Jenni Kustanovich-Hoza, LMSW

How I support you in your recovery

I create room for you to be you so that you can reconnect with every part of yourself with compassion rather than judgment. Sometimes we laugh, other times we cry — you are welcome, as you are, because that’s the foundation for deeper, embodied recovery. I intentionally weave experiential modalities with holistic practices and a body-inclusive framework to support you in stepping out of a cycle of self-criticism and into self-trust, thus giving your body a voice when words feel out of reach.

How I support you in building a relationship with self

Let’s be a little messy and a lot a bit human. I find it powerful to name the different parts of you (or voices in your head) and, in the same light, build up the authentic human part of yourself that embodies your recovery and lasting resilience. And because a grounded relationship with yourself includes your body, we’ll also explore what it means to trust, listen to, and nourish your body.

My recovery journey

My continuous recovery journey influences how I show up in our world. And as I consider the journey, I see it as an unraveling rediscovery. Digging and tapping into the unknown of recovery is not easy, I know firsthand, and yet once I learned that I could trust to be both safe and uncomfortable, it became more tolerable to wiggle into these spaces. I continue to find growth edges, and it is always worth it.

My Experience

I am a Licensed Master Social Worker in South Carolina. I received my master's in social work from the University of Michigan. I was also a clinical social work intern with The Healing Collective before stepping into my current clinical role as an experiential therapy resident. 

I use my previous psychodynamic, bodywork, and somatic teachings and experiences to support recovery for: trauma, anxiety, depression, and numbing and medicating (including substance use, eating disorders, and disordered eating and movement behaviors). While our bodies constantly talk to us, we might not always be listening. Accordingly, for over a decade, I have facilitated yoga, barre, pilates, and meditative practices that play with the intertwining actions of structure and freedom. I appropriately blend the sacred methods of Ayurveda, astrology, crystals, and sound healing with modern science to create sensation- and nature-based experiences that support tapping into our energy centers and parasympathetic nervous system.

I also have a Master’s in Healthcare Administration from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, which I have used to advocate for public health policy and quality-improvement changes that champion appropriate, creative, and person-centered services for weight bias, eating disorders, and gender-affirming care. Moreover, I have facilitated support groups with the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) and The Body Positive.

More about me

I am a passionate dog mommy to a giant Saint Bernard mix, Baloo. We love exploring our natural world, splashing in the water, and collecting natural keepsakes.

What Element Do You Resonate With?

Earth. I resonate with the grounded spaces of earth. Like the earth and warm grass fields beneath us, I seek to nurture and provide balanced abodes for all. If it weren’t for my logic-driven husband, we would be foster fails for hundreds of animals.

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