
Coming Home to Your Aliveness & Belonging.
About
Jen Skees, she/her/they/them
Welcome! I’m glad you’re here.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSWA) who has been working at the intersection of social movement work and mental health for over 15 years.
I graduated with my Masters in Social Work in Human Rights and Social Justice from Fordham University in 2011. It has been an honor to finally embark on a dream of opening my healing therapy practice.
My work is dedicated to supporting people in returning to their inherent health and aliveness through somatic practices, self-awareness, and connection.
I see the personal and the collective as deeply interconnected. Systems of oppression rely on severing our connections with our bodies, ourselves, and one another. Reconnecting with our bodies, doing our own personal healing work, and slowing down are essential components to dismantling systems of supremacy and moving towards connection and liberation. I am committed to holding a container for this transformative practice and supporting people in reclaiming their birthright to joy and vitality.
Therapy
I implement an integrative approach to therapy, drawing from multiple modalities and healing traditions to serve the whole person. Some modalities include my background and training in: generative somatics, polarity therapy, therapeutic touch, somatic experiencing, psychodynamic therapy, CBT, DBT, motivational interviewing, mindfulness-based-stress reduction and meditation. Sessions can involve talk therapy, mindfulness and somatic practices, and therapeutic touch in an effort to expand personal awareness, develop boundaries and healthy pacing, regulate the nervous system, and ultimately live with more ease.
Values
My work is grounded in a radical love ethic in which human dignity is honored and in which we can all thrive. Bringing warmth and curiosity to my therapeutic relationships, I utilize a client centered approach in which I trust in people’s innate capacity for healing.
I am informed by sex positive, queer and trans affirming, anti-racist, and anti-oppression frameworks. I approach this work with humility and devotion to being a lifelong student of racial and gender equity.
Areas of Interest
People I Often Work With:
LGBTQIA+ Folks
People seeking deeper connection & pleasure
People Seeking direction and clarity
People exploring identity (sense of self, gender, sexuality, race)
Care Workers, Healers, and Cultural Workers
Social Justice Advocates & Organizers
People experiencing caregiver fatigue or work exhaustion
Folks with chronic pain and illness
Artists & Creators
People engaging in career & education exploration
People experiencing communication challenges
People experiencing family issues (connecting with family, infertility, new parenthood, co-parenting needs)
People seeking emotional awareness & regulation
People who are survivors of trauma
Areas of Interest & Expertise:
Somatics
Life Transitions
Empowered Relationships & Relational Issues
Pleasure
LGBTQ+
Chronic Pain & Autoimune Disease
Grief & Loss
Anxiety & Stress
Depression
Boundary Setting
Identity & Self Esteem
Perfectionism & Hyper-performance
Compassion & Caregiver Fatigue
Psychological & Somatic distress related to systems of oppression & marginalization
Appointments & Fees
My practice is currently virtual as we navigate the changes of COVID and therapy work. I am seeing clients via a HIPAA-compliant online platform from Durham, NC.
Accessibility
In my commitment to making mental health services accessible, I hold several slots in my caseload for sliding scale fees. If you’re from an owning or middle class background, you paying the full fee makes affordable care possible for someone else.
Please reach out to me if you’re concerned about being able to pay full fee. If my sliding scale slots are full, I can share a list of clinicians who are offering accessible care.
Insurance
I am out of network with insurance providers. However, I can provide you with a monthly superbill for you to submit to insurer for partial out of network reimbursement.
Individual Therapy & Therapeutic Touch Sessions
45 mins | $145
Initial 60 minute intake session| $195
Couples Therapy
55 mins | $195
Initial 60 minute intake session| $220
“The moment we choose to love, we begin to move against domination, against oppression. The moment we choose to love, we begin to move toward freedom, to act in ways that liberate ourselves and others”
-bell hooks
Connect
If you’re interested in working together, please reach out me via email at jen@jenskees.com
I offer a free 15-minute phone consultation to see if we’re a good match before our first appointment.
Please allow two business days for a response to emails. Looking forward to connecting with you.