Jennifer Jacobs, LCSW

Welcome—I’m Jennifer Jacobs, a trauma-informed psychotherapist providing neurodiversity-affirming, intersectional care. I work with individuals navigating complex inner worlds while balancing demanding outer ones: parents, neurodivergent adults, trauma survivors, and high-functioning professionals who carry a great deal, often quietly. My practice is built around creating a space where you can exhale—where your experiences, identities, and emotions are met with respect, curiosity, and compassion. I understand that trauma and stress do not exist in isolation; they interact with our histories, neurotypes, relationships, and the roles we inhabit in daily life. Supporting Parents Many parents come to me feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, or worried about their children—particularly when navigating neurodivergence, school challenges, or family dynamics. I provide a supportive, nonjudgmental space to help you strengthen insight, communicate more effectively, and care for your own emotional well-being while caring for others. Working With Neurodivergent Clients My approach is fully neurodiversity-affirming and informed by advanced training in Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA). I work with autistic, ADHD, gifted, twice-exceptional, and otherwise neurodivergent clients seeking therapy that honors their differences rather than pathologizes them. Together, we explore identity, masking, burnout, sensory needs, and the emotional impacts of navigating a world not built for your nervous system. Healing Trauma Trauma is complex and deeply personal. Whether you’re healing from childhood experiences, medical trauma, relational trauma, or prolonged stress, I offer a steady, compassionate presence and a pace that feels safe. My work integrates psychodynamic thinking with trauma-informed practices to help you build understanding, restore internal coherence, and reconnect with your sense of self. Supporting High-Functioning Professionals I frequently work with driven, highly capable individuals who “look fine” on the outside but feel depleted, anxious, or disconnected internally. Professionals in high-pressure fields often carry stress silently while maintaining demanding standards. Therapy offers a private space to understand these patterns, reduce burnout, and develop a more sustainable relationship with ambition, responsibility, and self-expectations. Across all of these areas, an intersectional lens informs my work. Our identities—race, gender, sexuality, class, and neurotype—intersect and shape how we experience both hardship and resilience. I honor these complexities in every therapeutic relationship. Postgraduate Advanced Training PDA North America, Level I & II Psychoanalytic Association of New York (PANY), NYU Grossman School of Medicine Graduate Education NYU Silver School of Social Work Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London