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Jennifer Brown

Jennifer Brown

LICSW

Massachusetts

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Practical support for anxiety and relationships

  • Anxiety and panic
  • Relationship focus
  • Skills and communication

About Jennifer

Jennifer Brown is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) who helps people manage anxiety, stress, and relationship strain. She is based in Massachusetts and brings a calm, practical approach to sessions. Jennifer understands how panic and sudden anxiety can interrupt daily life and offers steady support for those concerns.

She trained at Columbia University where she earned a Master of Arts degree and spent time working in psychiatric emergency rooms and inpatient units. That experience shaped her ability to respond clearly in moments of high distress. For the last ten years she has focused on outpatient therapy with adults.

Jennifer uses a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs rather than relying on a single method. She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, uses dialectical behavior tools for emotional regulation, and attends to attachment dynamics that shape relationships. Mindfulness is woven in to help with grounding and coping when anxiety rises.

She has worked with people facing depression, trauma and abuse, parenting and co-parenting concerns, addictions, eating issues, and a range of relationship and intimacy challenges. Her additional interests include adoption and foster care, attachment issues, and panic disorder and panic attacks.

Sessions emphasize clearer communication and practical skills. Jennifer aims to be an unbiased sounding board who helps people notice patterns, try small changes, and build more effective ways of coping and relating.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Jennifer commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy in her clinical work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing thoughts and behaviors that fuel anxiety and panic, with practical exercises and step-by-step plans. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns, helping people notice how they connect, react, and communicate with others.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. She will work collaboratively with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences, and will adjust the plan as progress is made.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available online options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, offer shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They let people practice skills in their everyday routines and bring real-life examples into conversation, which can be helpful for managing panic, building communication, and trying new coping strategies.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAttachment issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationDomestic violenceImpulsivityInfidelityVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesPanic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Listed in

Massachusetts

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Jennifer commonly address?

She works with anxiety, stress, depression, relationship and family issues, parenting and co-parenting, trauma and abuse, addictions, eating concerns, and panic disorder and panic attacks among other issues.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She takes an eclectic, practical approach that blends client-centered listening with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy, plus attention to attachment patterns.

What is her clinical background?

She earned a Master of Arts degree from Columbia University and worked in psychiatric emergency rooms and inpatient units before moving into outpatient therapy for the past ten years.

Where is she based and what are her credentials?

She practices in Massachusetts and holds the credential LICSW, with an MA degree noted in her background.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not specify formats; please confirm current session options before booking to know which formats are supported.

How does pricing work for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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