Welcoming. Authentic. Compassionate:
meet jeryn collier, complex trauma therapist in wichita, ks
Therapy that honors all of you.
Carrying too much for too long can leave you feeling like you’ll never catch your breath. You want a place where you can put it all down — where the weight of trauma, identity, and expectations doesn’t have to be carried alone.
I help teens and adults who are tired of surviving finally begin to live. I work with people navigating complex trauma, racial identity, faith questions, and the quiet exhaustion of wearing a mask every day.
Together, we don’t just manage symptoms — we listen for the whole story. Healing comes not from pressure, but from presence. Not from fixing, but from allowing. In this space, you can reconnect with every part of yourself, honor the truth of what you’ve carried, and rediscover the Self that’s been there all along.
Why Our Work Together Matters
The world wasn’t built for everyone to feel safe. For many — especially those carrying trauma or the impact of race, culture, and faith wounds — the body is always braced for the next hit.
Traditional talk therapy often focuses only on the mind, but your body tells the deeper story. The tension in your chest, the guarded parts of your heart, the inner voices pulling you in opposite directions — they all deserve a compassionate witness.
Our work is about listening to those stories. We honor not just the personal, but the systemic forces that shaped you. And we don’t stay stuck in the dark. Together, we find the courage, creativity, and resilience that’s carried you this far — and we let it lead you into something new.
Because healing isn’t about erasing what happened. It’s about reclaiming the power to write your next chapter.
My Approach
You don’t need another person telling you who to be. You need someone who can sit with you in your story, honor your pace, and help you discover the voice of your Self — the calm, compassionate, confident core of who you are.
In our work, I draw from:
• Internal Family Systems (IFS): To meet and befriend the protectors, critics, and exiles within you.
• Trauma Recovery & Somatic Work: Because healing lives in the nervous system, not just the mind.
• Faith & Spirituality Integration: Holding space for your search for God, meaning, and wholeness — with or without religion.
• Racial Identity & Contextual Healing: Recognizing that your pain doesn’t exist in a vacuum; culture and systems matter.
• Narrative & Creative Approaches: Be Because stories and imagination help us see new ways forward.
Every session is guided by curiosity, respect, and compassion. Together, we’ll create a rhythm that feels safe and sustainable — never rushed, never forced.
What It’s Like to Work With Me
Therapy with me is…
• A safe place to lay down what you’ve carried.
• A space where you don’t have to perform or pretend.
• Collaborative — we walk this road together, not me ahead of you.
• Rooted in creativity, culture, and compassion.
• Focused on healing, not fixing.
Therapy with me is not…
• A cold checklist or quick fix.
• About dismissing your culture, faith, or lived experience.
• Telling you what to do, think, or believe.
• A place where you’re judged, rushed, or shamed.
Education
Kansas Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist LMFT 03491
Master of Science (M.S.), Family Therapy, Friends University
Trainings
IFS Level 1
Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy
TRAINING & EDUCATION
Ready to Begin?
What if you could finally breathe — not just survive, but belong to yourself fully?
Let’s sit down together. Let’s slow it down, honor your story, and begin creating space for something new.