Jennifer Rodriguez
Jennifer is a US Navy veteran specializing in depression, anxiety, PTSD/trauma, and mood disorders with adolescents, adults, families, and couples. Jennifer holds a strong belief that childhood experiences, both positive and negative, have a profound impact on development and one’s ability to cope with stressors, adversity, relationships, and levels of resiliency. Jennifer’s passion is to help others evolve and rise above negative experiences and become more successful at navigating life. Jennifer loves to explore individual life experiences, unique qualities, strengths, and how world views shape daily life. Jennifer believes in supporting, encouraging, and validating experiences to identify areas of life that have led to distress.
Jennifer is a US Navy veteran specializing in depression, anxiety, PTSD/trauma, and mood disorders with adolescents, adults, families, and couples.
Jennifer desires to assist individuals in understanding how negative belief systems impact mental health and functioning and how relationships affect the quality of life. Jennifer uses an integrative approach to therapy to achieve healing, reach individual goals, and increase quality of life. Jennifer hopes to instill greater hope in others that change is possible, and life can be beautiful.
First session
In our first session, I like to answer any questions a client may have about me as well as gain information about what the client is looking for. I like to work with each client on what their goals/needs/wants are and gather as much information as possible to help establish a treatment plan that meets client's goals/expectations and reasons for looking for therapy. I explain the collaborative effort in treatment, and work to build and establish rapport as this is crucial to the client/therapist relationship. I will discuss how therapy with me works, provide important contact information, and discuss the importance of this being a safe, confidential space they can look forward to at each session.
Strengths
I feel my biggest strengths are in working with those struggling with anxiety, depression and trauma. I explore childhood experiences/relationships and work to identify how early experiences shape who we are today. I believe life experiences, relationships, interactions with others, and our sense of purpose impact who we become. Exploring this with clients is a passion of mine as I feel it plays a large role in our mental health and functioning. I am fascinated with the brain and its impact on behavior, development, and resiliency. This drives me to continue research in how the mind-body connection works. I also like to explore the impact on attachment in development and how this impacts functioning in relationships and within the self. I enjoy helping others see their true potential.
Ideal clients
I work with Adults (18+) and prefer to focus on Individual Therapy. If it becomes clear the client would benefit from couple's/family therapy, this will be discussed in session and an appropriate plan will be established to support individual needs.
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Virtual sessions
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- CaliforniaLicense 132509