Jean Thumm

I specialize in relationship therapy, including but not limited to marriage and family therapy. I suggest some individual sessions so that I can get to know each of the participants. I am interested in how your early life may have impacted your current thinking and beliefs about life in general. I will not seek to change these beliefs but will gently nudge you to explore other ways of thinking and believing. I will utilize any number of modalities -- ones suited to you and your situation.

I work from a respectful point of view. That includes respectful behavior among all parties involved in the therapy, including myself.

I specialize in several areas: (1) relationship therapy which can involve attachment theory; (2) development of self-esteem and self-confidence, which often begins with release of "minor" to major traumas; (3) development of the Self, often aided by techniques of Internal Family Systems; (4) use of EMDR or similar methods to re-regulate the nervous system; (5) use of the Myers Briggs Type Indicator to help you understand yourself and others. Many other tools including the use of clinical hypnosis are described on my website, www.beyondthehorizonsconsulting.com.

I enjoy creating an environment which is open to anything the client is ready to share. I do have initial questions but prefer to embellish them to allow clients to add as much "flavor" as they would like, and I encourage them to ask questions of me as well. We usually complete the first session knowing something about their challenges, as well as a sense of their desired goals for themselves. Clients generally feel that they have established some rapport with me at the end of the first session.