Jennifer VanOrman Therapy

Jennifer VanOrman Therapy Jennifer VanOrman, LMFT, is a therapist, speaker, writer, and mother. Therapy is not about fixing people. I see it everyday. It is broken and messy for us all.

Relationships are hard, life is tragic, and things don’t always work out like we’ve planned. Clients come into my office to find out why their life, marriage, kids, job, or friendships are not working. The core of the issue is life doesn’t work because… it doesn’t work for anyone. Consequently, we all have found ways to numb, escape, or mask that reality. Therapy is about walking alongside people.

I believe that knowing your story and how it impacts your daily life is crucial. I sit with clients in the pain–not to try and fix you or judge you. I work to create a safe place where you can feel your feelings, go to those dark nights of the soul places, and let it out. I also believe you can learn skills and tools to relate more effectively with others. As we feel our feelings, we find our way back to ourselves. Or maybe you need to form the self you were never allowed to have. As one of my mentors, Chip Dodd, says, “You must have yourself before you can give yourself away in relationship.”

I didn’t choose this profession because I have it all figured out. I chose this field because my experiences in therapy have been used by God to bring great healing, growth, and change in my own life. I am passionate that my clients experience that as well. I would be honored to hear your stories, some of which you may have kept secret your whole life. I will hold them with confidentiality and dignity. Your deepest and most painful secrets have the potential to unlock such beauty and freedom in your life.

Happy Father’s Day to my dad! (This is a post I never thought I would make again) I wanted to make a Father’s Day post...
06/15/2025

Happy Father’s Day to my dad! (This is a post I never thought I would make again) I wanted to make a Father’s Day post. Many of you know my father has recently re-entered my life after about 20 yrs of little to no contact. This day takes on a different meaning once again from previous years. I just want to name for so many of you how complex this day is for so many. Some fathers have died, some are estranged, some of you are divorced from your kid’s father, some of you were adopted, some have relationships but don’t necessarily “like” or respect your dad, and some of you may have a sweet relationship with your dads. All to say, this day holds a lot of feelings for most of us. I am holding all the hurting hearts close today and thinking of you all. I see you. I know you. I am you.

I had the privilege of speaking in Memphis yesterday at . For their Refresh marriage conference, I did 2 talks on Commu...
03/02/2025

I had the privilege of speaking in Memphis yesterday at . For their Refresh marriage conference, I did 2 talks on Communication and Managing Crises. I love this part of my job!! Thank you and for this opportunity!!

Vision Board Workshop!! Jennifervanormantherapy.com to sign up.
12/31/2024

Vision Board Workshop!! Jennifervanormantherapy.com to sign up.

Nashville peeps…announcing our 2nd Annual Vision Board Workshop. New location this year to accommodate more people. Cost...
12/17/2024

Nashville peeps…announcing our 2nd Annual Vision Board Workshop. New location this year to accommodate more people. Cost includes refreshments and all supplies!!

Nashville folks…. Announcing the 2nd Annual Vision Board Workshop! New location this year to accommodate more people!
12/17/2024

Nashville folks…. Announcing the 2nd Annual Vision Board Workshop! New location this year to accommodate more people!

Yesterday was my birthday!! Thank each and every one of you for ALL the birthday love I received yesterday! I posted f...
10/10/2024

Yesterday was my birthday!! Thank each and every one of you for ALL the birthday love I received yesterday! I posted from every stop in my day. It’s important for me to tell y’all that I do that for one reason…I hope we all can learn how to celebrate ourselves!! After many years of “disappointing” birthdays, it finally occurred to me to take ownership of my own birthday and plan a day for myself that would be amazing for me! I started about 10 yrs ago and will continue until I die. Each birthday since I started this has been out of this world!!! You may have looked at my posts yesterday and thought, wow her people love her so well. Her family must be so good to her! My people and my family are amazing….and I didn’t receive a gift or card from either of my sons. (I’m sure it’s coming eventually 🥰), I didn’t see any of my family and even my amazing friends did not plan my day. I planned my day. I decided what would bring me joy and laughter and planned it. Then I invited my people to come along for any part of the day they wanted to. And suffice it to say- I Had a FABULOUS DAY!! Then the extras that my friends and family added lavishly throughout the day was just the cherry on top. I believe so many of us don’t celebrate because we don’t think we are worth it, we are waiting on others to do it for us or we minimize our special day and think it’s just any other day. None of that is true!! You are a big deal! You are the only one of you there is! The world needs you to be the best version of you! You are worth celebrating!! Celebrate yourself on your next birthday- if I can let myself be a big deal, so can you! Love y’all!! Jen

New professional headshots!! Tell me your faves…. And thanks to Matthew and for the makeup and .benton for the gorgeou...
05/10/2024

New professional headshots!! Tell me your faves…. And thanks to Matthew and for the makeup and .benton for the gorgeous pics!!

All my Memphis friends…I will be in town this Wednesday evening to speak at Hope Pres! Feel free to come and join! Can...
04/13/2024

All my Memphis friends…I will be in town this Wednesday evening to speak at Hope Pres! Feel free to come and join! Can’t wait to see some familiar faces!

LONG POST ALERT: 🚨 Well this was a weekend to end all weekends. I went back to the part of MS I lived in for 4 yrs. in c...
04/08/2024

LONG POST ALERT: 🚨 Well this was a weekend to end all weekends. I went back to the part of MS I lived in for 4 yrs. in childhood for the first time in 40 years. We had a reunion of sorts, I got to speak at my old school, reconnected with my best friend in middle school and lots of other old friends…Including Ms. Smith who drove me to school every day! Then, circled through Memphis to see my best friend from high school for the first time in 40 years. We took a trip down memory lane with all the yearbooks and I got to know all over again how I’ve always adored her. A few TAKEAWAYS: 1. the brain protects us by blocking out some hard things. Mine did. It also blocked out ALL the good from my childhood as well. This weekend I got all the good back….it came pouring back into my life two-fold. 2. I have instinctively picked really good people my whole life to have as friends and they have become my family. They have loved and nurtured me like family my whole life and I am better because of them. 3. So many people this weekend said they never had ANY idea what I was going through at home. I never looked it on the outside. They also said I was always positive, smiling, smart, funny, kind, and put together. As my best friend Tammy said all weekend, “Girl, you were the s**t when you lived here!” 😂 4. It helps me see that I was born for a HUGE purpose and gifted at an early age to do this life I am living. I was set apart at an early age for JUST this thing I am stepping into now. Then my story- every wonderful and heart-breaking part of it- layered on to make me exactly this human. I have never felt so special, loved, called and equipped to change the world!! This weekend restored pieces of myself I didn’t know I was missing. So look out world-
I’m coming in fuller, more whole and more passionate than ever! Thank you to every single person I connected with this weekend! You are a wonderful part of my story!!

24 years ago today….Jim Osborn died. In my arms, in our bedroom. Today I stopped by the cemetery to tell him four things...
04/04/2024

24 years ago today….Jim Osborn died. In my arms, in our bedroom. Today I stopped by the cemetery to tell him four things. 1- Hey babe…I love you 2- Thank you for the life you lived 3- We will NEVER forget you. 4- Our son is amazing.

Get EXCITED!!!! March Workshop!!
02/23/2024

Get EXCITED!!!! March Workshop!!

Podcast Launches Tuesday!!
02/10/2024

Podcast Launches Tuesday!!

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