Jennifer Franklin

I can imagine that your journey has been a challenging one. Reaching out for help is no small feat. Most likely, it took a lot of courage for you to arrive here. It requires bravery to open up to someone and be vulnerable. I get it. To say, “I need help,” is a tremendously vulnerable act. I am here to make that process as seamless as possible. The more each of us reaches out for help, the more we normalize helping each other. Welcome!

Just as no two people are exactly alike, neither is their process in therapy. In each therapeutic relationship we settle into an approach that feels appropriate, remaining open to changes throughout the treatment. An integral part of my work is to help individuals overcome trauma (relational and physical) along with the limiting beliefs that go along with those experiences. I understand that you may feel that the word “trauma” may not apply to you. However, I have found that most people who struggle have had life experiences that they consider insignificant; Those same experiences end up being key in moving forward with their healing. We tend to have experiences that lead to unhelpful patterns which lock us into feeling unloved, hurt, misunderstood, helpless and unvalued as well as a myriad of other feelings. Together we will unveil those experiences and move through a somatic, body/mind integration in order to feel physically different in the present. In order to reach these permanent changes, we have sessions on a weekly basis. Typically treatment lasts from one to one and a half years.

I have extensive training in EMDR, mindfulness and meditation, Attachment-Focused Therapy, psychodynamic theory, Emotion-Focused Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). I specialize in working with young adults (ages 20 to early 30s) who struggle with PTSD/trauma, depression, anxiety, major life transitions, identity issues, loss/grief, and individuals that want to experience more self-growth. I aim to help people find their own authentic path towards understanding, compassion, and meaning in life through a relationally grounded approach.

In addition to my formal clinical masters-level training in psychotherapy from Smith College for Social Work, I have over 15 years of training in behavioral learning theory that is grounded in my prior work as a teacher and parent educator. What that means for you is that we have a variety of means to address what is happening for you so that your treatment is as individualized as possible. In addition, I have a Master of the Arts degree in Bilingual and Diverse Education. I am actively working to be anti-racist, and strive to implement practices that decolonize the therapeutic process and move away from pathologizing peoples’ experiences.