Jennifer Griffith

I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 25 years of experience in behavioral health, trauma care, neurodivergence, and family support. I earned my MSW from the University of Southern California, hold a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the College of the Holy Cross, and I’m EMDR trained and certified in Collaborative Problem Solving. I work with neurodivergent teens and adults, as well as parents and families who are tired of feeling like every conversation becomes a puzzle, a power struggle, or a full-blown group project no one signed up for. My approach is warm, practical, collaborative, and appropriately funny, with a focus on understanding what’s really driving the behavior and finding strategies that work in actual life—not just on paper.

My approach to therapy is warm, collaborative, practical, and tailored to how you actually think, learn, and process—not how a textbook says you should. I use trauma-informed and neuroaffirming approaches, including EMDR, DBT, CBT, ACT, Collaborative Problem Solving, mindfulness, and somatic strategies, but I don’t believe in forcing every client into the same clinical box. We’ll get curious about patterns, nervous-system responses, relationships, executive functioning, and the things that keep getting in your way, then build tools that make sense in real life.

Your first session is about helping me understand the full picture of who you are, what’s bringing you in, and what may be contributing to what you’re experiencing. I’m skilled at quickly identifying patterns, connecting important pieces, and seeing the bigger picture while still giving you space to tell your story in your own way. We’ll talk about what has and hasn’t worked before, how you tend to process information, and what you’d like to be different in your life. By the end of the session, we’ll usually have a strong starting point, a clear direction for therapy, and probably a few laughs along the way.