Jennifer Cox; NLP Coaching Certified;
Specializing in Relational, Spiritual, and Positive Feminine and Masculine Coaching
Hello! To get to know me more, I’m not sure where to begin. I know that the more you know about me, the better you will be able to decide if I am a good fit for you and if both of us can work together in a client-coach capacity. I have worked as a Qualified Mental Health Professional-Community Support Specialist, a Security Officer at Central Management Services (CSM) of the State of Illinois, an UL Certified Operator & Emergency Dispatcher, and I’ve co-owned and Co-operated Two Successful Home-Based Businesses, to name a few. As a Qualified Mental Health Professional [QMHP]-Community Support Specialist [CCS], I assisted clients in identifying their strengths, needs, abilities, and preferences regarding substance abuse and mental illness, which were often comorbid or co-occurring disorders with the clients that I was assigned. I coached them with the development of a Wellness [intervention] Plan. I provided services from a holistic perspective, incorporating coaching surrounding the Eight Dimensions of Wellness, with attention to each wellness domain. I supported clients in achieving their goals, reviewing the WP with the client as required, and updating goals and objectives as items were achieved or as the client’s goals changed.
However, the mental health field was not what I hoped it could be as a person “who wanted to help people find a better life.” What I discovered was that the insurance companies and other third-party payment vendors run the “industry,” from having to diagnose clients with mental conditions to get paid, to how many sessions clients can have to be considered “healed” and not really for lifelong mental, emotional, and often, physical elements. Most mental health professional organizations at the state level are highly competitive and politically minded, driven by business rather than focusing on what is good for the client-patient relationship, in the race to get the most customers with the most issues or problems, so they can get reimbursed by the government or insurance companies. Because of my views, I was always an outsider, and I had to make a change, otherwise face not ever truly fulfilling what I consider a calling in my life.
I am certified as a Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) coach from Symbiosis Coaching Inc., a program that is accredited through the International Coaching Federation (ICF). I hold a Master of Science degree in Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling, with a Summa Cum Laude designation (GPA of 3.988), a Bachelor of Science in Psychology (GPA of 3.8), and an Associate in Applied Science in Business Management & Certificate of Completion in Supervisory Management. I am a lifetime Member of the Delta Kappa, where I’m a lifetime member of the International Marriage and Family Therapy Honor Society, which serves to further and complement the work being done by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, the American Family Therapy Academy, and the International Family Therapy Association. I was nominated for the prestigious National Society of Leadership and Success in 2020, which is the largest collegiate leadership honor society in the United States.
I associate my practice with a healer who hopes to collaborate with clients in redefining and re-finding strengths to help them to recalibrate their minds, bodies, and spirits. As a Spiritual healer, I believe that the therapeutic effect results from channeling healing “energy” from nature to help clients heal themselves by feeling happier and more connected with nature because we are nature and a part of nature at the same time. I am authentic and empathic, with unconditional acceptance towards other people’s worldviews. I focus on ethical, evidence-based processes towards trustworthiness and diligence.
I am a part of the sex-positive movement, the LGBTQ+, Nature-Based Spirituality, and the ethical non-monogamy communities, which include polyamory, and the burner (Burning Man) community, as well as many other interests that I advocate.
I offer individual sessions, couples' or partners' sessions, and family sessions for those who are 18 years old and older. My present email is summerschild05@gmail.com, and my present phone number is 636-328-6533 [these will be changing once we have a business account]. Please leave a message, and I will get back to you as soon as possible. The first appointment is free, and subsequent appointments can be paid via Square, Venmo, or PayPal. I look forward to working with you soon.