Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
My work as a psychotherapist emerges from the many diverse experiences I have had in life, from my encounters with people of different cultures and languages, from my travels throughout various parts of the world, and from my own soulful journeys in search of self. Like Santiago, in Coelho’s classic novel, The Alchemist, I have been in search of the very things for which clients often come to me and dream of becoming. Each of us, in some way or other, is in search of love, to love or to be loved and on a mysterious quest—deeply longing for something far greater than ourselves within ourselves.
I know the journey can seem, at times, long and hard. There are times along the way when you may feel sad, hopeless, frustrated, overwhelmed, numb, anxious, fearful if not terrified, disappointed in yourself or betrayed by another. You may have experienced or witnessed something that has traumatized you—leaving you bereft of any sense of meaning. Perhaps you are angry or resentful about something that has or hasn’t happened. Maybe you’re feeling alone, abandoned, left behind or believe that you never really mattered or are rejected for who you truly are. Or you’re just maybe a little lost right now and don’t know who you are anymore, much less where you’re going. Wherever you find yourself in this journey of life, on this personal quest of yours, chances are I’ve been there too.
What I bring to my clients in psychotherapy are the very things I myself have learned—some from books (and academic research) but mostly from my own richly vast experiences. From these, I have formed a personal, genuine, client-centered, strength-affirming, hope-sustaining, meaning-finding and an unconditionally accepting therapeutic approach.
If you are on such a journey and seek not so much an all-knowing guide but rather the company of a compassionate, caring, insightful and understanding person to walk beside you, then I will be both humbled and honored to work with you in psychotherapy. Let’s begin this awesome and amazing journey together…
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Kendall Jones draws her work as a psychotherapist from a wide range of life experiences, including encounters with different cultures and languages, extensive travel, and her own deep inward searches for meaning. She often likens that search to Santiago’s journey in Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist, noting that many people seek the same longings she has explored – to love, to be loved, and to discover something greater within themselves.
She acknowledges that the path can feel long and difficult. People may arrive feeling sad, hopeless, frustrated, overwhelmed, numb, anxious, fearful or even terrified, disappointed in themselves, or betrayed by others. Some have experienced or witnessed traumatic events that leave them without a sense of meaning. Others carry anger or resentment about what did or did not happen, or feel abandoned, left behind, rejected for who they are, or simply lost and unsure of who they have become or where they are headed.
What Kendall brings to therapy are insights learned both from academic study and, importantly, from her own extensive life experience. Her approach is personal and genuine, centered on the client, and focused on affirming strengths, sustaining hope, helping to find meaning, and offering unconditional acceptance.
For those seeking a companion rather than an all-knowing guide, Kendall offers compassionate, caring, insightful, and understanding support as someone who will walk beside a person on their journey. She is licensed in California as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and brings 25 years of clinical experience to her work.
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