Therapist Profile:

Jennie Kleinman, MHC-LP 

SHE/HER

Senior Psychotherapist

Therapy is one of the most personal experiences and therefore, Jennie believes in a very individualized approach. Jennie’s approach is eclectic, but draws heavily from a psychodynamic framework. Jennie is passionate about therapy being a partnership so she develops a strong therapeutic alliance with each and every client. In pursuit of this, Jennie makes it a mission to foster a warm and safe therapeutic environment, wherein clients feel empowered to explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. As a therapist, Jennie is motivational, open and attentive. She will hold space for you through it all. Jennie will make room for conflict and unhappiness and welcome adversity. Together we will create a space for growth and change. 

  • Jennie graduated with a Bachelors of Arts in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She then went on to get my Masters in Mental Health Counseling from Yeshiva University, Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology.

    • Trauma Competency: An Active Ingredients Approach to Treating PTSD, American Counseling Association

    • Healing Invisible Wounds: Working Through Past Sexual Trauma in Relationships, Clearly Clinical

    • Providing Inclusive, Respectful Care to Your Gender Questioning, Transgender, & Nonbinary Clients, Clearly Clinical

    • Our Role Moving Forward: Reproductive Justice as Harm Reduction and Ethical Imperative, Clearly Clinical

    • From Childhood to Emerging Adulthood and Beyond: A Developmental Approach, Lenox Hill Hospital

  • What is your favorite self-care tip/way to wrap up the end of a long day:

    One of my favorite ways to unwind after a long day is to light a yummy smelling candle and snuggle up with my kindle (bonus points if the book is a fun mystery/thriller!)

    A quote that has really stuck with you:

    “It is hard to be so honest, so vulnerable, so exposed. But I find that it always leads you someplace freer.” - Taylor Jenkins Reid