Jennifer Leftwich, LCSW
Preferred Name: Jen
About Me
In my practice I serve public safety professionals, first responders, and military servicemembers/veterans. I have firsthand experience working in 911 emergency communications as an Emergency Communications Officer, I am from a large public safety professionals family, and am the spouse of a Fire Service Lt./Paramedic. I work as an in-house clinician for my county's Police, Sheriff, Fire/EMS, 911, community mental health, and DSS agencies providing treatment, training, and advocacy to department and agency members as well as helping guide their state accredited Peer Support teams. My practice scope is the Clinical Intervention and Consultation domains of practice. I have a special place in my heart for providing care taking a non-pathologizing approach to the impacts of moral distress and injury in the experience of public safety professionals.
Education & Experience
Clinical Background: Virginia Licensed Clinical Social Worker # 0904016134 MSW Clinical Social Work – Virginia Commonwealth University MA Trauma and Crisis Response Human Services Counseling – Liberty University BS Psychology – Regent University THRIVE Learning – EMDRIA EMDR Basic Certification – under consultation towards certification estimated time of completion Spring 2026 Emergency Responder & Public Safety Certified Clinician - Lexipol/Cordico/NERPSC Forensic Social Work Certificate NOFSW CCISM and peer support – ICISF, UMBC PACE
Professional & Volunteer Affiliations
EMDRIA, ICISF CISM & Peer Support, CIT, NERPSC
Specialty Area
- Anxiety/Panic Attacks
- Brain Injury
- Chronic Illness/Medical Issues
- Chronic Pain
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders
- Domestic Violence
- Family Issues
- Grief/Loss/Mourning
- Moral Injury
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Somatic Issues
- Sports Injuries
- Stress Management
- Survivor's Guilt
- Traumatic Incident
Population Served
- First Responders
- Veterans/Military
