Counseling
Dr. Jennifer Dean-Hill received her Bachelor’s of Art in Liberal Studies from Azusa Pacific University, as well as her Teaching Certification. She held a CA & WA certified teacher and taught several years before receiving her Masters in Social Work (MSW) from Walla Walla University, and currently holds a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker licensure, (LICSW) in Washington state. She has received her Doctorate of Leadership in Global Perspectives from George Fox University (DMIN). In the mental health profession, she has worked with Lourdes Counseling (formerly Carondelet) as an Education Specialist and a children’s counselor, Kennewick School District as a program facilitator, Sunderland Family Treatment Services as a family therapist, as well as private work as a family therapist.
Jennifer’s counseling style is to involve the client’s support system throughout therapy in order to help facilitate change and gain a broader perspective of the client. She comes from a strength’s perspective with the intent of empowering the client to reach his/her fullest potential. The therapeutic modalities most favored by Jennifer include: cognitive therapy, behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, reality therapy, and emotional focused therapy. Along with talk therapy, she compliments the therapy process with: inner child work, spiritual strengthening, mindfulness, attachment work, art therapy, journaling, reading/media materials, and positive psychology. With hope and humor, Jennifer considers it an honor to use her expertise to assist you in living your best life.
Jennifer believes you can remodel your outdated relationships with 3 concrete steps.
In order to experience a remodel in your relationships, RELATIONSHIP REMODEL asks 3 questions as a part of its revolutionary 3 step MODEL:
1.CLEAN
What chaos needs to be cleaned out in your relationships?
2.CREATE
What change needs to be created in your relationships?
3.COMPLETE
What completion will bring contentment in your relationships?
Then RELATIONSHIP REMODEL (RR) sets about with the HOW to:
CLEAN up your organization by cleaning out the chaos surrounding relationships and creating order within your organization.
CREATE positive changes within the relationships that inspire high morale and productivity for your organization.
COMPLETE your remodel and experience contentment and peace in the newly remodeled relationships within your organization.
Jennifer specializes in family therapy, adolescents, marital therapy, and individual therapy and in the following areas:
- Couples: balance of power, attachment, developing partnership, developing empathy and understanding for each other, mutuality, and reigniting the passion and friendship in the relationship.
- Families: conflict skills, blended families, parental/adolescent conflicts, trauma recovery, and developing a bonded family unit.
- Women’s issues dealing with: change, personal & spiritual growth, parenting, depression, anxiety, anger issues, developing boundaries and a stronger sense of self, friendships, empowerment with work and relationships
- Upper adolescent issues: peer problems, goal achievement, abuse, depression, anxiety, lack of motivation, family conflict, low self-esteem, setting boundaries, and successful communication.
