IN-PERSON SESSIONS: Millcreek
VIRTUAL SESSIONS: Utah
Jenny Ford, LAMFT (she,her)
Are you wanting to improve an already strong relationship, revive a burned out one, work through parenting issues, or empower yourself individually? Jenny provides a safe therapeutic environment using self-compassion and empathy. She is skilled in helping clients accessing deep emotional connections and assists in uncovering individual patterns of interaction that tend to keep clients stuck. She gently collaborates with her clients to build safety and security in their most important relationships and assists individuals to help them strengthen their self-confidence and overall well-being.
Jenny and her husband have been married 25 years and are the parents of 4 boys. Their oldest son died by suicide shortly after his diagnosis of schizophrenia. This devastating loss has created a deeper understanding of the effects of grief and sudden loss, and Jenny has a unique ability to assist others in processing grief and loss to promote healing. Jenny is a strong advocate for decreasing the stigma of suicide and addictions. Jenny also has a son who is gay, and she honors, values, and celebrates the lived experiences of sexual and gender diversity.
Jenny is a well-known online fitness professional and encourages her community to love their bodies at all sizes, and how important it is to take care of ourselves both mentally and physically. She’s created multiple workout programs including Grief Yoga.
Counseling Focus:
Addiction
Adolescent Struggles
Anxiety / Depression
Body Image
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Communication Skills
Empowerment through Boundaries
Emotionally Focused Therapy
Family Stress
Faith Trauma/Issues
Gender & Sexual Identity
Grief / Loss
Guided Imagery Trauma Clearing
Life Transitions
LGBTQ+
Marriage Therapy and Relationship Counseling
Parenting
Personalizing Spirituality or Faith
Pre-marital Counseling
Pornography
Trauma Therapy
Women-Specific Issues
Yoga
Education
Master’s Degree: Marriage and Family Therapy, Northcentral University
Bachelor’s Degree: English, University of Utah
Professional Organization Affiliations
Member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
Member of the International Centre for Excellence in EFT (ICEEFT)
Member of the Northern Utah Emotionally Focused Therapy Group
LGBTQ Affirmative Therapist Guild of Utah
Member of the Delta Kappa Honor Society
Trainings/Certifications
Externship in Emotionally Focused Therapy
Currently Working Toward Emotionally Focused Therapy Certification
Certified Grief Educator by David Kessler
Grief Movement Specialist/Grief Yoga
Parachute Course ‘Understanding your LGBTQ Child’
QPR- Suicide Prevention Training
ACE Certified Health Coach
Certified Group Fitness
Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher 200
CPR/AED Certified
Connect with Jenny on Instagram:
@jennyford_fitness_therapist