Jenny Amerin, S-MFT
Jenny is a Supervised Marriage and Family Therapist committed to helping individuals, families, and couples learn how to build healthier relationship patterns. Her work focuses on targeting the unhelpful behaviors, habits, or beliefs clients have that inhibit them from showing up in their preferred way. Jenny helps clients build on their own resources as well as find new coping skills that help them reach their goals. She recognizes the importance of systems in our lives and how they can impact our current functioning and wellbeing. Jenny takes a collaborative approach to create an inclusive and empathetic environment for her clients.
Jenny works with clients ages 2 years and older, while she has experience working with clients facing many challenges, her primary areas of interest include: anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, relationship difficulties, parenting challenges, and family tension. Jenny tailors her approach to best meet each clients needs from evidenced based therapy practices. She utilizes techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), and Experiential Therapy, while also including mindfulness practices. Jenny has training in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT), Sand Tray Therapy, and Filial Therapy. If you are interested in learning more about any of these approaches, feel free to contact Jenny.
Jenny has her Masters of Science in Human Development and Family Science with a specialization in Couples and Family Therapy from Kansas State University.
To make an appointment with Jenny Amerin, please contact us at 816-761-3944 or info@rejuvenatekc.com
Read article by Jenny Amerin about Filial Therapy here
Pursuant to Section 337.712, RSMo: Jenny Amerin, within the practice marital and family therapy, is under the clinical supervision of Stacey Hodges (LMFT 2009025003), currently an approved supervisor by the Missouri State Committee of Marital & Family Therapists. In accordance to 20 CSR 2233-2.020, supervision is provided for at least 4 hours each month.