaces where women can support one another while doing the work that matters to them individually.
Best for women who value shared experience, want to learn alongside others, and are ready to take their growth beyond insight and into everyday life.
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Membership & Live Online Sessions
Keep learning, practising, and growing in a way that works for you.
Personal growth doesn't happen in one session or retreat. It's shaped by what you practise in the moments that follow: the boundary you hold, the conversation you approach differently, the decision you make with greater confidence, or the moment you notice an old pattern and choose how you want to respond.
The Essence of You membership gives you access to guided content, live online sessions, practices, and tools you can return to as you continue your work. You can explore topics that matter to you, learn at your own pace, and stay connected to a community of women who are also interested in self-awareness, personal growth, and authentic leadership.
It's a way to bring this work into your everyday life, with flexibility to engage when it suits you and opportunities to connect with others along the way.
Whether you're exploring a new idea, revisiting something you've learned, or looking for support as you practise a different way of being, you can use these resources to keep building on the work you're already doing.
Best for women who want ongoing opportunities for learning, reflection, and connection, with the flexibility to participate around their own lives and commitments.
