OFFICE LOCATION
- Kentfield, California 94904
ADDITIONAL SPECIALITIES
- Somatic
- Parenting
- Premarital
Jen Bees, AMFT
Humans are relational beings, and relationships form the core of our lives. As infants, our primary relationship is with our caregiver(s), and as children, we are raised in a web of relationships with our parent(s)/caregivers, extended family, friends, and classmates. Our entire lives are lived within a network of relationships. Our nervous systems are designed to co-regulate with other humans. For each of us, our deepest wounds have almost invariably occurred in a relationship with another person, especially when a relationship has ruptured, causing us to feel alone, unseen, or misunderstood. We are uniquely wounded in relationships, and because of that, we are also uniquely able to heal within a relationship.
Many couples come to therapy in crisis, but together, we work to stabilize the current situation, offering space for each person to speak and feel heard. We will also have the opportunity to delve deeper, understanding how past experiences for each person may be triggered by the current dynamic. I believe couples therapy offers each of us a unique window through which we can see ourselves, and our partners, more fully: our experiences, our beliefs, our patterns, and our strengths. It also offers the unique opportunity for healing, as true healing takes place within a relationship.
Couples therapy is courageous and illuminating work. It takes courage to be willing to look at our own patterns, to be honest, and to be willing to fully see another person. It requires trust and a willingness to move into the unknown. It is my job to create a welcoming space where each person feels safe enough to be seen and known in their full authenticity.
Background
I am engaged in this work because I have seen its profound impact in my own life and in my own marriage.
Specifically, I believe that couples therapy can be uniquely transformative, in that it allows us to see our own patterns and wounds in a way that can be much more challenging to access through individual therapy.
My own experiences as a partner and parent inform my work deeply. I understand the lived realities of existing in a relationship and how beautiful and challenging it can be to show up fully for ourselves and others.
I believe the work we do to heal relationships is some of the most important work we can do, for ourselves, our relationships, and for the world.
Training and Education
I am an associate Marriage and Family Therapist and have a master’s degree in Somatic Psychotherapy from California Institute of Integral Studies. I also have a master’s degree from Stanford University and a bachelor’s degree from Williams College.
Learning about different therapeutic modalities is one of my passions. My masters program focused on the use of somatics—using the wisdom and innate knowledge of the body as a resource—in psychotherapy. I have additional training in coaching, somatic and experiential couples therapy and using touch in psychotherapy from the Tamura Method. I am also currently training in relational and attachment-based psychotherapy.
In my free time
In my free time, you may find me hiking through the redwoods or playing at the beach with my family, traveling and going on new adventures, dancing, or getting lost in a book. I am married and have two young children.
Jen Bees, AMFT
OFFICE LOCATION
- Kentfield, California 94904
ADDITIONAL SPECIALITIES
- Somatic
- Parenting
- Premarital
About Me
Humans are relational beings, and relationships form the core of our lives. As infants, our primary relationship is with our caregiver(s), and as children, we are raised in a web of relationships with our parent(s)/caregivers, extended family, friends, and classmates. Our entire lives are lived within a network of relationships. Our nervous systems are designed to co-regulate with other humans. For each of us, our deepest wounds have almost invariably occurred in a relationship with another person, especially when a relationship has ruptured, causing us to feel alone, unseen, or misunderstood. We are uniquely wounded in relationships, and because of that, we are also uniquely able to heal within a relationship.
Many couples come to therapy in crisis, but together, we work to stabilize the current situation, offering space for each person to speak and feel heard. We will also have the opportunity to delve deeper, understanding how past experiences for each person may be triggered by the current dynamic. I believe couples therapy offers each of us a unique window through which we can see ourselves, and our partners, more fully: our experiences, our beliefs, our patterns, and our strengths. It also offers the unique opportunity for healing, as true healing takes place within a relationship.
Couples therapy is courageous and illuminating work. It takes courage to be willing to look at our own patterns, to be honest, and to be willing to fully see another person. It requires trust and a willingness to move into the unknown. It is my job to create a welcoming space where each person feels safe enough to be seen and known in their full authenticity.
Background
I am engaged in this work because I have seen its profound impact in my own life and in my own marriage.
Specifically, I believe that couples therapy can be uniquely transformative, in that it allows us to see our own patterns and wounds in a way that can be much more challenging to access through individual therapy.
My own experiences as a partner and parent inform my work deeply. I understand the lived realities of existing in a relationship and how beautiful and challenging it can be to show up fully for ourselves and others.
I believe the work we do to heal relationships is some of the most important work we can do, for ourselves, our relationships, and for the world.
Training and Education
I am an associate Marriage and Family Therapist and have a master’s degree in Somatic Psychotherapy from California Institute of Integral Studies. I also have a master’s degree from Stanford University and a bachelor’s degree from Williams College.
Learning about different therapeutic modalities is one of my passions. My masters program focused on the use of somatics using the wisdom and innate knowledge of the body as a resource in psychotherapy. I have additional training in coaching, somatic and experiential couples therapy and using touch in psychotherapy from the Tamura Method. I am also currently training in relational and attachment-based psychotherapy.
In my free time
In my free time, you may find me hiking through the redwoods or playing at the beach with my family, traveling and going on new adventures, dancing, or getting lost in a book. I am married and have two young children.