Jennifer graduated from Temple University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology, with a minor in Sociology.  She went on to get her Master of Arts in Clinical Counseling Psychology from La Salle University.  Her career as a therapist began in an inpatient program for people with substance abuse issues, later helping them implement a long-term trauma-focused program providing group as well as individual counseling.  She went on to work with those affected by trauma in an outpatient setting, working with adults, children, teens and their families; prior to opening her private practice.  Jennifer is licensed as a Professional Counselor (LPC) in the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Connecticut. 

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While Jennifer uses an eclectic and personalized approach, her practice is grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).  This theoretical framework explores how our thinking, feelings, and actions are connected to, and influence one another.  As part of doing trauma work, Jennifer gained experience helping those with chronic pain and illness, including those diagnosed of PNES (psychogenic non-epileptic seizures)/Functional Neurologic Disorder.  This condition is often complicated by comorbid medical issues.  She is listed as provider for non-epileptic seizures here.

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She is certified in Prolonged Exposure (PE) Therapy.  PE is brief, intensive therapy designed and researched by Eda Foa and the University of Pennsylvania's Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety (CTSA). It utilizes different kinds of structured exposure strategies to reduce symptoms and promote healing from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).  She is listed as a provider on the CTSA website. 

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Jennifer also offers Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy for the treatment of PTSD, along with proven techniques from a variety of other therapies and disciplines, including Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Motivation Enhancement Therapy, and is Internal Family Systems (IFS) informed.

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"I started my career in substance treatment where I saw firsthand how addiction can destroy careers, families, and health. But what I soon learned is that addiction was actually a symptom of something deeper.  Using drugs or alcohol was how many people had learned to survive and cope with unhealthy environments, mental health issues or unresolved trauma. In doing more trauma-focused work I saw how true that is for a number of so-called "dysfunctional" behaviors.  Problematic behaviors now, often begin as strategies to survive. True healing comes not just from managing symptoms, but from uncovering, understanding, and working through what contributed to those behaviors in the first place. That is the perspective that guides our work together."