Jennifer Christen Hanson, Jennifer Hansonn, LCSW
(She, her, hers)
Preferred Name: Jenn
About Me
I have been providing services to children, teens, and adults for over 20 years. My passion is watching my client's lives transform as they blossom into a strong, empowered individual. The success of my clients drives me to keep helping others overcome thier past traumatic experiences or life stressors. I enjoy using a wide variety of creative techniques including art, play, and animals in addition to talk therapy.
Education & Experience
I graduated with a Masters degree in Social Work from the University of Maryland, with a clinical concentration in Children and Families. Since graduating, I have providing therapy and supervision in residential settings, a partial hospitalization program, and outpatient therapy practices. I have an extensive history working with adoloescents and adults- providing individual, group, and family therapy. In addition to EMDR, I provide trauma-informed practices, utilize dialectical behavioral therapy skills, motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy, and traum-focused cogntive behavioral therapy.
Professional & Volunteer Affiliations
I currenlty own and practice at Healing Hearts Counseling Center. I have been providing training and supervision to masters level interns since 2008. I also supervise master's level clinicians working towards achieving their LPC or LCSW.
Specialty Area
- Abuse/Neglect
- ADD/ADHD/Disruptive Behavior Disorders
- Anger Management
- Anxiety/Panic Attacks
- Autism Spectrum
- Bipolar Disorder
- Birth Trauma/Pregnancy Loss
- Brain Injury
- Chronic Illness/Medical Issues
- Chronic Pain
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders
- Domestic Violence
- Eating Disorders
- Family Issues
- Gender Identity
- Grief/Loss/Mourning
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
- Personality Disorders
- Phobias
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Psychotic Disorders
- Race, Culture, Ethnicity Issues
- Schizophrenia
- Self-Harm
- Sexual Abuse
- Stress Management
- Suicide Risk
- Survivor's Guilt
- Traumatic Incident
Population Served
- Adolescents (13-17)
- Adults
- Children (4-12)
- Families
- First Responders
- Group
- Immigrants
- LGBTQ+
- Underserved
- Veterans/Military
Language
- English
Insurance
- BlueCross BlueShield
- Cigna
- Highmark
- Magellan Health
- Sliding Scale
- UnitedHealth
