Jenny Hoit

Jenny Hoit is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Registered Art Therapist with offices in Santa Monica and West Hollywood, CA. Clients reach out to Jenny for many reasons: Some people have really strong ideas about themselves that are not so helpful. Others are challenged by communication. Some feel lost or experience a disconnection from themselves, others, or their environment. Some experience overwhelming emotions.. Some are battling the pressures and stress of daily life. Some, despite Herculean efforts, feel like they're never enough—good enough, smart enough, fit enough, thin enough, fill-in-the-blank-enough. Some are longing for more joy. Some are longing for other kinds of change but don’t know how to move forward in a healthy or effective way. These and other experiences are often packaged into different therapeutic categories—life transitions, relationship problems, self-esteem issues, addiction, poor body image, perfectionism, depression, anxiety, or trauma. What they all have in common is that they are deeply human experiences.

Jenny’s approach to therapy is eclectic. She’ll respond to your needs and strengths, drawing from her experience, intuition, and the approaches she’s trained in—including family systems, talk therapy, art therapy, mindfulness, somatic therapy (which considers the mind/body connection) and attachment (relational) based therapy.

Your experience of therapy will be uniquely your own. Your work with Jenny can focus on specific goals or it can be exploratory and non-linear. While talking will usually be a large part of therapy, Jenny may also suggest writing, reflective exercises, meditation practices, story telling, role playing, therapeutic touch, and art making. Together, you’ll discover what approaches work best for you.

Jenny received her Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy & Clinical Art Therapy from Loyola Marymount University in 2009. She is midway through a three-year Somatic Experiencing certification and has extensive training in supporting people through stress, trauma, and significant change. While her offices are located in the LA region, she also offers therapy online (by video) and therapy by phone to accommodate your needs.