Resume
30+ Years of Experience
Education
1977
University of Arizona
Bachelor's Degree - Psychology
Jennifer received her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the University of Arizona in 1977.
1979
University of Arizona
Masters Degree in Counseling
Jennifer received her Master's Degree in Counseling from the University of Arizona in 1979.
Experience
1979 - 1980
Teen Challenge’s Springboard Shelter CareFollow-up Counselor
Worked with juvenile status offenders, as a follow-up counselor with Teen Challenge’s Springboard Shelter Care in Tucson, Arizona.
1980 - 1981
Tucson Pre-release CenterPre-release Counselor
Worked at the Tucson Pre-release Center with federal inmates released from prison.
1981 - 1991
Department of Corrections-PerryvilleCorrectional Program Supervisor
Worked for 10 years as a Correctional Program Officer, a Psychology Associate working with male sex offenders, and a Correctional Program Supervisor, working with female inmates.
1991 - 2000
Samaritan Counseling CenterClinical Director
Jennifer served as Clinical Director at Samaritan Counseling Center in the 1990’s.She has completed the required 12 hours of supervision training and provides licensure quality supervision to counselors-in-training.
2000 - Present
Christian Counseling Services
Owner/ Operator
Jennifer founded her private practice in the year 2000. Since that time, Christian Counseling Services of Arizona has grown to have 40 therapists in 28 offices in Arizona. She has not only provided client services to individuals, families, and marriages, but she has provided a training ground for supervisors and trained them to provide Quality supervision for clinicians seeking licensure.
Client Focus
Jennifer Cecil provides counseling services to clients from a Christian worldview. She is certified and an approved consultant in EMDR (eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing) and specializes in trauma resolution. She also supervises Licensed Associate Counselors towards licensure as required by the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners, as well as practicum students and interns.
Therapeutic Approach
Jennifer uses a bottom-up counseling approach, looking for the root issues connected to presenting symptoms in order to bring healing to the roots. Her approach is EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), which helps her identify and address the underlying causes of problems. In addition, Jennifer conducts marital intensives that use all the skills she has acquired over her 40 years of experience as a therapist.
More About Me
"Another passion of mine is physical fitness, and I have been a group fitness instructor and Christian Yoga teacher for many years. I can be found on the hiking trails with my friends, at the Gym, or on my Yoga mat.
I have 3 amazing children and 6 grandchildren that I adore and love to spend time with. My husband and I spend time in the cool pines of Prescott as often as possible, especially in the summer months."
- Jennifer Cecil