Our Mission
Our mission at Fruitful Seeds is much like the planting and harvesting process. The negative thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of many individuals are rooted and deep-seed in childhood trauma, where home is our first school. We are equipped to bring others hope, walk alongside the brokenhearted, and free those caught in mental captivity while supporting others who feel alone and/or stuck in the dark.
Despite your past, we believe that when seeds fall on good and rich soil, they produce fruit! Fruitful Seeds offers personal, confidential, compassionate, safe, and non-judgmental care. We are eager to encourage and empower individuals, couples, families, and groups. Our goal is to assist in helping others to gain insight, become more self-aware, and take personal accountability. By doing this, clients become receptive to tools, knowledge, and resources they need to achieve the following: decrease symptoms reported, improve relationships with themselves and others, and have an enriched quality of life. Finally, through consistent application of skills learned, clients reap what they sow. By the end of treatment, clients can enjoy their harvest of increased love, joy, peace, patience, and self-control.
With plenty of sun and water, all can grow through what they go through. Change is evident in both labor and fruit. From personal and professional experiences, we know the harvest is plenty, but the laborers are few. Therapy takes time, commitment, and work. We hope to continue to remain fruitful and multiply the number of people changed, healed, and set free.
Welcome to the Healing House. We are thrilled to join you in your messy but necessary process. Let’s bear fruit today!
Our Team
From the boogie down (Bronx, NY) to Jesus town (Bethlehem, PA), founder Jennifer Bruno has gone from adversity to advocacy. She attended Northampton Community College and obtained her associate's degree in 2009. She then attended Cedar Crest College, earning her bachelor's degree in Social Work in 2011. Two years later, Jennifer earned her Master's degree in Social Work from Marywood University.
After college, Jennifer began her professional journey with Valley Youth House, and then in 2017 she became a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, allowing her to work with many agencies and non-profits throughout the Lehigh Valley. Jennifer's experience includes providing in-home family therapy, hospice care, and medical social work for a local Federally Qualified Health Center.
In 2023, she started her business with a mission to provide quality and affordable mental health care. As a Latina Christian, Jennifer felt called to make a positive impact and difference in the community by mentoring students and partnering with community members, other small businesses, and like-minded individuals.
Be Fruitful & Multiple (Genesis 1:28)
Intern Therapist
James is a dedicated graduate student at Indiana Wesleyan University, pursuing his advanced studies in the Department of Psychology. With a passion for family wellness, James aspires to become a licensed marriage and family therapist upon completing his master’s degree and internship.
He is committed to contributing to the development of accessible mental health resources for marginalized communities and aims to make a meaningful impact in the field of mental health. His diverse interests and dedication to community service reflect his holistic approach to mental health and wellness.
Intern Therapist
Sarah is a graduate student in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a deep passion for helping others navigate their mental well-being.
She is committed to fostering positive change and walking alongside diverse individuals on their unique journeys to well-being. Sarah is excited to seek the opportunity to learn in a clinical setting.
Intern Therapist
Cristal is a bilingual feminist Latina therapist earning her Masters in Clinical and Counseling Psychology. She seeks to work with adults struggling with anxiety, depression, and life-changing events. She hopes to create a safe, empowering, and solutions-oriented environment that encourages growth, knowledge, self-love, and connection to the world.
By combining evidence-based approaches, skills, personal history, individuality, and a listening ear, Cristal believes clients can achieve balance and healing for the mind, body, and spirit.
Intern Therapist
Janet Smith is currently a graduate student at Colorado Christian University in
Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She is married, has seven children and four beautiful grandchildren, and enjoys knitting and reading for fun.
Janet is passionate about working with clients who are experiencing anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and/or relationship issues. She has years of experience with facilitating divorce and grief groups. Janet believes there is great hope and healing through talk therapy and the ability to share the impact of our experiences with someone else.
Intern Therapist
Jacqueline Jennings is a dedicated graduate student in the Marriage and Family Therapy program at Indiana Wesleyan University. With active listening skills, empathy, communication, and problem-solving, Jacqueline is well-equipped to support clients through their journeys. She strongly believes in a strengths-based approach that emphasizes collaboration between client and therapist, helping clients view themselves as empowered and capable of living the lives they desire.
Jacqueline is known for her patience, compassion, and non-judgmental attitude. She is deeply committed to helping individuals and couples believe in their potential for transformation. Jacqueline holds the conviction that our reality is shaped by the stories we tell ourselves and the narratives imposed by others. Her goal is to help individuals see their life stories from new perspectives, find hope, and envision rewriting their narratives.
Intern Therapist
Rob has over ten years of experience working with individuals in addiction and recovery as well as experience working as an intern with the City of Bethlehem and their Community Connections program that assists those who are unsheltered or facing mental health challenges such as anxiety, depression, PTSD, and other diagnoses. He received his Associate Degree in Social Work from Northampton Community College in 2023, his Bachelor's Degree in Social Work from East Stroudsburg University in 2024, and is currently attending Lancaster Bible College for his Master's Degree in Social Work.