After studying human behavior and cultural stories through her Psychology and Anthropology majors at Knox College, Valerie Jencks completed her graduate training as a Marriage and Family Therapist at Northwestern University. For over twenty years as a narrative psychotherapist in Chicago, she has listened to clients tell their stories, helping them rewrite the ones that no longer serve them well.
Valerie has been fascinated with people’s stories since she listened to her Filipino grandfather tell tales of being treated with honor in his homeland, contrary to the reality of racial inequity he encountered at the time of his immigration. In a bit of full-circle irony, she was invited in 2015 to speak on the importance of rewriting our personal stories and listening to the stories of others at TEDxIIT - her Filipino grandfather’s 1939 alma mater.
Valerie continues to see clients in a small private practice in addition to speaking to professional and community audiences on the importance of narrative and rewriting stories. She has been frequently quoted as an expert in media such as Fox Business and Huffington Post and she will host the storytelling podcast "How to Rewrite History" beginning in June 2016. An active member of the midwest standup comedy and storytelling communities in her free time, Valerie performs regularly, finding life to provide ample content for her work on stage.
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$30 Print Book and Ebook Package (No Audiobook)
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$150 Book Club Package
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$1500 Conference Speaker Package
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+ Up to 4 hours: "How To Rewrite History" keynote by author, custom to your organization's needs
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150 copies + ebook included
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$3000 Treatment Center Package
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+ 1 day (up to 9 hours) custom on-site therapeutic storytelling workshop for mental health professionals by author
+ 1 hour program implementation consultation with author
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I spent much of this week editing and pushing for the last needed preorders. Once this campaign reaches 250, Publishizer will forward the book to 42 publishing houses. There are 9 whose interest has already been drawn, in large part by your enthusiastic support. Some of you are friends I have met, others are friends to be. Thank you ALL for your preorders. I am VERY excited to share this project with you. Writing it has been life changing, hoping reading it will be as well! ~XO, Valerie