Jennifer (she/her) believes that a supportive, empathic, client centered and enjoyable experience in therapy is the foundation for healing and change, alongside a belief that laughter, compassion, and finding joy are healing for the spirit.  Jennifer believes that a strong partnership with client and caregivers is key for the therapy process, utilizing a collaboration and feedback-based approach. 

Jennifer sees child, adolescent, and adult clients seeking relief from anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, family change and grief, and other relationship or life struggles.  Further, Jennifer sees clients with experiences of high stress or trauma, attention disorders, and has an interest in giftedness and 2e experiences. 

Jennifer received her master’s in clinical social work from Smith College in Massachusetts, with her undergrad in psychology and social work from UW Madison.  She utilizes and approach that combines supportive and collaborative therapy with the use of modalities such as CBT, ACT and DBT for mood and anxiety, ERP for OCD treatment, play therapy, Trauma Play, dyadic play and mindfulness.  Jennifer recently completed training in EMDR through the EMDR Institute, as well as OCD training through the IOCDF BTTI training https://iocdf.org/

Trauma informed, culturally responsive, and LGBTQ affirming, Jennifer began her career over twenty years ago providing therapy to preschool children in Head Starts of South Boston.  She continued as a Child and Family therapist for many years, and has a specialty with child and adolescent therapy, weaving talk therapy with play, activity, movement, and art to engage the whole brain and body in a developmentally appropriate way to promote healing and growth.  Jennifer weaves insights from her career which includes work as outpatient therapy, school based services and therapy, emergency room and inpatient hospitalization services.  Jennifer’s time outside of work is spent with her partner and two teens, long run/walks by the lake, seeing lots of musicals, and lifting weights, and with a good novel.

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