Breaking Through Emotional Barriers: An Exclusive Interview with Jessica Ehrenworth, Founder of Transformational Growth Process

Jessica Ehrenworth is a leader in the field of psychotherapy, respected for her empathetic, depth-oriented healing style. A Registered Psychotherapist, Founder of Transformational Growth™ Psychotherapy, and developer of the Transformational Growth™ Process, she has spent more than two decades helping individuals, couples, families, and other wellness professionals move toward meaningful, lasting transformation.

Jessica has a history of training in counselling psychology and classical homeopathy. She combines evidence-based modalities, somatic work, and trauma-informed approaches to assist clients in reconnecting with their very best selves. Her efforts reach well beyond the consulting room, with initiatives such as TARPO and ACE empowering individuals throughout Ontario and beyond. In this interview, Jessica reveals her wisdom on emotional transformation, the strength of descending below surface level symptoms, and what it means to return to your essence.

Jessica, thank you for joining us. Can you start by sharing a bit about your personal journey and what inspired you to create the Transformational Growth Process?

The transformational process is really born out of my passion for healing and for going deeper within myself in order to take my clients into the depths of their own healing, soul, emotional health, and emotional growth. What I found was that when I came out of university, when I came out of my master’s program, I really had no clue what I was doing, and I was getting hit-and-miss results for my clients.

And that wasn’t good enough for me. I didn’t feel good taking on clients, and you know, things would work for some and things wouldn’t work for others. So I really started researching, researching, researching. 

Within that, I started testing things out on myself. I had gone through some huge life changes and was dealing with my own life story, a trauma story, if you want to call it that. While I was trying to heal my own big wounds and get to the place where I wanted to be in life, I started creating this process, and I started taking things back to my clients.

So I would practice on myself and I’d take them back to my clients. And I started noticing that people were getting actual transformational results. By doing that, I actually transformed my practice, to my surprise

So I went from being unable to get any clients after being in the business for many years to starting to get referrals galore. And I thought I was able to get rid of all my marketing. I didn’t have to spend money on marketing.

I have a full, full practice now. And I’ve started training other therapists in this method because my clients want me because of the way I work. So that’s really how the transformational growth process came to be.

Your work focuses heavily on body-based healing methods like somatic therapy and mindful movement. Can you explain why addressing the body is so important in resolving emotional trauma?

So when I first started working, there wasn’t a lot of material on body-based healing, somatic healing, or even the mind-body connection. I’ve been working for over 21 years now. So when I first started, I really had to go digging for information on any of this.

And as I started going through my own transformations, my own healing, what I started noticing within myself is that, you know, when I was focusing solely on traditional psychotherapy techniques, no coping strategies, CBT, you know, trying to change the thoughts, trying to quieten the mind, nothing was working. Like really, it wasn’t giving me long-lasting results. And I had a very busy mind.

It was very hard for me to start slowing down my mind and shifting. My mind was very strong. And what I started noticing was that when I started incorporating my body into my healing, as my body started learning how to actually start releasing itself, and, you know, going into places where it was actually really fascinating because as my body started releasing, it was like, sometimes I would do movements and motions over and over and over and over again, that I didn’t really have so much control over until it was done.

I couldn’t stop it; it wasn’t necessarily in my control. And I noticed that when my body learned how to release, my mind also learned how to release.

So as my body released, my mind started shifting and becoming quieter. And then I was able to process things through my body, mind, and soul, versus trying to really just use the mind, which our mind has a mind of its own. Fair.

The Transformational Growth Process has grown immensely, with over 35 clients per week relying on your methods. What do you think makes your approach so effective and sought after?

Well, I think the first thing is that I don’t just use the traditional therapy methods and models. 

I’m able to really go behind the scenes and explain to people why they’re doing what they’re doing. And I find that when we understand the why, we will more likely do it. We will more likely use the tools and strategies given. 

Combining the body really helps people process emotions. That’s a large component of this, so it’s not just psychoeducation.

It’s not just about examining your thoughts and behaviors. It’s about taking the time in session to process your emotions. And that really is the key because that is how we get to the release.

