Jamie M. Peña

In the deeply personal nature of relational healing, it is important that we build a transparent and trusting relationship. I'd like to lead in that by sharing more about myself. As a Queer, Neurodivergent, Puerto Rican, Transracial Adoptee, I am passionate about exploring intersecting identities and how these parts impact our relationships with ourselves and others. I am highly collaborative and seek to make a space that feels safe and liberating. My role is to support and steward you on your path to understanding and change. I am a relational and systemic therapist that believes people don't heal in a bubble, we heal in relation to one another and the systems in which we are a part of. I work with individuals, couples, and families struggling with challenges such as individual/generational trauma, sex/intimacy, adoption/fostering, attachment/adjustment, multiracial couples/families, neurodivergence, and LGBTQIA+ challenges. In addition to working in private practice, I am a full-time Family-Based Therapist serving families throughout Philadelphia. After working in family support for ten years, I graduated from Drexel University with my Masters of Family Therapy in 2021. I utilize a trauma-informed approach and draw from therapeutic models including Attachment-based, Experiential, Emotion-focused, Contextual, ESFT, and was trained in Person of the Therapist under founder Dr. Harry Aponte. I am also a 200 hr Registered Yoga Teacher, teaching classes independently as well as through a local non-profit called Yoga 4 Philly. I offer sliding scale services at the suggested fees listed below. Please note, depending on availability, client need, and client-therapist alignment, I may accept clients at a lower rate than provided. This can be discussed during our initial consultation phone call. You can also find me in the Open Path Collective directory, along with other practitioners that offer low cost sliding scale fees. I am also available for guest lecturing and speaking engagements. Please reach out to me directly at jamiemlmft@gmail.com for inquiries.