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Jennifer Manning Plassnig
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Somatic Experiencing International

To be human is to feel great joy, as well as to have times of struggle.

Sometimes, we may need support to address and rebalance the difficult and the joyful aspects of our daily lives.

I am committed to supporting children, adolescents, adults, families, and groups as they walk through challenging times and personal transformation.

My goal is to guide you to this insight and to have a better understanding of yourself through your embodied experiences. With self-awareness through a somatic experience and the skills developed in therapy, you can implement healthier behaviors and realize more positive ways of living.

I welcome you to reach out if you are looking to commit deeply to yourself—to the healing of your mind-body-soul, personal growth, transformation, and resilience.

Jennifer Manning Plassnig

To be human is to feel great joy, as well as to have times of struggle.

Sometimes, we may need support to address and rebalance the difficult and the joyful aspects of our daily lives.

I am committed to supporting children, adolescents, adults, families, and groups as they walk through challenging times and personal transformation.

My goal is to guide you to this insight and to have a better understanding of yourself through your embodied experiences. With self-awareness through a somatic experience and the skills developed in therapy, you can implement healthier behaviors and realize more positive ways of living.

I welcome you to reach out if you are looking to commit deeply to yourself—to the healing of your mind-body-soul, personal growth, transformation, and resilience.

When you work with me, you’ll learn how to:

  • Uncover what’s triggering deep, heavy emotions

  • Respond instead of react to the world around you

  • Draw on the wisdom of your nervous system to rebuild trust in your body

  • Move through life more deeply connected to yourself and others

  • Grow your interconnected awareness of your mind, body and spirit

When you work with me, you’ll learn how to:

  • Uncover what’s triggering deep, heavy emotions

  • Respond instead of react to the world around you

  • Draw on the wisdom of your nervous system to rebuild trust in your body

  • Move through life more deeply connected to yourself and others

  • Grow your interconnected awareness of your mind, body and spirit

Trauma is not what happens to us, but what we hold inside in the absence of an empathetic witness.
—Peter Levine

I focus on guiding you to obtain relief from emotional stress through resolving your central nervous system’s reaction to past events.

My clinical background and training allow me to navigate trauma with skill and expertise, while my mystical and integrative understandings allow me to navigate personal growth, healing and help from deeper and wiser sources. I serve others from my essence and wisdom, offering what resides most deeply in my heart. The healing I’ve experienced personally has offered me a psychologically and spiritually sound foundation from which our work will flow.

I listen closely to each individual and support their unique ability to heal by utilizing the wisdom of their mind, body, and soul. My approach is deep seated in the understanding that the integration of the nervous system and consciousness is a nuanced process, that requires time, commitment, and attention. I believe each of us can recognize how to grow in a healthy way and that Somatic experiencing can tap into that wisdom.

My approach is grounded in the belief that each person possesses innate, inner resources that they may use to heal, grow, and thrive. My techniques are deeply rooted in working with the somatic experience of the nervous system within the body. I integrate a multifaceted healing approach that meets each person’s unique needs.

For the Therapist, I provide a wide range of techniques for consultation and supervision. I meet each clinician where they are personally and professionally, resulting in an individualized experience of learning and transforming.

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If you should experience a need for emergency services, the following are available:

  • 988: Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. For more information, visit 988lifeline.org
  • 211, press 1: Maryland's helpline. Mobile crisis support, general crisis intervention, phone support, information, and referrals. For more information, visit 211md.org
  • Text HOME to 741741: Crisis text line. For more information, visit crisistextline.org
  • Located in Howard County? Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center 24-Hour Crisis Hotline: 410-531-6677, 6700 Freetown Road, Columbia MD, 21044
  • Located in Montgomery County? Call the 24-Hour Crisis Center at 240-777-4000 or walk in at 1301 Piccard Dr, Rockville, MD 20850. For more information, visit www.montgomerycountymd.gov/HHS-Program/Program.aspx?id=BHCS/BHCS24hrcrisiscenter-p204.html
  • Located in Carroll County? Call the Carroll County Crisis Response (9am-9pm): 410-952-9552
  • Located in Frederick County? Call the MHA Crisis Center at 1-866-411-6803 or walk in at 226 S Jefferson St, Frederick, MD 21701. For more information, visit fcmha.org/how-we-help/behavioral-health/telehealth
  • 800-422-0009: Maryland Crisis Hotline. State-wide 24-hour crisis intervention and supportive counseling hotline for SUICIDE, family and relationship problems, shelter needs, violent or threatening domestic situations, loneliness, depression, chemical dependency issues, and others.
  • 866-488-7366: The Trevor Project Lifeline. LGBTQ+ friendly. For more information, visit thetrevorproject.org/get-help
  • 877-565-8860: Trans Lifeline. LGBTQ+ friendly. For more information, visit translifeline.org/hotline
  • 800-931-2237: National Eating Disorder Helpline. For more information, visit www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline
  • 800-799-7233: National Domestic Violence Hotline. For more information, visit www.thehotline.org
  • Sheppard Pratt Crisis Walk-In Clinic: 410-938-5302. Located in the Admissions suite of the Weinberg Bldg. on the Sheppard Pratt campus located at 6501 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD.
  • John’s Hopkins Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatient Unit
  • Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital Pediatric Psychiatry works with children thru adolescents and has a continuum of care