Final Week to Register!
Mindful Self-Compassion 8-Week In-Person Course at Unity Church-Unitarian in St Paul
beginning Monday evening, September 26
Click here for more information and to register

Registration now open!
Mindful Self-Compassion Online Short Course for Helping Professionals*
6 Thursdays on Zoom beginning October 13, 11:45 AM-1PM
Click here for more information and click here to register.

*This course is open to all helping professionals: educators, social workers, health care providers, therapists, social service providers, ​and other full-time caregivers.



Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) is an empirically-supported training program designed to cultivate the skill of self-compassion. Based on the groundbreaking research of Dr. Kristin Neff and the clinical expertise of Dr. Christopher Germer, MSC teaches core principles and practices that enable participants to respond to difficult moments in their lives with kindness, care, and understanding.

Please visit this page. To view a short video about these offerings, see below.
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Participant Feedback on most recent MSC In-Person course:
​This course is/was extremely valuable and immediately useful to me.  The group format and the  great teaching by Jenny brought these rather complex concepts into more granular form and understanding.

The best parts of the course for me were . . .  the light bulb moments that helped me understand myself better and begin to forgive.

The half-day retreat was a highlight . . .very insightful and revealing.  Despite online format (related to COVID) it was excellent!!  Excellence of retreat directly attributable to instructor.
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Very nice space. Nice sized group not too big. Excellent teaching. I really appreciate Jenny's experience with the material and as a therapist.



Welcome!
I am a psychotherapist and a Mindful Self-Compassion Trained Teacher based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. I offer in-person and online Mindful Self-Compassion classes and individual psychotherapy and am deeply committed to the belief that all of us have what we need within us to heal. I use the wisdom of the mind, body and heart to uncover lost resources and develop new strategies to live with a heart more open and engaged in the present moment. In order to do this work, I draw upon key elements from attachment theory to guide me in this work and use somatic therapy and mindfulness based techniques, including Mindful Self-Compassion, to teach clients to become curious about the ways in which their minds and bodies respond to life experiences, even when the threat of danger or disconnection has long since passed.
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​As an EMDRIA Certified EMDR Psychotherapy Clinician, I believe that our suffering stems from a struggle to incorporate difficult or traumatic experiences into the present moment. From our earliest relationships, we develop an internal working model, a roadmap that helps us find our way in the world. When we experience hardship, we acquire new ways of thinking and coping to adjust to these challenges and in the process, develop an internal roadmap that can be difficult to maneuver.
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​My private practice is located in the Merriam Park neighborhood of Saint Paul, Minnesota. This location is conveniently located between downtown Minneapolis and downtown Saint Paul, just off Highway 94. 

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Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) is an empirically-supported, 8-week training program designed to cultivate the skill of self-compassion. Based on the groundbreaking research of Dr. Kristin Neff and the clinical expertise of Dr. Christopher Germer, MSC teaches core principles and practices that enable participants to respond to difficult moments in their lives with kindness, care, and understanding.

*The Mindful Self-Compassion 8-Week program fulfills one of the requirements for becoming an MSC Teacher. Visit the Center for Mindful-Self Compassion for more details.






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Contact Me

JENNIFER WILSON, MSW, LICSW
Parkview Professional Building
348 Prior Avenue North
Suite 206
​Saint Paul, MN 55104
jennywilson1@yahoo.com