As a psychotherapist, I am committed to helping you reach your most fulfilling life. My style is warm, collaborative and engaged.

I work from a psychodynamic, relational-cultural model. That means I pay attention to your inner world — the influences of family, ancestry, upbringing, and individual development — and the impact of external forces such as culture, identity, social location, and relationships.

Together, we will identify your goals, build upon your strengths, and explore the feelings, beliefs and obstacles that hold you back.

 

I know firsthand the healing value of being able to show up and be seen as one’s whole self.  This guides my practice as a therapist, teacher and mentor.

I learned early on that I have a high capacity to sit with folks in times of suffering. I help you move through difficult feelings and experiences, to make room for something new.

We do that together by identifying the experiences that have shaped you– the joys and the challenges–  and working to find the agency and the resilience to inhabit your present with more ease and trust.

hi, I’m jen.

I’m a psychotherapist, clinical consultant and educator.

Other salient identities: queer, femme, SWANA, mixed-race, voracious fiction reader, parent.

I've been working in the mental health field for more than 15 years. Prior to private practice, I worked in sexual violence prevention, eating disorders and early childhood mental health.

I am a co-founder of LEDE, an organization committed increasing access to affordable, evidence-based eating disorder treatment grounded in body liberation and social justice frameworks. I teach on the subjects of eating disorders, racial justice and relational psychotherapy.

My work is shaped by liberatory frameworks, including queer, feminist and critical race theory. I draw from restorative and transformative justice models to support individual and collective healing. I honor the interconnectedness between the personal and the political, and that our individual healing occurs within a larger social context.

education + licensing

  • BA, Cultural Anthropology, Reed College

  • MS, Clinical Psychology, San Francisco State University

  • California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) #96667

  • Connecticut Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) #3375

additional training

  • One-year Supervision Study Program, The Psychotherapy Institute (TPI)

  • Two-Year Relational Psychotherapy Training program, Women’s Therapy Center (WTC)

  • Infant-Parent Psychotherapy, UCSF Infant Parent Program

  • Family Based Treatment (FBT) for Eating Disorders, Training Institute for Child & Adolescent Eating Disorders

  • Perinatal Mood Disorders and Advanced Perinatal Psychotherapy, Postpartum International

affiliations

  • American Psychological Association, Division 39

  • Sacramento Psychoanalytic Society (SPS)

  • National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network (NQTTCN)

  • Association for Size Diversity and Heath (ASDAH)

  • American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) + Mental Health Professionals Group (MHPG)