You’re a WHAT?! A Professional Cuddle Therapist?!
Hi! I’m Jen. I’m so glad you’re here. You’re not alone. How are you feeling? Need a hug?
I am passionate about authentic and vulnerable safe touch.
I help touch-craving and touch-loving humans feel safe and eliminate their skin hunger with platonic non-sexual physical touch.
My background in caregiving, nursing, and birth work, combined with my passion for authentic and radical connection have positioned me perfectly to be a relationship doula here at Cuddle Jen and offer a range of solutions to help people connect better through safe touch.
Background
Medical Assistant and Certified Nursing Assistant - 2011
Birth Doula Training DONA - 2013
San Diego Breastfeeding Center Task Force Manager - 2014
Placenta Encapsulation APPA - 2015
Death Doula Training INELDA - 2016
Lactation Educator Counselor Training UCSD - 2017
Elementary School Nurse - 2019
Cuddlist Training - 2020
Matthias Barker Trauma Training - 2021
Biology of Trauma Training - 2021
Community Cuddles Facilitator - 2021
Diversity and Inclusion
I am delighted to work with all people without prejudice. This includes people of any ethnicity, cultural background, class, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, relationship structure, body type, physical ability, neurodiversity etc. I am neurodivergent, sex-positive, a solo-partnered lesbian, poly-informed, and kink-informed.
Disclosure
I am not a trained counselor, psychotherapist or medical practitioner. I am, however, working to become trauma-responsive, not just trauma-aware, or trauma-informed, or trauma-sensitive, but truly responsive to when your trauma triggers come up. We must take care about approaching certain issues and conditions. If you have trauma and triggers, we can collaborate to work with/around them. Sometimes, I will refer you to more suitable services instead.
Come heal with me, come cuddle with me. Bring your stuffies, bring your jammies, and bring your blankies! We have cuddling to do.