Jennifer Yeager is a  Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Supervisor (LMFT #203091) and a Licensed Professional Counselor  (LPC #78951) in the state of Texas.  Jennifer holds a Master’s Degree in Professional Counseling, a Master’s Degree in Professional Development and Leadership, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance. 

Jennifer has completed additional training in trauma and addictions through EMDRIA (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing International Association) & IITAP ( International Institute of Trauma and Addiction Professionals.)   This additional training allows Jennifer recognition as an EMDR Certified Therapist by EMDRIA and a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT) by IITAP.   

Before going into private practice Jennifer gained experience at a local domestic violence agency working with individuals and families impacted by domestic violence and sexual abuse.  It was here that her passion for working with individuals impacted by trauma began. Jennifer also gained experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team treating individuals in the Catalyst Partial Hospitalization Program at The Meier Clinic in Richardson, Texas. 

Jennifer’s therapeutic approach is strongly grounded in Family Systems Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Attachment Theory,  Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Mindfulness, and Somatic Interventions.  Jennifer collaborates with each client individually; considering their goals, circumstances, and strengths.

WHAT IT IS

Trauma-Focused Therapy is a specific approach to therapy that recognizes and emphasizes understanding how the traumatic experience impacts an individual’s mental, behavioral, emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being. This type of therapy is rooted in understanding the connection between the trauma experience and the individual’s emotional and behavioral responses.

The purpose of trauma-focused therapy is to offer skills and strategies to assist you in better understanding, coping with and processing emotions and memories tied to traumatic experiences, with the end goal of empowering you to create a healthier and more adaptive meaning of the experience that took place in your life.

HOW IT WORKS

Trauma-Focused therapy works by incorporating the mind-body connection to promote healing. This includes using Eye Movement Depensation and Reprocessing therapy (EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS), along with somatic approaches such as Trauma Conscious Yoga and Mindfulness.

You may not consider your life experience to include trauma. Yet, the way you have learned to cope in life may reflect the impact of trauma, even if you don’t recognize it in yourself.

WHAT IT IS

Attachment Therapy is founded in the concept of attachment, focusing on the bond between the primary caregiver and infant. Attachment is not a one-time event, but a process that begins with birth and extends into the early years of life. A child's relationship with the primary caregiver can affect the child's attachment style throughout life.  Attachment injuries that are left unresolved can interfere with the ability to maintain relationships, of any kind, later in life. Adults who have never addressed problems with attachment and who see the result of attachment issues in their lives might, in treatment, identify and explore early losses, grieve for the childhood bonds that were not experienced, and gain closure while learning how to develop healthy attachments and accept love, if they have difficulty doing so. Through therapy, adults who have experienced attachment issues may become able to build stronger bonds with friends, children, and partners.

HOW IT WORKS

Attachment Therapy involves building a client-therapist relationship based on establishing trust and expressing emotions. Therapists, thereby, explore the connections between each patient’s early childhood experience and the way they show up in relationships as an adult.

WHAT IT IS

Relational therapy focuses on how your past experiences  negatively affect your ways of being in the present, and how you can feel more connected to others.

HOW IT WORKS

Relational Therapy is based on the following six key concepts:

1. Connection matters.
2. Disconnection leads to mental health struggles.
3. Authenticity is key.
4. The past informs our present.
5. We are affected by social & cultural factors.
6. The relationship between client and therapist is very important.

CBT is a therapeutic approach that systematically analyzes and corrects the way we think which directly affects our mood and the way we behave.

HOW IT WORKS

Therapists work with the client to assess their thought processes, distortions and thinking errors, automatic negative thoughts and irrational perceptions, which can interfere with daily functioning in their lives. Therapists assist the client to correct their negative thought processes to perceive the world more accurately, feel better and cope with their daily lives and relationships more effectively.