Jewels Willing, Licensed Clinical Social Worker

My name is Jewels and my specialty is working with individuals who grew up within family conflict, a difficult relationship with a parent, or a childhood that did not feel safe. I have trained in attachment trauma (when we don't grow up with consistent, nurturing caregivers) and the impact it has on our brain, body, behavior, and relationships. Growing up this way can feel like climbing a mountain without a map. We become skilled at navigating rocky terrain, reading the weather, bracing for storms, learning the safest path to take, and how to survive on our own. Our nervous system can feel these effects long after childhood is over. I offer education on the impact of childhood trauma, strategies to reduce anxiety, skills to create new patterns, ways to set healthy boundaries, productive communication techniques, and more. For deeper work, I offer Internal Family Systems (IFS), and inner child work. We move at your own pace, focusing on what feels right for you. I am a nurturing therapist and offer a safe space where your inner child can begin to heal. You deserve to have a voice and your voice is important. Your feelings matter and you are not alone. “Once in a while you get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right” -Robert Hunter

I have trained with Dr. Lindsay Gibson, author of Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, Dr. Frank Anderson, lead trainer of Internal Family Systems, and Dr. Sue Johnson, creator of Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy.