Jenna Barnes

I tailor therapy to address various family concerns, including parenting struggles, sibling conflicts, major life transitions, and generational differences. By focusing on open dialogue and problem-solving, I help families build stronger bonds and develop healthier ways to navigate stress and conflict.

I've been EMDR trained since 2021 and use it as the core of my work with trauma, childhood wounds, and family patterns. I offer weekly EMDR, optional 6 and 10-session EMDR Series, and focused 2-hour EMDR Intensives. My specialty is pairing EMDR with attachment work, so we target not just single memories but the relational patterns that keep showing up at work, in love, and with family.

I believe you're the expert on your own life. My work is collaborative and affirming, and you set the pace. I don't hand out one-size-fits-all advice like "just cut them off," because family is complicated, especially when culture, guilt, and history are involved. My role is to help you feel steady enough to choose what's right for you.

Some of what you carry didn't start with you. Patterns like silence, people pleasing, perfectionism, or "we don't talk about that" often get passed down for generations. Many of my clients are the first in their family to notice the pattern and want something different. Using attachment-informed EMDR, we work through what was handed down to you, so you can honor where you come from without repeating what hurt.

You can lead a meeting with total confidence, but one comment from a parent and suddenly you feel 12 again. I help adults and teens navigate relationships with emotionally immature family, whether you're staying close, keeping your distance, or stepping away. Together, we untangle guilt from what you actually want, and use EMDR to calm the old reactions so you can hold boundaries without the spiral afterward.

Trauma isn't always one big event. It can be a single moment that changed everything, or years of walking on eggshells. If you're dealing with flashbacks, constant alertness, shutting down, or reactions that feel bigger than the situation, EMDR can help your brain finally file those memories as the past. We go at a pace that feels safe, building calming tools first, so you never have to relive everything to heal.

Attachment is the lens I bring to every session. With 7 years of clinical experience, from community mental health to private practice, I've seen how early relationships shape the way we handle closeness, conflict, and our own needs. I help clients understand why their system learned to cope the way it did, then build steadier, more secure relationships with partners, family, and themselves.