Befriend your body
with JP Frank (they/them)
Tend your Nervous System
Feel more secure
Tired of berating yourself?
Exhausted of feeling lonely even when you are with others?
Ready for a huge shift, but unsure of what that even looks like?
Hi. I’m JoJo Phoenix or “JP”.
I’m here to support you. I’m here to challenge you.
Deciding to work with me is a bold choice. You’ll learn how to slow down, how to feel more secure in yourself in the unknown, and learn how to shed beliefs and identities that are no longer supporting you. You’ll become intimate with your desires and boundaries and how to communicate them. This all requires unlearning and deep inner transformation.
This can be scary and difficult. I welcome you, brave one. Let me be your equally strong and tender collaborator. Let’s do this courageous, transformative work together.
Since 2015, I’ve been using a trauma-informed approach to help people get in their bodies and relate with others in more consensual and intimate ways. I’ve trained over 600 individuals in trauma- and social justice-informed facilitation. My approach is shaped by over a decade of working alongside people experiencing incarceration and what many of them have taught me about oppression, courage, healing, and community.
“It feels like I gained a superpower! I came to JP initially for help with healthy boundaries and self-advocacy. I received that and also learned how to listen to my body and create a deep sense of internal safety and acceptance. It’s not an exaggeration to say that it’s changed my entire life for the better from career to health to love.”
SOREN - Anchorage
Not like talk therapy
There are a lot of people who are good at listening to words. My job is to help you listen to your body. My questions always seek to bring you closer to yourself, and you are invited to share only when it feels therapeutic for you to do so.
Each session starts with a check-in, then together, we choose what the session will look like. I am not the expert, I am your collaborative guide. I believe you already have access to so much wisdom and insight. I help you tune in.
Our sessions may include meditation, movement, games, dance, and/or touch. You’ll likely try many new things, you’ll learn a ton about yourself. Some of this will feel edgy. We’ll go deeper where you feel drawn.
None of this is easy and none can happen without knowing what our limits are. I honor your courage and bring equal parts boldness and utter respect for your boundaries to our sessions.
Get a sense of how I guide, by listening to these free meditations!
A unique touch component
Just as touch (and lack thereof) can be a source of hurt and harm, touch can be deeply nourishing and healing. Yet, there are very few therapies that holistically address the area of touch. By offering clients the unique opportunity to practice reciprocal, non-sexual touch, I support you in becoming more embodied, attuned, and skillful in navigating your and others’ limits and desires.
I travel nationally teaching a form called Contact Improvisation where people come together in a non-verbal container to play, express, and physically connect. Through this practice, and my training with Dr. Betty Martin, founder of the School of Consent, I have helped hundreds of individuals to become more skillful and comfortable with physical closeness.
“JP has a beautiful way of creating space that breaks down walls in the most safe and loving way. I feel open to new creative potential in my life.”
MARIAH - Bozeman, MT
The Logistics Part
I am based in Missoula, Montana. We can do great work in-person, over zoom, or on the phone.
All of my 1:1 and Couples work begins with three initial sessions called the Discovery Phase. During this time, we find out several important things:
What are the primary areas you want to focus on/grow in? What impact will they have?
Which of the many practices I offer are most resonant and compelling to you?
Am I the best person to support you?
This Discovery Phase helps us determine if we’re a good fit, resulting in an outline of what longer-term work could look like. This way, you get a complete sense of how I work before either of us invest deeply.
Win-win.
I utilize a sliding scale based on ability to earn, inherit, and pay. This is a unique model and we will discuss it in your initial free 30 minute call.
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