Meet Jenn Hight

Clinical Mental Health Counselor

Jenn sees appointments in our Fort Collins office.

At its core, psychotherapy is an interpersonal learning setting where a constantly evolving therapeutic relationship teaches us how to confront life’s challenges and stressors. Jenn believes in co-creating a personal experience for each client to better understand and interpret emotions while developing a more adaptive life narrative; this increases self-awareness and ultimately moves clients toward transformation. Jenn welcomes clients with compassion, curiosity, and authenticity while encouraging clients to become better aware of their growth edges as they navigate toward balance, self-acceptance, healthy boundaries, and positive change.

Jenn holds a Masters of Arts in Clinical Mental Health from Adams State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Fort Lewis College. She uses a relational approach to cognitive behavioral therapies as well as considers the psychodynamic importance of each client’s story. Together, these frameworks help to both inspire self-understanding and provide clients with skills and knowledge about themselves, others, and the world. Jenn specializes in couples counseling, trauma, adolescents, early adulthood/college life, depression, anxiety, and LBGTQ+ issues. She believes a strong therapeutic alliance can successfully alleviate emotional pain and discomfort by helping others heal through self-exploration and living more consciously.

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Committed to cultural competence and social justice, Jenn has completed advanced training in working with under-represented groups, including the LGBTQIA community.

Cultural Resume

• I come from a non-traditional family that consisted of my single mother and my maternal grandparents, who played a significant role in raising me. My mother was adopted, which adds complexity to our family history and has shaped my understanding of identity and belonging. I am estranged from my biological father, which has further influenced how I view family - not as something strictly biological, but as a chosen and resilient unit. Because of these dynamics, I often refer to myself as a “mutt” - a term I use with affection to describe the layered, mixed, and sometimes ambiguous nature of my cultural and familial roots. This background has made me adaptable, curious, and sensitive to the varied ways people form identity and connection.

• My educational journey took place in smaller, rural communities where I completed both my undergraduate and graduate studies. I was drawn early on to the social sciences, interested in how people make meaning of their lives and navigate systems. That interest first led me to work in a women’s clinic serving equity-deserving populations, which deeply impacted my understanding of access, advocacy, and care. From there, I spent time in the nonprofit sector before shifting my focus more intentionally to mental health counseling. These experiences have helped shape my cultural awareness, as I’ve had the privilege of working with individuals and families from many different backgrounds, life experiences, and identities. Each step along the way has broadened my lens and deepened my commitment to equity and empathy in the work I do.

• I hold significant privilege in many areas of my identity - being white, growing up in a middle-class family with educated relatives, having access to higher education, and speaking English as my first language. I also benefit from the often-unseen privileges of U.S. citizenship and being able-bodied, which afford me ease of movement, access to services, and freedom from many systemic barriers. These factors have created a foundation of social safety and access that I do not take for granted. At the same time, I carry the often invisible and misunderstood impacts of early childhood trauma, specifically childhood sexual abuse. While this part of my history does not negate my privilege, it has shaped my internal world and the way I move through life, relationships, and systems. Holding both truths has informed my empathy, deepened my capacity for holding complex narratives, and continues to guide my work with others navigating their own intersections of privilege and oppression.

• I hope to continue expanding my cultural awareness by seeking out diverse perspectives, challenging unconscious biases, and staying engaged in ongoing education and reflection. My vision for inclusive, respectful, and equitable practice includes centering clients' lived experiences, affirming all identities, and co-creating therapeutic spaces where people feel seen, safe, and empowered. I am committed to cultivating relationships built on trust, transparency, and mutual respect - both in my clinical work and among colleagues - while advocating for systems that support collective healing and justice.

• Tremendous gratitude to The Adaway Group for first introducing our practice to the notion of a cultural resume.