You’ve been holding it together for everyone else—but inside, something still feels heavy.
EMDR Therapist Pleasant Hill
I’m Jennifer Villena, a Certified EMDR Therapist in Pleasant Hill. I work with women navigating anxiety, trauma, and life transitions who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected from themselves. Using EMDR and a relational approach, I help you process what’s been weighing on you so you can move forward with more clarity, confidence, and ease.
You might be feeling…
Stuck in anxiety or overthinking
Emotionally overwhelmed or disconnected
Carrying unresolved trauma or past experiences
Navigating a major life transition or identity shift
Struggling to feel like yourself again
Start feeling relief + clarity We create a plan together
Who I work with
I specialize in working with women who are:
Navigating anxiety or burnout
Processing trauma or past experiences
Moving through life transitions or identity shifts
Wanting to feel more grounded, confident, and connected to themselves
If you're ready to begin, I offer a 15 minute consultation to see if we are a good fit. Schedule a consultation
My approach is trauma-informed, warm, and grounded, helping women feel more connected, clear, and confident.
My Mission
We live in a world that often overlooks women, minimizes our voices, and labels us as the "weaker" sex. But I see the truth: women carry so much strength, wisdom, and magic through all seasons of life—especially in midlife, when we’re expected to stay quiet or disappear.
My work is warm, collaborative, and grounded.
I integrate:
EMDR therapy
Parts work
Mindfulness and body awareness
I’m here to help you feel supported—not judged—as you begin to understand yourself in a different way.
Through evidence-based practices like EMDR and a holistic lens that honors mind, body, and spirit, I help women reconnect with themselves, heal old wounds, and move forward with purpose. I hope you feel grounded, empowered, and more at home in your skin.
How EMDR Therapy Can Help
EMDR therapy helps you process past experiences that are still impacting how you feel, think, and respond today.
Instead of just talking through things, we work with your nervous system to:
Reduce emotional intensity
Shift negative beliefs
Create more space for calm and clarity
This is where deeper, lasting change begins.Jennifer provides a comprehensive, compassionate space to process your experiences, heal from the past, and move into the next chapter more clearly and confidently. This comprehensive specialized approach ensures that all aspects of your mental health are addressed, giving you the confidence to move forward.
Empowering all women-especially in midlife—through inclusive, specialized, trauma-informed therapy and EMDR, guiding healing, resilience, and self-discovery
My Therapeutic Goals
❊ Provide a non-judgmental and supportive environment
❊ Create a mind-body connection through yoga and movement
❊ Build a collaborative therapeutic process in self-reflection and exploration
❊ Promote the acceptance of mistakes and help to view failure as a step towards change
❊ Connect with others and provide sensitivity to mental health concerns, taking into account societal, family, and peer influences and pressures involving a client
AREAS OF SPECIALTY
TRAUMA RECOVERY
ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION
LOSS AND GRIEF IN PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM
MOTHERHOOD AND RELATED CHALLENGES
IDENTITY SHIFTS
It’s okay to seek support
You should never feel alone, and seeking support for whatever you are going through is always okay. It's perfectly fine to want someone to help you, provide support, offer a different perspective, and listen to you.
I am aware that there is a stigma attached to seeking mental health assistance, and I strive to educate people on the importance of obtaining quality mental health care in diverse communities. Life can be tough, but you don’t have to figure it out alone. Let’s talk.
Let’s find a way forward—together. Healing starts here
