Jen Poole playing flute on a mossy rock beside a forest creek

Depth and Somatic Psychotherapy

Grounded in Openness and Alignment

In Berkeley and online throughout California
Transformative Coaching for US National and Global Citizens

Jen Poole, LMFT, somatic and depth psychotherapist in Berkeley, CA

Your body already knows the way home

From the outside, life may look like it’s working. You may be capable, caring and accomplished. And still, something inside feels tight, tired or far away. You’re striving, but not quite thriving.

Maybe anxiety lives in your chest. Maybe grief has settled somewhere you can’t quite name. Maybe old patterns keep returning, no matter how well you understand them.

These experiences are held in the body, and the body is also where they can soften. Together, we slow down enough to listen to what your whole self is asking for.

If you recognize yourself here, you’re warmly invited to reach out.

— Jen

How we’ll work together

Our work doesn’t ask you to perform or become someone else. It asks you to come home to yourself. I weave body-based therapy with depth psychology and a soul-centered approach, so we attend to what you feel, what it means, and what your life is inviting you to grow into.

Therapy becomes a place to:

  • Feel safe, grounded and resourced in your body
  • Understand the patterns that shape your relationships
  • Meet difficult emotions with presence rather than struggle
  • Reconnect with your intuition, purpose and natural gifts
  • Live with more aliveness, pleasure and meaning
Sunlight rippling through clear shallow water over golden stone

What brings people here

Every path is unique. My work often focuses on:

Desire to thrive

When you’ve already addressed core wounds and want to step into who you are when you are free

Staying Anchored

When you need instructions, accountability and support to cultivate practices that keep you centered

Grief, loss & life transitions

How to open to life’s situations no matter how hard, and find the medicine within it

Relationships & intimacy

When closeness feels hard to feel or sustain

Purpose & alignment

When you long to live what you’re here to do

Spiritual growth & integration

When expanded experiences need a place to land

Ways to work with me

Support for body, mind and soul

Somatic Psychotherapy

Depth-oriented, body-based therapy for adults, in person in Berkeley and online throughout California.

Learn about somatic therapy →

Transformative Coaching

For leaders and changemakers who want their inner life and their work to move in alignment. Available across the US and internationally.

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Spiritual Counseling & Ritual

Through Sacred Bridge, my nonprofit, I offer spiritual counseling and nature-based ritual, separate from my therapy practice.

Visit Sacred Bridge →

Meet Jen

Rooted in the body, the Earth and the soul

I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT #104161) in Berkeley. I came to this work through art and the natural world, and my practice is shaped by years of training in somatic therapy, depth psychology, meditation and Earth-honoring traditions.

I see each person as an integrated, intelligent whole. My role is to help you remember that wholeness, and to live from it.

Jen Poole, LMFT, smiling outdoors beneath a leafy tree in Berkeley

Begin with a conversation

If something in you is ready, I offer a free 30-minute consultation to talk about what’s bringing you in and whether we’re a good fit.