Meet Jennesa

Hi, I’m Jennesa—a therapist, healer, writer, and mother of three. I help women reconnect with their worth, rewire old beliefs, and root deeply into the truth of who they are.

Through a blend of clinical expertise, somatic practices, spiritual wisdom, and lived experience, I create spaces for transformation—where women can unravel generational patterns, reclaim their voice, and rise rooted in love, not shame.

This isn’t just my work. It’s my story.

For much of my life, I believed love had to be earned.

I became the “good girl”—the one who followed the rules, sought approval, got good grades, and kept the peace. But beneath the surface, I was someone else entirely: bold, curious, intuitive. I asked deep questions and challenged beliefs—not to rebel, but to understand truth more fully.

That part of me didn’t feel welcome, so I hid her away.

I worked hard to be what others needed—helpful, pleasant, responsible, successful. I could be the fun, outgoing friend in one moment and the serious, achievement-driven daughter in the next. But I never felt fully enough in either role.

When my adoptive father died at 17, the cracks began to show. It took years to unpack how much of myself I had sacrificed to be accepted—especially within my family and faith community. Even more time passed before I understood how my mother’s emotional insecurity and self-sacrifice shaped my own sense of worth.

I spent years abandoning myself for approval. That disconnection led to a suicide attempt and serious self-harm, landing me in the hospital. And yet… something inside me still wanted to live. Something in me still believed I was meant for more.

That “more” began to take shape when I studied abroad in Australia. Half a world away, I made a quiet promise to myself: I will be who I really am. I stopped performing. I let go of people-pleasing. I asked the questions I had long buried. And something beautiful happened—people liked the real me. That was the first time I believed I was enough, just as I was.

But healing isn’t linear.

After returning home, I slowly slipped back into old patterns. I dated, married, and tried to be the “perfect” wife. I earned my master’s degree, became a therapist, and poured myself into work. I had my first baby and tried to be the ideal mother, too.

The pressure caught up with me. By 23, I was dealing with chronic fatigue and autoimmune issues. I was helping children and families heal in my practice, all while still silently struggling with my own self-worth.

That was the moment I knew: I couldn’t ask others to do the healing work I hadn’t done myself.

So I started. For real this time.

And that decision changed my life.

I didn’t want to pass down what I had inherited—shame, martyrdom, low self-worth masked as goodness. Even before my mom passed away, I grieved the mother I needed but never had. Her death during my healing became a sacred turning point. I knew then, with certainty: The cycle ends with me.

Over the last decade, I’ve poured everything into becoming whole—again and again. Healing wasn’t a single moment—it was thousands of small choices.

It looked like therapy. Energy work. Faith deconstruction. Soul-searching.

It looked like reading the books, setting boundaries, and learning how to rest.

It looked like grieving, gut healing, lifestyle changes, and getting radically honest with myself.

It looked like forgiving—again and again.

It looked like doing the work. Then doing it again. And again.

Today, I no longer hustle for my worth. I live from it.

I know who I am and what I believe because I chose it. I communicate my needs, honor my body, and parent with confidence. I love my husband without losing myself. I embrace my feminine energy—not as performance, but as presence.

I’m not perfect—and I don’t want to be. I am real. Grounded. Embodied. Whole.

And I walk alongside women ready to do the same.

Healing is sacred, nonlinear, and deeply personal.

I don’t believe in quick fixes or one-size-fits-all formulas. Instead, I walk with women through real transformation—drawing from both evidence-based and intuitive methods, including:

• EMDR & CBT – for reprocessing trauma and reshaping thought patterns
• IFS (Internal Family Systems) – for honoring and healing your inner parts
• Somatic Practices – for learning to trust your body and feel safe within it
• Biomeridian Testing – to address the energetic and physical roots of imbalance
• Emotion Code & Energy Work – to gently release what no longer serves
• Attachment-Focused, Trauma-Informed Therapy – to help you feel seen, safe, and worthy in every layer of your healing

Above all, I believe healing happens in relationship—with God, with your body, with your story, and with a trusted guide.

Running Waters is rooted in the belief that all women deserve healing—not just those who can afford premium care or who fit into dominant cultural narratives.

I honor the complexities of identity, motherhood, and trauma across lines of race, class, gender, and spiritual belief. My work is explicitly inclusive of BIPOC, LGBTQ+ women, and neurodivergent clients.

I offer equity pricing to ensure my work remains accessible, because healing is a birthright, not a luxury.

My biggest claim to fame is that my family has been Colorado-born for the last 8 generations! I am married with three kids, and when I’m not running around with them you can find me enjoying a cup of coffee or tea, hiking in the mountains, or in the kitchen cooking or baking.