LCSW #29484 | jennifer@mcaft.com | 650-297-3400 x12
Location: Los Altos & Half Moon Bay
Fee: $200
Modalities: Somatic Internal Family Systems Therapist (IFS), IFS Informed Therapist, Trauma Informed, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Specialities: Children, adolescents, parents, individual adults and families. Life transitions, identity formation, grief and loss, stress or worry about school or career paths, anxiety, depression, PTSD, Complex PTSD and supporting those coping with a current crisis or wanting to heal from past traumas.
Approach:
Jennifer’s therapeutic approach is integrative and client-centered, bringing together evidence-based tools from Somatic Internal Family Systems (IFS), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Trauma Focused CBT as well as Strengths Based Therapy and Motivational Interviewing. Through empathy, openness, and curiosity, Jennifer works to provide a safe space to support each client’s journeys towards healing. Jennifer works to address the whole person, to help individuals integrate their mind, body and heart and become more in touch with their truest self. Jennifer also likes to work from a strength based approach, acknowledging and working with individuals’ innate strength and resiliency. Jennifer is passionate about providing open, compassionate, trauma informed and culturally competent practices. Jennifer believes that deep and transformative healing is possible for all, no matter their history or severity of symptoms. She also works from the belief that all individuals not only have the capacity, but the right to lead a joy filled, peaceful and meaningful life.
Jennifer believes that the therapist – client relationship is a central part of the healing process, and that the therapist plays a critical role in creating a safe and trusting environment. Jennifer believes that therapy is collaborative, and is dedicated to following client’s leads, while offering gentle guidance. Her hope is to work together with clients to help them better understand themselves and in turn, learn new skills to enact positive change in their lives. Changes that will result and radiate into their own sense of self, increased sense of internal peace and enjoyment in life and in relationship with others. She enjoys working with a variety of people. She remains truly humbled and honored to be part of her clients’ journeys and lives.
Experience:
Jennifer has over 15 years of experience working with children, adolescents, families and individuals across a variety of settings including: schools (both public and private), foster-care agencies, the criminal justice system, residential care, and private practice settings.
Education:
Jennifer earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Clinical Social Work from New York University, graduating with the highest honors.
Trainings:
Jennifer has training in various evidenced-based treatment modalities to help assist the therapeutic process towards healing including: Somatic Internal Family Systems, Internal Family Systems (IFS) Stepping Stones Program out of Canada, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Trauma Focused CBT, Family Systems Therapy, Strengths Based Therapy and Motivational Interviewing. Jennifer is committed to ongoing education, trainings and consultation in order to provide the best treatment to her clients.