The heart behind Smash Therapy
Jennifer "Jiffy" Morales
Smash Therapy has been operating for about 8 years now. Everyone is always so curious about the origin story and rightfully so.
Before this space ever existed, I spent years working in mental health, inside a psychiatric hospital with children, teens, and adults who were struggling deeply. I watched people hit emotional limits that had no words… so their frustration turned into silence, and sometimes into property destruction.
I saw it happen again and again.
People breaking things when they didn't get their way or when they wanted to gain control.
But in the hospital, breaking things came with consequences like restraints,emergency medications, judgement and sometimes legal consequences.
There was one incident that happened where a patient tore the phone off the wall and grabbed the computer from behind the nurse's station and threw it across the hallway. I watched him in real time visibly calm down and seemingly relieved after the activity and I remember asking him "Do you feel better?"
He looked me right in my eyes and said "Actually, I do".
It was at that moment that I started to ask myself all of these questions.
What if there was a place where people could release without fear?
Without judgment?
Without worrying about losing control or hurting someone?
What if breaking something could actually become the beginning of healing, not the end of it?
That is how Smash Therapy was born.
I created this space so people could show up just as they are — stressed, overwhelmed, heartbroken, numb, angry, anxious, burnt out — and release through movement, sound, destruction, and expression…
without shame, without judgment, and without consequences.
Smash Therapy isn’t meant to replace mental health treatment.
It’s here to support it — a healthy coping tool, a moment of release, a reset button, a place to breathe again.
And honestly?
It’s the place I wish existed when I was younger.
God heals the heart-I just created a space where people can express what they carry.
- Jennifer M.
About Jennifer Morales
I’m Jennifer — a former professional boxer, a mental-health worker of over a decade, and a woman who grew up learning how to survive emotions without ever being taught how to express them. My background spans working in psychiatric hospitals, behavioral programs, developmental disability services, and therapeutic settings with children, teens, and adults. I’ve trained in crisis intervention, behavior modification, service excellence, de-escalation, and trauma-informed care.
I hold a B.A. in Psychology, an A.A. in Psychology, a Child Care diploma, and multiple certifications in CPR, AED, First Aid, CPI, SAMA, and behavioral intervention. I’m currently pursuing my Master of Social Work to deepen the work I do with youth, families, and communities.
But beyond the degrees and the training, I understand what it feels like to be overwhelmed… to carry emotions with nowhere safe to put them… to grow up in systems where you learn to fight, survive, or shut down. As someone who spent my childhood in CPS, I know firsthand how much it matters to have a place that gives you permission to feel — without punishment.
Smash Therapy is that place.
A space grounded in safety, compassion, emotional release, and real-world understanding… built by someone who has lived both sides of chaos and healing. A space for people to break, breathe, and begin again — one session, one swing, one breakthrough at a time.
Above all else, my life is anchored in my relationship with Jesus Christ.
My faith shapes how I care for people, how I hold space for their emotions,
and why I believe healing is possible for every person who walks through these doors.
Professional Experience & Training
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BA in Psychology
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AA in Psychology
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Child Care Certification
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Former professional boxer
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10+ years mental-health & behavioral experience including:
• psychiatric hospital
• crisis intervention
• behavioral programs for youth & adults
• autism support
• anger-management strategies
• emotional-regulation tools -
Currently pursuing my Master of Social Work (MSW) with a focus on trauma-informed care & community mental health.
