Strengthening what matters most.
Strengthening what matters most.
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Virtual couple, family, and individual therapy focused on meaningful and lasting change.
Virtual couple, family, and individual therapy focused on meaningful and lasting change.
Why Heartwood?
Why Heartwood?
Heartwood is the dense, inner core of a tree trunk. As a tree grows, this central wood matures and hardens, turning into a solid structural pillar. While the outer layers carry water and sap, the heartwood no longer transports fluids; instead, its sole purpose is to provide the tree with its primary stability and resistance to decay.
Heartwood is the dense, inner core of a tree trunk. As a tree grows, this central wood matures and hardens, turning into a solid structural pillar. While the outer layers carry water and sap, the heartwood no longer transports fluids; instead, its sole purpose is to provide the tree with its primary stability and resistance to decay.
At Heartwood Family Therapy, we view human resilience through this exact biological lens. Just like the hardened core of a tree, your heartwood is the enduring inner foundation you build across a lifetime of experiences. Life’s challenges may stress your outer layers, but your core remains structurally sound. Therapy is not about creating a new version of yourself, but about stripping away external noise to access this existing, unshakeable strength. Together, we work to anchor into this central resilience, allowing you and your family to navigate life's inevitable storms and achieve lasting, grounded change.
At Heartwood Family Therapy, we view human resilience through this exact biological lens. Just like the hardened core of a tree, your heartwood is the enduring inner foundation you build across a lifetime of experiences. Life’s challenges may stress your outer layers, but your core remains structurally sound. Therapy is not about creating a new version of yourself, but about stripping away external noise to access this existing, unshakeable strength. Together, we work to anchor into this central resilience, allowing you and your family to navigate life's inevitable storms and achieve lasting, grounded change.
Services
Services
Couple Therapy
Couple Therapy
Helping couples improve communication, repair trust, and strengthen connection.
Couple therapy may be right for you if you find your main source of stressors come from your romantic relationship, you're feeling distant or apathetic towards your partner, or you simply don't feel that same spark you once did.
Family Therapy
Family Therapy
Navigating conflict, life transitions, and family relationships.
Family therapy may be right for you if you feel disconnected from your children, you find yourself increasingly irritable or discouraged with parenting, or you have no idea where to start to repair the discord in your home.
Individual Therapy
Individual Therapy
Supporting personal growth, emotional wellbeing, and relationship patterns.
Individual therapy may be right for you if you want help navigating concerns or past traumas, you want to understand your brain or behaviors better, or you need help coping with mental health concerns.
Not sure what avenue to pursue? Book a consultation to discuss whether individual, couple, or family therapy is best for your unique circumstances.
Not sure what avenue to pursue? Book a consultation to discuss whether individual, couple, or family therapy is best for your unique circumstances.
Meet Jennifer
Meet Jennifer
Jennifer Peterson, LMFT
I'm Jennifer, a fully-licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in the state of Utah. I work from the foundational belief that everyone has trauma (whether large or small) in their past, which becomes a key component in the struggles they face. These core insecurities show up in individual anxieties, couple reactivity, and family conflict, and make life much harder. As such, the therapeutic modalities I use in my practice focus on helping those I work with (1) understand these responses, (2) process where they've come from and what purpose they serve, and (3) learn how to decrease reactivity in their most important relationships. I use Internal Family Systems (IFS), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT for Couples), and trauma-informed interventions to guide the work I do. I believe healing is best found through vulnerability and connection, specifically with an individual's support system. As a result, I love working with all couples, families, and individuals who feel stuck in their current, dysfunctional patterns, and are ready to start progressing and finding healing now.
When I'm not doing therapy, I enjoy spending time with friends and family, learning about things that are important to other people, traveling, appreciating beautiful landscapes and cultures, and crafting.
Am I A Good Fit?
I work primarily with the following presenting concerns:
Individuals: Anxiety, Family-of-Origin concerns, Perfectionism, and Maternal Mental Health
Couples: Betrayal Trauma, Conflict, Defensiveness, and Withdrawal
Families: Blending Families, Conflict, and Parenting Concerns
Qualifications
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist | License Number: 13019660-3902
MS in Marriage and Family Therapy | Brigham Young University
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