Jackie Turner

Matrescence, or the identity shift at the heart of becoming a mother, is a deep, confronting process. So much surfaces during this transition. Maybe you're feeling far away from yourself and unsure when the ground will steady itself again. Maybe old losses, traumas, and wounds are returning to you in new ways, or you're feeling lost in the forest of change. Maybe you feel far away from your partner and unsure how to find each other again. Maybe you're navigating pregnancy loss or fertility challenges, or struggling to decide if you want to become a parent at all.

I'm a psychodynamic therapist specializing in perinatal mental health, matrescence, and family of origin wounds, including trauma. I'm a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (T2574) and hold a Master of Arts in Marriage, Couple, & Family Therapy from Lewis & Clark College. I have formal training in perinatal mental health, and basic training in perinatal EMDR.

I practice psychodynamically, which means the relationship is the heart of the work. I draw on depth-oriented, IFS-informed, and Narrative approaches as languages for the deeper work of individuation. I like to weave in active imagination, meditation, and EMDR as vehicles for accessing deeper insight, underneath the level of the intellect, and integrating beyond the level of talk therapy. I see dreams, archetypes, myths, and personal narratives as wise resources. I make space for the numinous, for your specific understanding of meaning, purpose, and awe, and why you are here.

In our first session, I work to get to know you, exactly as you are - whether you have plenty of experience in therapy, or this is your first time, I work to meet you where you are and help you figure out the direction we'll take in our work together. I will want to learn about how you see the world, the important relationships in your life, and how you like to make meaning of things, as well as some of the challenges you're navigating. I will work with you at your pace.