Business Details
Braver Living By Jenna Psychotherapy Services
Braver Living By Jenna provides compassionate psychotherapy services dedicated to helping individuals navigate personal challenges and cultivate more fulfilling lives. With over a decade of clinical expertise, we work with adolescents, young adults, adults, couples, and families across the Greater Los Angeles Area. Our practice emphasizes creating safe, non-judgmental therapeutic spaces where clients explore emotional distress, modify counterproductive thought patterns, and develop personalized strategies for growth. Specializing in eating disorders, body image concerns, anxiety, and perinatal mental health, we integrate evidence-based approaches like DBT, CBT, and EMDR to address diverse client needs.Our therapist's background includes working at Harvard University's Student Counseling Services and specialized eating disorder treatment facilities, ensuring comprehensive care grounded in clinical excellence. We prioritize building collaborative relationships to help clients achieve measurable progress toward emotional resilience and self-acceptance.
Services
Psychotherapy
Eating Disorder Counseling
Body Image Therapy
Anxiety Treatment
Perinatal Mental Health
Highlights and features
- Over 10 years treating eating disorders and body image concerns
- Specialized training in DBT, CBT, and EMDR therapies
- Proven success working with university counseling centers
- Comprehensive perinatal mental health expertise
- Personalized treatment plans for individual needs
Associations and certifications
- LCSW#76136
- LICSW#117673
Services
Psychotherapy
Individualized psychotherapy sessions combine cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and relational approaches. Our practice addresses anxiety, depression, and life adjustment challenges through personalized treatment plans. Sessions focus on developing coping strategies, improving emotional regulation, and fostering self-acceptance through evidence-based clinical techniques.
Eating Disorder Counseling
Specialized treatment for anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorders incorporates nutritional guidance and behavioral modification techniques. We address underlying emotional triggers while developing healthy relationships with food and body image. Our approach integrates family systems perspectives when applicable for comprehensive recovery support.
Perinatal Mental Health
Support for women during preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum phases addresses anxiety, depression, and adjustment challenges. Our practice provides specialized care for reproductive mental health concerns including fertility struggles and birth trauma recovery through compassionate, non-judgmental therapeutic partnerships.
Body Image Therapy
Targeted interventions address body dysmorphia and negative self-perception patterns using cognitive restructuring techniques. Therapy focuses on developing self-compassion and challenging societal beauty standards that contribute to emotional distress. We help clients cultivate more positive body relationships through progressive exposure and mindfulness practices.
Anxiety Treatment
Clinically proven anxiety reduction strategies combine relaxation training, cognitive restructuring, and behavioral activation. Our practice addresses generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety, and panic disorders through tailored treatment plans. Sessions focus on developing practical coping mechanisms for managing symptoms in daily life situations.
People
Jenna Stark
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Experienced LCSW with 10+ years treating anxiety, eating disorders, and perinatal mental health. Former Harvard University counseling specialist trained in DBT, CBT, and EMDR therapies for comprehensive client care.
Sprout
Therapy Dog
Certified 8-year-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel providing emotional support during therapy sessions. Animal-assisted interventions enhance client comfort and engagement through unconditional companionship and calming presence.
Questions
What therapy approaches do you use?
We utilize evidence-based methods including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and relational therapy approaches tailored to individual needs.
Do you treat eating disorders?
Yes, we specialize in treating anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorders, and related body image concerns with comprehensive, individualized treatment plans incorporating nutritional guidance components.
Can you help with perinatal mental health?
Our practice offers specialized counseling for preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum mental health challenges including anxiety, depression, and birth trauma recovery through compassionate therapeutic support.
What age groups do you work with?
We provide therapy services for adolescents, young adults, adults, couples, and families across various life stages and relationship dynamics.
Do you offer telehealth options?
Yes, virtual therapy sessions are available through secure HIPAA-compliant platforms for clients throughout California, ensuring accessible mental health care from any location.
What are your therapy specialties?
Primary specializations include eating disorders, body image concerns, anxiety disorders, perfectionism, college adjustment issues, and perinatal mood disorders through individual and relational therapy approaches.
