Jenna Wolfson, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Psychedelic Assisted Therapist
Santa Cruz CA
My role is to listen and develop a deeper understanding so that throughout the process I am able to guide, troubleshoot, and assist; to develop a level of trust that allows us to approach sensitive issues, tricky patterns or maladaptive behaviors with a strong sense of security and support.
Being client-centered, I do not push and pull my clients before they are ready or in directions they do not want to go. Simultaneously, I also am not a crutch; I will not allow sessions to become stagnant or circular in nature. It is my role to ensure that we remain on a path that moves you forward.
Addressing trauma and deep wounds is part of an organic process, with various issues arising as we work through your imminent, historical, or recurring issues. If the client is ready, we can “go there,” or we can work in the present and remain solution-focused, returning to the trauma only when you are ready.
I attended Cal State University Monterey Bay and received a Bachelor's degree in Social and Behavioral Science in 2004. Towards the end of that program, I decided to apply for the master's program in Social Work at San Jose State University. While attending SJSU I continued to focus my education on families and children and eventually graduated with my Master's degree and a school social worker's permit in 2006. Upon graduating and starting my new job in a gang entrenched middle school, I discovered that working as a school social worker in a school district wasn't going to affect the changes that I felt drawn to influence. I then focused my attention on core challenges which included substance abuse, domestic violence, transgenerational and intergenerational trauma, and systemic racism/discrimination. I've worked in group homes, assessed chronic substance users, and was a Wraparound social worker. I facilitated classes as a batterer's interventionist with male perpetrators remanded to the 52 week class. I've worked in foster homes and with adoptive parents and have sat at a table of no less than 20 multi disciplinary team members to advocate and support my clients. In 2015 I opened up my private practice on my foundation of lived and learned wisdom with the hope that I can continue to honor my clients' experiences by being a supportive guide. In 2022 I decided to take my work a step further by attending a year long program to become a Certified Psychedelic Assisted Therapist. My focus is primarily working with individuals interested in exploring psilocybin as a means to improve personal insight and over all mental well being.