Dr. Jenenne Valentino-Bottaro

Jenenne is a Mental Health Clinician licensed in Florida and Utah. Jenenne applies her specialized programs to encourage interconnection, bonding, building relationships, post traumatic growth and resilience trough expressive arts, play, and animals and nature. For over 11 years, her specializations include addressing complex trauma, early childhood development trauma, eating disorders, co-occurring disorders (trauma, process addictions and eating disorders), mother-child attachment and bonding, children and adults on the autism spectrum, children and adults with learning differences, and caregivers with loved ones living with Parkinson’s Disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and Dementia. I hold certifications in: Yoga, Clinical Trauma Professional, Certified Child and Adolescent Trauma Professional, Play Therapy, AutPlay (Play Therapy for Autism and Neurological Disorders), Trauma and Resiliency Level 1 and Level 2 through Florida State University and I am Level 1 Animal Assisted Play Therapy ™. Her counseling style is warm and interactive and she believes in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Jenenne uses an integrative approach that is person-centered and resilience and post-traumatic growth-focused. Jenenne's approach combines Transpersonal and Somatic Psychology, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-TF, Internal Family Systems Model, Satir Model, Play Therapy: AutPlay, Somatic and Eco Play Therapy, Interpersonal Neurobiology Perspective and Human-Animal Interconnectedness.