And if we don’t do that in session, when are we going to do it? It’s very hard to process emotions on your own. As we process emotions, we have someone witnessing us. A lot of the time, we get stuck in trauma because no one was there for us.

We become overwhelmed with our emotions and have to deal with them on our own. That’s how the emotions get stuck within us. It’s that overwhelm that keeps us stuck.

We can’t find that way forward. So as we come out of the overwhelm, and we don’t have to be with the emotion by ourselves, and we have someone witnessing the emotion, the pain that we’ve struggled through, it shifts the dynamic of the therapeutic process so much. And I think that’s really why people come: They’ve been told that it’s a bit different. It’s not your normal.

Beyond helping individual clients, you’ve developed a professional program for therapists. What inspired you to create this training, and how has it impacted other practitioners and their clients?

So I know when I came out of school, I spent so much money on training on trying to figure it out myself. You know, on everything, not just client transformations, but how to be in a private practice, like everything. And I started, so as my practice grew, I couldn’t handle all the clients coming in, but my clients didn’t want to see anyone else. 

I started having to train the therapists I work with to see clients in that same way. As I did that, I had so much fun, and we all had so much fun together.

I just realized that this is where I want to be at the point in my career right now. As that started happening, I was reminded by people who were just starting to work in the field, just starting their own work. But there’s so much that isn’t taught.

There’s so much we don’t know how to do. And there’s so much support that we need, even, you know, from everything from how to do a proper intake, and what you’re actually looking for, to case consultations. And, you know, how do we get through things when we’re stuck with a client, when a client won’t budge? How do we help them? And so that’s, that’s the stuff that we’ve been delving into, you know, within this program.

We’ve just been having so much fun and getting so inspired. This allows us to be creative in our work and go deeper within ourselves and with our clients.

Looking ahead, what’s next for you and the Transformational Growth Process? Are there any new projects or initiatives on the horizon?

Yeah, we’ve just launched the Transformational Growth Process professional program. We’ve just gone through the first beta test, and we are having so much fun with it. We’re launching again.

In this program, I literally take you through everything you need to know to get transformational results for your client. I take you through the whole Transformational Growth Process, session by session. Unlike other programs that I’ve been told about, it’s not so overwhelming that you’ll get lost and not know what to do or where to go.

It has that perfect blend of just enough content so that you know where to take your clients, session by session. If you ever get stuck with a client, you’ll know exactly what to do. And then, with that, we have the live incubator, which is where we all gather. Everyone in the program gathers, and that’s where people can ask their questions.

That’s where we go over case conceptualization. So if people do get stuck, we’re right there. You know I’m right there to help. And that’s where we go deeper into all of the concepts within anything that people are exploring.

Different people are pulling in different ways of working. And it really allows a smooth avenue to get feedback, find out where your blind spots might be when working with clients, and learn how to get through tough cases and clients. You’ll also know exactly how to conduct a session in a transformative way. Build confidence, build your practice.

So who would this be ideal for? This program is really ideal for therapists and coaches who are starting their practice, who need to build that confidence without practicing on their clients. So another component of the program is that we get to practice with each other. We get to know what it feels like to be a client, and we get to know what it feels like to be a therapist. And then we get to do our own self-transformative work, which is, in my opinion, always so much fun. 

And then for people who have been in the industry for a while, I wouldn’t tell them not to join either, because there are things in this program that will benefit them, different ways of thinking about things, different ways of learning. So some of the therapists that I’ve been working with are more seasoned practitioners, who are there to discuss cases, to just get another set of eyes on things, and to get camaraderie and community. Because when you are in private practice, it can become very lonely.

So, having a group of people know exactly what you’re going through, you can come, connect, discuss, and transform.

Conclusion

Jessica Ehrenworth proves the power of healing, which isn’t just symptom management but transformation from the inside out. With her groundbreaking Transformational Growth™ Process, she empowers clients to release emotional weight, break through limiting beliefs, and step forward with clarity, courage, and connection. The interview depicts the heart of her mission: to support others in returning to their essence and rediscovering what it means to truly live, love, and lead.