Jana Keith-Jennings, LMSW

My approach to therapy is rooted in the notion that identity is an experience continuously in process. Drawing from neuroscience, trauma theory, and a range of both psychodynamic and behavioral therapy techniques, my goals as a therapist are to work collaboratively with individuals to explore the ways in which their lived experience has shaped their present realities. Specifically, I am guided by the notion that through deepening our understanding the ways in which we have learned to be in relationship with our bodies, minds, emotions, thoughts, past, present, important others, and our social environment, and the impact that relationship has on our daily functioning; we can work through the practice of balancing both change and acceptance. I work primarily with individuals to address a range of challenges including trauma/PTSD, emotion-regulation, attention, identity, gender, sexuality, embodiment, and creativity.

My approach to therapy is grounded in intersectional, anti-oppressive, queer, trans, HAES, fat liberation, and gender theories, as well as my own lived experiences as a middle-aged non-binary (they/them) neurodivergent queer person with class, ability status, thin, and white privilege. I strive to offer an affirming space for TGNC/GNB and LGBQ individuals, as well as members of the BDSM/kink and ENM/poly communities, to creatively explore their various identities, relationship configurations, and sexualities in.

Before joining Liam Cudmore’s practice, I trained and worked primarily with adolescent, young adult, and adult populations facing acute and/or complex PTSD, resulting from various forms of trauma, adversity, violence and neglect. I have worked with populations including veterans transitioning from the military to civilian life, incarcerated and/or criminal justice involved individuals, individuals involved in the family court system, LGBQ, T/GNB, and sex workers, and survivors of sexual and/or interpersonal violence. I have also trained extensively in working with people with eating disorders, depression, anxiety, OCD, as well as people with borderline adaptations, chronic suicidality and self-harm.

I am trained and receive supervision in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) including facilitating DBT skills groups. I am also trained and receive supervision in Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapy for PTSD, including DBT-PE, as well as Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD. My other training and competencies include Enhanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT-E) for Eating Disorders, Family Based Treatment (FBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD.