Jeni Steele (Gessel) Verified Provider

Jeni Steele (Gessel) is a licensed professional counselor practicing at Arizona Family Institute in Mesa, Arizona. She sees individuals, couples and groups. Sessions are available both in person and online. She’s not affiliated with any insurance companies, but she can provide a superbill for possible out of network insurance reimbursement. 

Specialized Therapy for Betrayal Trauma

Jeni specializes in helping people work through the pain of infidelity in their intimate relationships, also known as betrayal trauma. People going through betrayal trauma may experience reality ego fragmentation, high anxiety, hypervigilance and other signs of complex trauma. She’s dedicated to providing guidance and support as clients navigate these symptoms.

Integrative Mental Health Care

She hosts small betrayal groups designed to foster personalized attention and help clients navigate their next steps, moving from feeling wounded and stuck to a sense of wholeness. I’m impressed by her eclectic approach to treatment. She studies and practices the connection between body or breathwork, trauma and healing. 

She emphasizes therapies focused on the body and nervous system, as well as those that support thinking skills and mindfulness. She incorporates group work, art therapy yoga and dance movement therapy into treatment.