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Jessica is a psychotherapist (LMFT) practicing in downtown Manhattan. She specializes in working with emerging & young adults, young professionals, adoptees of all ages & their families, and those seeking culturally responsive services.

I work with anxiety, depression, difficult life transitions, social anxiety, eating disorders, and work with individuals and couples. I am starting two groups online in the the fall for binge eating disorder and an RO DBT skills class.
I am licensed in Oregon and New York states, and support clients bicoastally, both online and in-person. After graduating from Portland State University with a Master of Social Work, I began practicing in 2001 at a 24/7 telehealth center and St. Vincent’s Hospital.

I have taught as adjunct professor at Lewis and Clark College in their Eating Disorder Training and Certificate program. I’m also a member of Columbia River Eating Disorder Network, National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA), NYC EFT, Portland EFT. International Academy for Eating Disorders, and International Association Of Eating Disorders (IAEDP).

I am currently an adjunct professor at Columbia University School of Social Work In New York City.

I am a psychotherapist specializing in providing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) to treat anxiety and depressive disorders. I work with clients of all ages—children, adolescents, and younger and older adults. My work is strength-based, skill-based, collaborative, goal-oriented and supportive. I have over twelve years of experience providing individual and group therapy. I am interested in helping my clients find what makes them feel most happy, purposeful and connected in their lives.

Psychotherapist specializing in CBT, DBT, somatic and interpersonal therapies to help individuals and couples manage symptoms relating to mood disorders, grief and loss issues, substance use, relationships and life transitions. With a recent certification in maternal mental health treatment and perinatal counseling she has founded The Root Therapy NYC which looks to bring wrap-around services to couples transitioning into families.

I help people dealing with a range of issues and concerns, including work and career stress, relationship issues and difficult life transitions. I have extensive experience working with people dealing with depression, anxiety, gender identity, addiction, low self-esteem, trauma and grief as well as working with the LGBTQ+ community. I am certified in Levels 1-3 of EMDR and utilize this technique in work with trauma. I am trained in IFS. Additionally, I have specialized training in Maternal Mental Health, including fertility issues, miscarriage and neonatal loss.

I focus on the treatment of adolescents and adults by integrating both psychodynamic and CBT principles. I aid my clients in achieving meaningful and lasting change by helping them better understand their thoughts, feelings and behaviors.

I am passionate about supporting you to be free from fear and anxiety, align to inner guidance, develop nourishing relationships, and make choices from a place of love, curiosity, and possibility. I’ve supported individuals struggling with anxiety, panic, life transitions, relationship issues, and questions of meaning and purpose.

My experience as a therapist includes working with recently immigrated youth, high school and college students, and individuals of all ages, identities, and backgrounds in community mental health. Before training as a therapist, I worked in international women’s rights, food justice, and bilingual education. I draw from psychodynamic, relational, somatic, mindfulness, and compassion-based approaches.

I work with adults and adolescents. Some of the issues I work with are anxiety, depression, and life transitions, as well as grief and loss. I also offer ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) and integration sessions. I’m an LGBTQ-affirming clinician and have experience working with issues particular to LGBTQ+ folks.

I believe that physical and emotional safety and connection within a therapeutic relationship can help clients access and heal their relationships with themselves and others. For this reason, I deeply value the relationship I form with clients.

I believe that with intention and openness, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy can create space for the emergence of inner healing intelligence. Along with awareness, practice, insight, and self-compassion, KAP offers clients an opportunity to see themselves and others from a new perspective. KAP also enables new neural pathways to grow, supporting healthier habits of mind and behavior.

I have over 15 years’ experience as a trauma-informed, early childhood special educator and mental health consultant. I have extensive training and experience in developmental trauma treatment and attachment-oriented approaches. I have training in Internal Family Systems (IFS) and somatic approaches such as Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. I’ve also been a hospice volunteer, and completed trainings in grief counseling and end-of-life doula work. Other areas I’ve trained in are cultural humility, working with shame, treatment strategies for habits and addictions, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, and psychedelic therapy for end-of-life anxiety and palliative care. I graduated with a BA in English from Barnard College, an MS.Ed. in Infant and Family Development and Early Intervention/Early Childhood Education from Bank Street College, and an MS.Ed. in Mental Health Counseling from CUNY Hunter College.

I am a therapist providing psychodynamic psychotherapy. I specialize in anxiety, eating disorders, trauma, and relationship issues. I am LGBTQIA+ affirming.

I mostly work with adults in their 20s and 30s suffering from anxiety. People come to me with a variety of problems including chronic worry, social anxiety, and panic attacks. Through the use of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), I collaborate with patients to develop coping strategies for reducing stress.

I help individuals and couples make meaning from their experience and understand what they need.

I am a licensed attorney and a provisionally licensed mental health counselor, bringing a unique dual perspective to my practice.

Dr. Fajardo is a group practice founder and individual adult and couples psychotherapist. Dr. Fajardo is bi-coastal working both in the New York City area (inclusive of New Jersey) and in Seattle. Her training roots her firmly in psychodynamic psychotherapy, but she has also been trained in group and systems (family and corporate) psychotherapy via the Tavistock Institute as well as braiding ACT, kinetic experiences, and feminism into her practice.

Many women struggle silently with mood changes, anxiety, or intrusive thoughts during pregnancy and after birth. You might find yourself feeling overwhelmed, irritable, tearful, or disconnected from your baby or your partner. You might even have upsetting or unwanted thoughts that feel out of character and leave you feeling ashamed or afraid to tell anyone. You're not alone in feeling this way. I’m a Cornell trained psychiatrist and psychotherapist specializing in reproductive mental health. Together, we’ll take a thoughtful, evidence based approach to understand what’s happening and find a path forward.