Amending
Place

Holistic Therapy

A·MEND

/ƏˈMEND/

verb: change that makes better, more accurate, up-to-date; to improve.

Amending Place grew from the belief that healing is more than mending what feels broken. Just as we amend soil with nutrients or a document with improvements, the healing journey allows us to evolve and change for the better. Through the alchemy of our internal stories we become stronger, more resilient, centered, and confident. We're able to live from a place of greater attunement and authenticity, true to ourselves while also deepening our connection with others.

About Me

Hi, I’m Jackie, a holistic therapist who helps people reconnect with themselves, relieve stressful or painful patterns, and grow in ways that bring more balance and joy in their lives. My approach blends evidence-based practices with a deep respect for each person’s inner wisdom and capacity to heal. Together, we explore how life experiences have shaped your thoughts, emotions, and relationships to help unravel what feels stuck or misunderstood.

My work is trauma-informed and grounded in the mind–body connection. Depending on your needs, I integrate Internal Family Systems (IFS), Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness, somatic awareness, and expressive arts. I’m a Level Two Certified IFS therapist and mastery-level trained in PRT, having worked with Alan Gordon’s Pain Psychology Center since 2021. I’m always deepening my work through ongoing study in neuroscience, nervous system regulation, and the ways emotional and physical healing are intertwined.

Cultivating Growth

Coming to therapy often begins with a quiet knowing that something needs attention. You might be tired of trying to figure it out alone or you're confused by repeating patterns and reactions. Sometimes there are an onslaught of difficult circumstances or you may want to focus on new goals for your future. There's a nudging that there's a better way or a need for support during shifting seasons. I'm here to offer a thoughtful and collaborative space to help process and untangle what’s happening internally and around you. Tools with evidence-based modalities will begin to shift old patterns that no longer serve you and unburden limiting beliefs that may still impact choices today. We'll work to bring calm to the body, clarity to the mind, and healing to the parts of you that need care the most.

Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a compassionate, evidence-based approach that helps you explore the many “parts” within you. Each part developed with good intentions, trying to protect you from pain or judgment. Over time, these protectors can take the lead, reacting from old patterns even when your present-day self knows you’re safe. IFS helps unravel the story to allow the deeper wounds to be unburdened. You're able to lead from a more integrated, centered place.

Pain Reprocessing Therapy is an evidence based mind-body approach using the brain’s ability to rewire new pathways. Your symptoms are very real, it’s just that the part of the brain generating them is making a mistake. We’ll explore areas impacting your brain's sense of safety and create a plan to help you feel less fear or frustration around them. As these new pathways of safety strengthen and the pain signals quiet down, you'll gain confidence that you can do this, and healing is possible.

I support clients through life changes and stressful seasons, from healing early attachment wounds before choosing a partner to navigating career shifts, parenting, divorce, or dating again. I also work with midlife transitions, such as an empty nest or caring for aging parents, helping clients balance these shifting roles while reconnecting with their own internal needs and direction. These times can stir emotion, but they also offer space for growth. Together, we create room for reconnection so you can move forward with a greater sense of clarity and strength.

When someone you love is living with chronic pain or emotional distress, it can be hard to know what to say or how to help. I offer guidance and education for loved ones to better understand the mind-body process of pain and the emotional patterns that often accompany it. Together, we explore ways to communicate with empathy, avoid language that reinforces fear or helplessness, and create an environment that supports calm and safety. This work helps loved ones stay connected while offering meaningful, compassionate support that truly aids healing.

Internal Family Systems

Pain Reprocessing Therapy

Life Transitions

Expressive Arts

Somatic Awareness & Mindfulness

Support for Loved Ones

“It may be that when we no longer know what to do we have come to our real work, and that when we no longer know which way to go we have come to our real journey.” -Wendell Berry

Honoring all the parts that make
you whole.

Beneath every defense lives a story longing to be heard. When we meet these parts with curiosity instead of rejection, with time they soften and reveal the deeper wounds that may have been forgotten.