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Jennifer is a Licensed Professional Counselor. As the founder of I Choose Change PLLC, she has worked in the mental health industry for close to 15 years and has been in private practice for over almost 10 years. Her counseling technique is “cognitive behavioral therapy, sprinkled with a bit of spirituality.” The principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and Attachment Theory are what she most adheres to in her work with both individuals and couples. She believes that early relationships create a blueprint for ALL other relationships throughout the lifespan, and our job is to change early processing and belief systems that keep you feeling stuck.  Through their work together, her clients learn core principles of the change process, including: • How early family relationships create a subconscious pattern of behavior in all other relationships throughout the lifespan (intimate, friends, co-workers, etc.) • How thoughts, emotions, and actions are connected • How early relationships create subconscious belief systems that drive everything we feel and do • The role personality, intuition, and mindfulness play in the change process • How homework and journal exercises between sessions make change happen more quickly • How meditation, self-talk, role-playing, and role rehearsal affect the change process In her work as a relationship counselor, she closely follows the same principles as outlined in attachment theory and cognitive behavioral theory, just as within individual therapy. Jennifer believes healthy individuals make healthy intimate partners. Often, relationship counseling starts as individual counseling so we can build a foundation for a healthy marriage. She has been a partner to her husband for over 16 years and is Mom to 6 year old twin daughters and a 1 year old daughter – her most important job, by far! The balance between life roles (wife, mom, therapist, etc.) creates an unwavering desire to help others who are in need more harmony in their home and relationships. For more information about Jennifer Slingerland Ryan, M.Ed., LPC-S, visit http://www.ichoosechange.com.