Jen Clay, MSW Candidate
Any/all pronouns | Therapy intern
I view therapy as a collaborative journey and part of my philosophy in action is working to flatten the historical hierarchical relationship between support-seeker and provider. Often what people need most is connection; to be seen, heard, and held and that is what I offer during our time together. Connection can be an antidote to the isolation felt by not fitting into the rigid molds of a society built through white supremacy and patriarchy.
Our society can be a harsh place to live in sometimes, especially if you don’t fit societal standards in whatever way. The thing is, all of these standards are made up, often rooted in white supremacy and patriarchy ideals and fueled by capitalism. This doesn’t mean your pain isn’t real or that it vanishes now that you have this knowledge, but it does mean you get to ask questions, determine your own values, and begin (or continue) to live a life that you’ve examined and chosen, instead of relying on system defaults. I’d love to accompany you on your exploration.
You Deserve a Therapist Who Gets You
populations
- Neurdiverse Folx
- People with Chronic Pain
- Fat/Higher-Weight Folx
- Trans, Non-Binary, LGBTQIA2+ Folx
approaches
specialties
- Disordered Eating & Body Image
- LGBTQIA2+ Issues
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Body Trust®, Health At Every Size®, and Intuitive Eating
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Person-Centered Therapy
values
- Authenticity
- Anti-Racist & Anti-Colonial
- Curiosity
- Compassion
Finding magic in nature’s imperfections and deep chats over ice cream.
Nature offers infinite examples of imperfection, asymmetry, growth, adaptation, and other attributes that I love to observe and absorb. I also enjoy philosophizing with a friend or partner, particularly while eating ice cream. Sometimes my cat, Carbon, joins these conversations and his insight is invaluable: food is important!
We'd be a good fit if...
- You’re comfortable dissecting and challenging society standards (e.g. perfectionism is an oppressive tool of capitalism!)
- You experience existential thinking (If everything is a social construct, what is “real”?)
- You struggle with feelings (Identifying, experiencing, interpreting)
- You’d like to develop flexibility in your thinking patterns (Two things can be true at once, adapting when new information is presented, challenging the brain’s negativity bias)
Rates & Insurance
private pay rates
Follow-Up Session: $50
in-network with:
- Colorado Medicaid
- Cigna
Why This Work Matters To Me
Body liberation, particularly fat liberation, is a social justice issue. By keeping us forever chasing societal acceptance and our own self-worth through efforts to conform, the nameless, faceless machine of racism and patriarchy maintains control.
But, through self-examination and intentional choices that align with our own values, we can disrupt this control and arm ourselves with the tools to know our inherent worth and to demand that the people in our lives and the systems that we interact with treat us with the dignity and respect that everyone is entitled to.
That’s work that matters to me.
Jen Clay
Jen Clay (Any/All) is an intern therapist with NourishED Colorado. She sees clients in-person and virtually in Colorado under the supervision of Casey Counter, the supervising therapist for the practice. They are pursuing their Masters of Social Work at the Metropolitan State University - Denver and will graduate in the Spring of 2027. He is honored to create a safe space for those who would like support with their body image, disordered eating, experience with weight stigma, depression, anxiety, and/or issues related to marginalized identities.
Jen’s intersectional social identities that carry both privilege and oppression include: white, English-speaker, U.S. citizen, middle-class, higher-educated, housed, employed, insured, well-resourced, fat, non-binary, middle-aged, queer, relationship anarchist, neurodiverse, agnostic, sensory sensitive, hard of hearing, and person with chronic pain that limits mobility.
