Today we’d like to introduce you to Jennifer Bullock.
Hi Jennifer, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
I was born into a family dedicated to helping, healing and serving community, so it was not a stretch that I was interested in psychotherapy and community activism as a young adult paving my way into a future dedicated to making a better world for all. My bio:
Jennifer Bullock, M.Ed., M.L.S.P., LPC
With 36 years of experience as a group and relationship therapist, I bring a playful & compassionate approach to the therapy process.
Social therapist: Director of the Philadelphia Social Therapy Group, where she works with individuals, groups, couples and families. Jennifer is a licensed psychotherapist with 36 years of experience in the mental health and child welfare fields. Her specialty service is life development social therapy groups for both adults and teens.
Activist: Founder and coordinator of Independent Pennsylvanians, working for fair and democratic elections that do not exclude independents. She is a long-time youth advocate, working with young people effected by poverty and institutional oppression to develop leadership skills with use of play, performance and wellness practices. Volunteer leader of the Global Play Brigade, producing, designing and co-leading free play and emotional support session for teens and adults from around world.
Trainer/Instructor: As an adjunct instructor for 20 years, Jennifer teaches forensic psychology courses with the Department of Criminal Justice at Temple University and Undergraduate psychology courses at Community College of Philadelphia with the Behavioral Sciences Department. She is a seasoned trainer of creative, performatory approaches to helping people at work, home and community advance conversations and relational-emotional well-being.
Wellness enthusiast: Jennifer is committed to making wellness a social activity accessible to everyone. Jennifer writes a self-help blog that offers unconventional, unique approaches to our everyday life struggles and adventures with one another. As a 600-hour certified yoga instructor, Jennifer offers free classes to the community in exchange for donations to The Global Play Brigade. Jennifer runs half marathons in response to middle age. She and her partner love hiking, gardening and anything outdoors and spending time with all of their plants and four legged family members.
Education: Master’s Degree from Temple University in Counseling Psychology. Master’s Degree in Law and Social Policy from Bryn Mawr College’s School of Social Work and Social Research. Postgraduate training at the East Side Institute for Group and Short-term Psychotherapy.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
it has been a rich and challenging road not a smooth one. As a child I had learning struggles due to dyslexia and difficult home life so I was not supposed to make it to college. Thank goodness I had tenacity and determination: tell me I cant do something, then watch 🙂 I moved out on my own at 17 and worked my way through collage and two graduate degrees with academic honors by my mid 20s. I quickly became involved in child advocacy, supporting children and youth trapped in abusive homes and/or in the very bureaucratic systems meant to help and protect. That work has been extremely rewarding and heartbreaking, which lead me to move my community activism to performance and play activism and helping to change the political systems that are meant to but do not serve the people. As a relationship coach and group therapist, my work is very rewarding and fun and stimulating and hard and heavy, so yes a rich and challenging road.
Appreciate you sharing that. What should we know about The Philadelphia Social Therapy Group?
Together, We Grow
Experience better relationships at home, work, and community
About My Practice
Specialties/Areas of Service
Group Therapy ages 18 and up
We offer life development group therapy with diverse ‘ensembles’ working as a team towards healing and growth
Group therapy offers an effective and powerful platform for us to practice new ways of seeing, feeling, living
Couples and family therapy
Relationship coaching for Couples, Colleagues, Friends, Family
What can our relationship become?
How do we take care of our relationships?
How do we infuse color and vibrancy into our partnership?
How Clients Describe Me
Candid and kind
Playful & compassionate
Challenging and caring
Risk taking is a topic that people have widely differing views on – we’d love to hear your thoughts.
Yes I am a risk taker see previous infomration
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.letsdevelopphilly.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philly_socialtherapy_group/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/phillysocialtherapy
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbullocktherapist
