About me

Hello ~ Welcome to Green Elm Integrative Psychotherapy. I am Jennifer Saner-Harvey and I am delighted you are here.

I have lived and worked in various communities around the world and now reside in Manitoba. I love water and the moon, lichen and snow, listening and learning, music and cooking, and spending time with my family and on the earth that nourishes me.

My journey and approach

My path into this work began with my own experiences of loss, grief, and trauma. My approach is from a holistic, trauma-informed lens that honours our interrelationality, the dignity and integrity of each individual, and the courage of vulnerability. I bring to my work a gentle attentiveness, authentic presence, compassionate curiousity, deep listening, and reverence for the process. I have come to see “healed” is not a destination, rather “healing” is in the fibres of living relationally and authentically in environments of respect, trust, connection, and sufficient safety.

My therapeutic approach is integrative and invitational. The intention is to create a therapy process that feels responsive, collaborative, and alive to the complexity of who you are, opening space for greater integration, choice, connection, and possibility. My work is rooted in the intelligence of the body, informed by neuroscience, attentive to relationships, and open to the spiritual dimensions of being human. Through experiential therapy, we engage both sensing and meaning-making—noticing what unfolds within and gently understanding it in the context of your life. As connection and capacity grow, change becomes more integrated and sustainable.

I recognize that healing does not happen in isolation. Our experiences are shaped by the families, cultures, communities, and systems we are part of, as well as by the opportunities and challenges we encounter along the way. I am committed to offering an inclusive, affirming, and culturally humble space where your experiences are met with respect and curiosity. Choice, consent, and collaboration are woven throughout my work, honouring your wisdom, autonomy, and lived experience.

We are living processes, continually becoming. We are always in relationship with ourselves and with the world around us. I see each person as dynamic and alive: never simply a collection of symptoms, traits, or past experiences, but someone who is continually adapting, making meaning, responding, changing, and becoming. From this perspective, therapy is not about fixing a static problem or arriving at a final version of ourselves. It is about creating the space, relationship, and conditions for something new to emerge, grounded in your innate wisdom and inner compass for healing.

Degrees and designations

  • Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality (MPS), St. Stephen’s College, University of Alberta
  • Masters in Conflict Transformation, Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, Eastern Mennonite University
  • Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC)
  • Professional member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA)
  • BSP Practitioner with Brainspotting Canada Association
  • Accredited, certified Clinical EFT practitioner with:
  • Certified in heart coherence as a professional:

Specialized training

I am continually pursuing professional and personal growth through education, practical training, embodiment, relationships, and the wisdom of mentors.

Selected areas of additional clinical training:

  • Expansion Brainspotting with Lisa Larson, LMFT. 2026.
  • From Freeze to Thaw: Unlocking Trauma in the Body with Brainspotting with Serene Rene’ Calkins, P.T., and Mary Jane O’Rourke, LCSW, LMT. 2026.
  • Internal Family Systems Fundamental Immersion Course with Kylie Feller, MA, CCC. 2024.
  • Integrative Somatic Parts Work Level 1, 2, and 3 with Frances D. Booth, LICSW. 2024-2025.
  • IFS Therapy: A Spiritual and Energetic Approach with Kay Gardner, LCPC. 2025.
  • Clinical Emotional Freedom Techniques Level 1 and 2 for Mental Health Professionals with Jules Vandermaat, SW. 2022-2023.
  • Tapping Out of Trauma with Craig Weiner, DC, and Suzanne Fageol, CC. 2023.
  • Trauma Informed Hypnotherapy Level 1 and 2 with Courtney Armstrong, M.Ed. LPC. 2024.
  • Waking Dreams: Imagination in Psychotherapy and Everyday Life with Allan Frater, UKCP. 2023-2024.
  • Working with Nightmares: What Clinicians Need to Know with Dr. Leslie Ellis, PhD. 2024.
  • Let Your Body Interpret Your Dreams with Dr. Leslie Ellis, PhD. 2025.
  • Clinical Applications of Polyvagal Theory in Trauma Treatment with Stephen Porges, PhD, and Deb Dana, LCSW. 2024.
  • Befriending the Nervous System: Strategies for Trauma, Sensory Processing, and Developmental Wounds with Linda Thai, LMSW. 2024.
  • The Hakomi Method to Somatic Healing with Manuela Mischke-Reeds, MFT. 2025.
  • Somatic Trauma Therapy Certificate Course with Abi Blakeslee, PhD, SEP, CMT, MFT. 2026.