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Jeni Gochin, M.A.,
Family Therapist Intern

Jeni is a graduate of Pacifica Graduate Institute's M.A. Counseling Psychology Program with an emphasis in Depth Psychology. She joined the Central Coast IOP team as an intern in July 2007.

A native South African, Jeni is a professionally-trained bodyworker whose background includes Massage Therapy, Polarity Therapy, Shiatsu, and extensive training in Craniosacral Therapy. She bridges these skills in her approach to psychotherapy with the Somatic Experience ® (SE) body psychotherapy model of trauma resolution with the aim of addressing the multiplicity of symptoms (physical, mental, and behavioral) so often linked to the stress induced, repetition compulsive nature of eating problems.

Jeni served her traineeship and adult portion of internship hours at CALM, Santa Barbara working with adults with a history of childhood molestation.

As an individual, group, and family therapist, Jeni facilitates her clients in developing a solid connection to a healthy sense of self that steadily allows disengagement from the behaviors connected to eating problems, body image issues, and other maladaptive coping skills. Her integrated, approach stimulates a process by which healthy interpersonal connections and an ability to thrive in life, work, and creative endeavors is made possible.