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in a castle far away across the sea, for a little while, lived a little girl, who was cautious and curious and loved flowers.

When this girl, in time returned, with her parents, back to the land from which they had come, she started the second grade where she learned that not everyone believes in Truth and that there are Important Rules that all citizens know. And … if one is to survive in this strange land, one must take care to follow these Rules or risk being cast out.

This collective wisdom was indeed so strong that over the years the little girl began to wonder if she really had lived in a castle…Did she perhaps make the whole thing up?

About Jennifer Ziegler

Once upon a time...

Sometimes the truth is hard to believe but that doesn’t make it any less true. And what is actually true … can make all the difference.

What if your story is actually much more magical than you have been allowing for? I remember the day that I all of a sudden realized that the reality that I had lived in a castle in Scotland (yes, the one pictured above) for 2 years when I was very young was not only factually true, but true in a much deeper way as well.

More than being a pastor’s wife or a therapist or a daughter, mother, sister… I am a daughter of the Most High King. And, that reality has made all the difference. It was like a magical shift, an aha moment, in which everything that always had been true, all the facts of my story, suddenly aligned in a way that I hadn’t quite recognized before. And this new perspective meant that I truly belonged, that I could stop trying to make myself fit.

If you know that feeling, of not fitting…

Of not knowing where you belong or what your purpose is, I specialize in helping women to reconnect with themselves and their truest story.

I’m a Chicago-based therapist and coach, who has spent the better part of the last decade learning how to help people experience that magical story shift.

Using the brain’s natural process of memory reconsolidation, I integrate brain based and somatic therapies, like Music, Art, Play, and Brainspotting within a faith-based perspective to help clients reshape their stories to support wholeness and growth. I create therapy retreats and coaching packages, customized to honor clients’ unique personalities and needs.

C.S. Lewis once said of the human condition, “We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea.”

What if the truth is actually like a holiday by the sea?

I’d love to help you discover your truest story.

Therapy with me is…

Hope Oriented

While the past may provide context, my goal is to help people be fully present today with hope for the future.

I also believe in the healing power of laughter and work with me incorporates a fair amount of fun into the mix.

Creative

Truly getting unstuck requires creating a mismatch experience for the emotional brain. Something new and different from what a person’s deeper brain is expecting has to happen in order to facilitate lasting change. And this requires creativity, curiosity, and flexibility.

Faith Aligned

With over five decades of church experience, I know the many facets of what church life can include (good and bad). It is deeply important to help clients in a truly faith aligned way. Wherever you are with your beliefs (whether questioning or confident), I will hold space for you in a non- judgmental and compassionate way.

Deep

I have never been satisfied with surface level success. In middle school math class, I wanted to know why the formula worked not just that it worked. With clients, I aim get to the root of the issue so clients can experience holistic growth, from the inside out.

Compassionate

I’ve spent much time doing my own healing work and I know what it’s like to be a client. Any methods I use, I have first tried myself. And because I cannot possibly know what it is like to be you, I am collaborative and will follow your lead, as we find what works best for your nervous system.

My Training & Education

    • Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, Illinois

    • MA in Marriage & Family Therapy, Wheaton College Graduate School

    • BA in Spiritual Formation, Wheaton College

    • Certified Clinical Trauma Professional

    • Certified Safe and Sound Protocol provider

    • Certified Rest and Restore Protocol Provider

    • Certified Trauma Informed Hypnotherapy Provider

    • Certified Cognitive Processing Therapy Provider

    • Certified Brainspotting Practitioner

    • Certified Pain Reprocessing Therapy Provider

    • Certified Resilient Heart Trauma Sensitive Heartmath Provider

    • Certificate in Using Art to Unlock More Effective Trauma Narratives

    • Trinity Presbyterian Church in Hinsdale, Illinois

    • Presbyterian Church of America

    • American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy

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I’m here to help you discover and live your truest story.

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