Jenevieve Russell

[psychotherapy, birth processing and perinatal adjustment support]

Read more about Jenevieve and her psychotherapy practice in Boulder:

Jenevieve offers a 20-30min (free) consultation for new clients.

www.NurturingStrategies.com

Jenevieve is also an experienced doula:
Doulas of Boulder : Maria+Jenevieve.com

Contact Jenevieve
email
p 720.239.2347
office hours
by appointment only
Monday-Friday 9a-4pm
(with limited Thursday evening hours)

rates: 
$140/hr (limited sliding scale spot available)
Book an Appointment  
(including free 20-30min consultation)

Transform Your Birth Story

Did you experience a birth as unexpected, disappointing, challenging, difficult or traumatic? You Can Free Your Relationship to Your Birth Story. This series is typically offered in the spring and fall.

Facilitated by Jenevieve Russell, MA, LPC, CD & Rt. Rev Stacia Synnestvedt. 

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I am passionate about supporting individuals, couples, families and groups in Boulder as we navigate transitions from where we are ... to where we want to be.
Even in this time, you can heal. grow. THRIVE!

Approach:
Each person I am honored to work with is met with true non-judgmental support and deep respect. Beyond the spaciousness and empathy counseling offer, I also provide keen insights, practical and proven strategies to boost your immediate functioning, as well as on-going tools to support reaching your goals and sustaining your optimal wellness.

My focus is with parents throughout fertility, pregnancy, birth and postnatal time.
I work with men and women, individuals and couples.

I have extensive, specialized training and can support you in healing:
  • processing difficult, disappointing and traumatic births
  • perinatal adjustment and mood disorders [including Postpartum Depression, Postpartum Anxiety and Rage, Postpartum OCD, Postpartum Thought Disorders, Paternal Postpartum Depression]
  • survivors of sexual abuse giving birth
  • couples (re)connecting throughout pregnancy/parenting
  • recovering from trauma
  • grief, loss, miscarriages, terminations
  • chronic pain
  • adjustments and wellness throughout parenthood

My approach brings together a blend of practical, interactive strategies, a safe, supportive environment, trauma resolution, insight, experientials, goal-oriented tools, research, breath & body awareness, mindfulness, gestalt, imagery, etc.  [more details below of my education, modalities & experience]

Benefits of Counseling:
When facing life’s changes and challenges with the right support, you can rise above and deepen your own wellness. With over 15 years of experience, I can help you heal, learn practical tools, regain balance in your life, unearth internal & external resources, and reclaim your true joy and vitality.

Education Background: 
My educational background is in psychology, counseling, sociology and human services with in-depth clinical studies in specific evidence-based therapies, including: cognitive, transpersonal, humanistic, client-centered, attachment, experiential, gestalt, trauma, EMDR and positive psychology /strength-based approach.

Services:
I use a wide variety of traditional and non-traditional modalities tailored to what tools are needed: EMDR, Brainspotting, Goal Setting, Insight, Life Skill, Practical, Interactive Strategies, Experientials, Cognitive / Behavioral Tool, Pain Reduction/Management, Self-Care Tools, Homework, Peri-Natal And Birth Work, Trauma Release, Evidence-Based Approaches / Information, Research, Community Resources and Networking, Body & Breath Awareness, Mindfulness Practices, Presence, Gestalt, Reframing, Active, Reflective Listening, Meaning-Making Story Sharing, Metaphors, Dreamwork, Art making, Guided Imagery, Visualizations and more.

Professional Experience:
I am a psychotherapist, a birth doula in Boulder, an educator and a mentor / supervisor to new professionals.  Since 1996, I have been steeped in a wide range of mental health professions ranging from non-profits, universities and private practice. With my extensive professional background, I provide a wide bag of resources and support tools that I tailor to your unique situation and needs.

I have worked in many specific areas, including: pain management, birth doula support, family interventions, university faculty, co-creation of university counseling center and internship program, crisis prevention and prevention, abuse, domestic violence, sexual assault, trauma, grief work, community response teams, community building, program development, psychoeducational presentations, leadership training, life skills, women’s groups, allyship in diversity work, volunteer advocacy programs, networking & coalition building, rites of passages ceremonies, coaching business strategies, mentoring and supervision.
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