GINA JORDAN

At Nature Heals Counseling, I believe that everyone has the natural potential to lead a fulfilling and meaningful life. Hello, my name is Gina Jordan ~ I am a licensed mental health counselor associate in the state of Washington, EMDR trained, and certified in Dancing Mindfulness and EAGALA (equine assisted psychotherapy). My unique background and creative approach to counseling includes an integration of mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT), somatic awareness, nature-based counseling, experiential psychotherapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR). I believe in a multidisciplinary approach to counseling that considers the interplay between our entire body, mind and spirit. Maybe you are already familiar with mindfulness exercises or maybe you are curious? In my own practice and in my therapeutic work with clients, I utilize mindfulness to help loosen the grip of judgement, allowing us to turn toward feelings like guilt, fear and shame. Then with compassion, we can explore what is needed to nurture healing. Our sessions could look like creating found poetry to process feelings of grief and loss, exercising mindfulness-based stress reduction skills, increasing stabilization and processing trauma through EMDR therapy, or experiential practices such as pulling weeds in the garden to explore boundary setting. Through collaborative exploration, my clients are encouraged to bring awareness to their emotions, thoughts, feelings, body sensations, and behaviors while moving towards changes to minimize emotional distress, and maximize a sense of harmony and connection. And then the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk to bloom. ~ Anais Nin