Jennifer Jones

Jennifer Jones is a California-based licensed clinical social worker who brings a thoughtful, relational approach to individual therapy. She is licensed in California as a clinical social worker (LCSW), license number 78533, and has 12 years of professional experience working directly with clients.

Jennifer combines a nurturing, supportive therapeutic style with practical tools drawn from cognitive-behavioral approaches and an overall eclectic framework. She places strong emphasis on the therapeutic relationship, working with empathy and unconditional positive regard while focusing on clients' strengths to facilitate meaningful change. Mindfulness, narrative techniques, and exploratory approaches such as dream analysis are among the influences she uses when appropriate.

She works with adults across a range of concerns, including self-esteem, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, depression, stress, anxiety, LGBT-related issues, relationship and intimacy challenges, grief, sleep difficulties, anger management, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes. Jennifer adapts treatment to each person’s needs, supporting clients in improving relationships, increasing presence and meaning in life, and working toward their goals.

Jennifer holds two master’s degrees, one in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology (now Alliant International University) and another in social work from San Jose State University. She is a certified trainer in Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP) and is also certified as an Intentional Peer Support Trainer. Her background includes work in community mental health, corrections, drop-in centers, residential treatment, mobile crisis response, and inpatient settings, and she has provided health education classes for Kaiser Permanente on topics such as sleep, couples communication, anger management, anxiety, depression, and stress.

Approachable and flexible, Jennifer aims to walk alongside clients on their personal journeys, tailoring support to where each person is starting and where they want to go. She invites prospective clients to reach out with any questions and to explore whether working together would be a good fit for achieving a better, more satisfying life.