J Kenney

Psy.D. , Post Doctoral Fellow

Psychotherapist
Individual & Group Therapy
Pronouns –They/Them

“It’s like life came with an instruction manual and everyone got one but me.” “Mostly, I just feel numb. I don’t know who I am or what I love anymore. Maybe I never did.”

If this sounds like you, you’re not alone. Many people struggle with feeling lost and directionless or anxious about their ability to cope with life on life’s terms. For some people, these feelings can linger and become the painful lens through which you see yourself and the world. But it doesn’t have to be that way. With care and support, you can become more confident and loving toward yourself.

You might even wake up one day and realize that instead of needing to read the instructional manual for life, you are ready to write your own. However, you might need some rough drafts and edits first. That is where therapy comes in.

Often, painful thoughts and feelings come from real experiences in our past where we felt unprepared and overwhelmed, alone, and unsafe. We can become afraid to share our story, but when we can share it with others and feel their understanding and care for us, we begin to see how much more there can be than those painful chapters.

I’ve been working with individuals of all ages who are struggling with the impact of painful past experiences, such as trauma, complex trauma, and systemic oppression, in a variety of settings and clinical contexts for the past five years. I also have experience working with related difficulties, such as chemical and process addictions as well as eating disorders, and in marginalized populations, particularly LGBTQIA+ individuals. I use a relational, psychodynamic approach, and I’ve been told that I’m warm, empathic, and genuine in my clinical work.