Jennifer Bloom, LCSW — Complex Trauma Therapy for Women (Michigan, Ohio, Israel)

What drew me to a career in therapy was a deep desire to support women carrying the invisible weight of trauma, human trafficking, sex trafficking, sexual abuse/sexual assault, emotional wounds, and survival adaptations. I exclusively work with women ages 30 and older navigating Complex PTSD, childhood trauma, emotional neglect, abusive relationships, and the long-term impact of dysfunctional or unsafe family systems.

When I refer to “family conflict” in my practice, I am referring to the emotional and psychological impact of a person’s family of origin—such as unresolved childhood trauma, attachment wounds, enmeshment, estrangement, chronic invalidation, or ongoing distress connected to adult family relationships. My work focuses on helping clients process and heal from these longstanding relational patterns and their internal effects.

This does not include parenting coaching, parenting education, or guidance on how to parent children. I do not provide instruction, skills training, or advice related to raising children or managing child behavior. My work is not focused on current parenting challenges, but rather on how early and ongoing family experiences shape emotional patterns, nervous system responses, identity, and relational dynamics in adulthood.

Many clients I work with have spent years in survival states—people-pleasing, emotional overwhelm, hypervigilance, disconnection from self, and chronic shame rooted in early experiences.

I integrate Brainspotting, IFS-informed therapy, Empty Chair work, and Person-Centered approaches to support nervous system regulation and deeper emotional processing. Healing is about reclaiming voice, rebuilding self-trust, setting boundaries, and breaking generational patterns. My goal is to create a compassionate space where women feel seen, understood, and no longer defined by what they’ve endured.

Your first session is a space for you to begin showing up exactly as you are—without pressure, judgment, or the expectation to share everything all at once. I primarily work with women ages 30 and older navigating Complex PTSD, childhood trauma, emotional wounds, abusive relationships, family dysfunction, and generational trauma, and I understand how difficult it can feel to begin therapy, especially when trust and safety have been impacted by past experiences.
During our first session, we will move at a pace that feels safe and manageable for you. My goal is to get to know you beyond the trauma—to understand your experiences, current challenges, relationship patterns, emotional triggers, and what has brought you to therapy at this stage of your life. We will also begin exploring how trauma may be affecting your nervous system, emotional regulation, sense of self, boundaries, and relationships.
You do not need to have the “right words” or a perfectly organized story. Many women with Complex PTSD have spent years surviving, minimizing their pain, or carrying emotional burdens alone. Therapy with me is not about forcing vulnerability or retraumatizing you. It is about creating a supportive, grounded space where healing can begin safely.
I integrate Brainspotting, IFS-informed therapy, Empty Chair work, and Person-Centered approaches depending on your needs and readiness. In the beginning, much of our work focuses on building emotional safety, trust, nervous system regulation, and understanding the patterns trauma has created—so healing feels sustainable rather than overwhelming.

I could list my training, certifications, and years of experience—but what matters most to me cannot truly be captured on a résumé.
What matters most is the moment a woman who has spent decades surviving finally feels, even briefly, that she no longer has to brace for impact.
I work with women 30 and older living with Complex PTSD, childhood trauma, emotional neglect, abusive relationships, complicated family dynamics, and generational trauma. Many of the women I work with describe life as feeling like they have been emotionally hit by a car over and over again—always recovering from the next painful relationship, betrayal, crisis, disappointment, or emotional wound without ever having time to fully heal. Over time, survival becomes automatic. Hypervigilance, emotional shutdown, people-pleasing, overfunctioning, self-abandonment, and chronic exhaustion begin to feel normal.
Trauma changes the nervous system. It teaches the body that the world is unsafe, that connection is dangerous, and that rest is not possible. Many women come into therapy carrying decades of tension in their bodies without realizing how long they have been living in survival mode. The nervous system becomes organized around anticipating pain, rejection, abandonment, or emotional danger. Even joy, rest, love, or calm can feel unfamiliar—or unsafe.
What deeply moves me about this work are the subtle moments when the nervous system begins to soften. The breath deepens. The shoulders release. A woman notices she stayed present instead of emotionally leaving herself. She laughs without immediately waiting for something bad to happen. She begins setting boundaries without overwhelming guilt. She starts trusting herself instead of constantly scanning everyone else.
These moments may seem small, but they are profound. They are signs that the nervous system is learning safety instead of survival.
I hold deep respect for trauma responses. The parts of you that became guarded, numb, hyper-independent, anxious, perfectionistic, or emotionally disconnected were not weaknesses—they were adaptations that helped you survive environments where safety, attunement, or emotional security may not have existed. Therapy is not about forcing those parts away. It is about helping them feel safe enough to loosen their grip.
Healing from Complex PTSD is not about becoming someone new. It is about helping your nervous system finally experience what it may have gone without for years: safety, consistency, emotional attunement, healthy connection, and the freedom to exist without constantly preparing for harm.
It is a privilege to walk alongside women as they slowly reconnect with themselves—not just cognitively, but emotionally, physically, and relationally. Because healing is not only about understanding trauma. It is about finally feeling safe enough to live beyond it.

I am best positioned to serve females who have experienced trauma—particularly complex or relational trauma—and are seeking a safe, compassionate space to process and heal. My clients often carry the weight of childhood trauma, sexual or physical abuse, emotional neglect, incest, or experiences of narcissistic abuse. Many come to therapy feeling stuck in patterns of hypervigilance, self-protection, or relational difficulties, including complicated dynamics with parents, in-laws, or intimate partners.
I work with clients who are ready to turn toward themselves after years of having to turn away, who want to reconnect with their body, emotions, and inner life, and who seek a deeper understanding of how their past experiences continue to shape their present. They’re often motivated by a desire to reclaim safety, presence, and authentic connection—with themselves and others.
My work is ideal for those who want to move beyond symptom management and explore the root of their struggles, using a trauma-informed, humanistic approach that incorporates Internal Family Systems (IFS), Brainspotting, and experiential techniques. Together, we focus on helping the nervous system relax, the parts of self that were protective to return safely, and the client to rebuild a sense of agency, resilience, and connection in their life.

(ATTENTION: INDIVIDUAL THERAPY ONLY — I DON’T WORK WITH COUPLES OR DO FAMILY THERAPY. I ALSO DON’T DO PARENTING COACHING)