Jennifer (jenny) kern, MA

 

~ Accepting new clients ~

Telephone: (415) 712-2406
Email: jkerncounsels@gmail.com
Pronouns: she/her/hers

Office Hours: Mondays and Thursdays or TBD
License: Registered Associate Marriage & Family Therapist, #AMFT129261
Supervisor: Rulik Perla, #43965

Fees: $150 for individuals; $175 for couples; some sliding scale spots available.

My role is to support your process of self-discovery and healing. As a deep listener attuned to you, I will assist you in cultivating your resilience to navigate your life at any stage.

Your goals will focus and guide our work toward greater awareness and change. My life experience, training, and openness will support you on your journey toward greater emotional well-being.

My areas of focus include life transitions and adjustment, grief and loss, trauma, spirituality, and relationship issues. My treatment approaches include Mindfulness, Existential, Psychodynamic, and Somatic as well as EMDR, a trauma treatment. (see below for more info.)

I have a Master’s in East-West Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies focusing on how our spiritual values and beliefs intersect with our psychological yearnings and needs. I have a second Master’s in Counseling Psychology from The Wright Institute with a focus on strength-based therapy. In addition, I have worked in over twelve countries on a range of human rights projects focused on empowering people to live their fullest lives. My experience across cultures informs my sense of respect and gratitude for the diversity of humans.

I work with individuals, families, and couples and look forward to supporting you. Reach out for a free 15-minute phone call to see if you'd like to make an appointment.

AREAS OF CLINICAL WORK

  • Communication difficulties

  • Interpersonal stress

  • Life transitions

  • Teens

  • Trauma

  • Intergenerational Trauma

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • Grief and loss

  • Aging and disability

  • Spiritual inquiry

CLINICAL APPROACH

Together we will focus on your goals and struggles and discern the best ways to support you. You are the expert on your life. Whether you are in a major life change or stuck in a pattern or relationship dynamic you hope to shift, we will explore the path forward.

  • Relational

  • Psychodynamic

  • Existential

  • Somatic

  • Multicultural

  • EMDR

  • DBT