Meet Jenn

your guide to mind-body healing

Hi, I'm Jennifer O'Malley Pearlman.

My work started long before I ever became a therapist. Even in high school, I was deeply curious about emotions and how people can heal from the inside out. I thank my high school volleyball coach—who was also my psychology teacher—for introducing me to the power of understanding the mind. That curiosity is at the core of my practice, and my teachings, intuition, and lived experiences continue to shape it today.

Over the years, I learned this: healing isn’t just mental, it’s something we embody.

Every body has a story, and these stories aren’t just in our heads. These stories live in our breath, our muscles, our nerves, our relationships, and the ways we’ve learned to protect ourselves. This understanding guides my practice.

Rooted in the Body

After earning my degree in psychology from Northeastern University, I was called to pursue more embodied ways of healing. This brought me to New Mexico, where I studied bodywork at a healing arts school. There, I learned how the body holds onto what words cannot. Tension, grief, stress, survival instincts, unspoken emotions—these all can find themselves stuck in more places than the mind.

For me, this work changed everything. It showed me that people don’t just think their pain. They carry it.

Over time, I began weaving the emotional and physical together. I kept two offices for many years, one for counseling, and one for Craniosacral Therapy. This reflected how naturally those worlds had merged in my own life.

As Above, So Below

The idea that our minds and bodies reflect one another is at the essence of my work. When the world shifted during COVID, so did my practice. I moved online and learned how to integrate body-based awareness into virtual sessions, helping people tune into their inner experience even from a distance.

Today, my work is grounded in:

Somatic Experiencing
Hakomi
Craniosacral Therapy (CST)
Somatic CBT (Cognitive-behavioral therapy)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) principles
Attachment and mindfulness practices
Nature-based and grounding approaches

But at the end of the day, modalities are just tools. What matters most is presence. The ability to listen, notice, and meet someone where they are.

My approach is gentle, intuitive, and collaborative. I’m not here to fix you. Instead, I help you listen to the story of your mind and body.

A Great Purpose

For 17 years, I’ve trained with my teacher, Dharma Mittra, whose teachings in yoga, meditation, discipline, and compassion have been transformational. That devotion to daily practice continues to guide both my personal and professional path.

I also serve as an adjunct professor in a graduate counseling program, helping future therapists understand the power of presence, breath, and embodied awareness. Teaching is one of the ways I give back to what has given me so much.

Planting New Roots

After many years in New Jersey, I moved to California. The trees, the pacific air, and the expansiveness of it all offered me a powerful sense of connection. To me, this connection is the belief that healing is not about becoming someone new, but coming back to who you’ve always been.

I believe therapy is a process of becoming more whole. More present, more grounded, more aligned with your true self.

If you feel drawn to begin your own healing journey, I’d be honored to walk beside you.