
See Jennifer's Details for:
Jennifer is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with over ten years of experience supporting children, adolescents, young adults, and adults. She works with individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, ADHD, executive functioning challenges, autism spectrum differences, relationship stress, life transitions, and behavioral patterns that may feel difficult to change. Her clients often seek guidance in managing emotions, navigating social challenges, and building confidence in academic, professional, or personal settings.
Her therapeutic approach is collaborative, compassionate, and grounded in evidence-based practices. Jennifer integrates cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills, mindfulness-based strategies, solution-focused therapy, and motivational interviewing. She emphasizes fostering self-awareness, promoting resilience, and helping clients develop practical coping strategies that can be applied in real-life situations. Jennifer creates a safe, non-judgmental space where clients feel understood, empowered, and supported in achieving meaningful growth.
Jennifer’s professional background includes extensive experience in individual therapy, parent coaching, and collaborative work with schools and other service providers. She tailors interventions to each client’s unique needs, incorporating CBT for anxiety and depression, DBT-informed emotion regulation techniques, mindfulness practices, solution-focused approaches to goal-setting and problem-solving, motivational interviewing to enhance motivation and self-efficacy, and targeted strategies for executive functioning and social skills development.
Jennifer sees clients in her Newton ,MA office and offers remote telehealth sessions for those who prefer the convenience of meeting from home in MA, RI, CT and FL. She is accepting new clients and is committed to providing flexible scheduling to accommodate diverse needs.
Years of Experience: 11 years
Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)
Autism spectrum disorder - Support understanding the diagnosis and related challenges and strengths; skill-building in areas of daily routine, transitions, coping with overwhelming sensory experiences, social skills, and emotion identification and regulation
Self-esteem - Cultivating self-compassion, assertiveness, and confidence; developing ways to reduce suffering, anxiety, social withdrawal, and self-neglect
Performance anxiety - Underperforming, due exclusively to anxiety
Emotion regulation - Learning how to effectively manage the ups and downs of intense emotions; developing coping skills to use in a variety of settings to calm oneself and to give an appropriate amount of space to emotions
Procrastination - Learning how to identify instances of procrastination and what one’s procrastination patterns are; practicing mental health strategies to decrease the occurrence of procrastination
In home visits available upon request and location.
Weekend appointments available upon request.
Jennifer Hersey is not in-network with any insurances.
Read about the benefits of seeing an out-of-network provider here.
The practice will call you for a free 10 minute phone call to discuss your needs and ensure a match!
This provider has no upcoming call times available.