Jennifer Trinkle (she/her)

My clinical training has been largely psychodynamic and relational in nature, with a focus on adolescents and young adults.

The late teens and early twenties can be exciting and daunting times of transition. Trauma, anxiety, and depression can make these changes feel difficult or impossible to take on in a positive way. My experience with young people has been largely focused on how to build upon strengths while learning how to tolerate and push through difficulty during transitional times.

When you lost a parent at a young age, grief reappears at different developmental stages. I have experience working with young people who are struggling with unresolved grief around early losses.

My work with children, in both a clinic and school setting, is play-based and generally child-centered, with theoretical support from narrative and psychodynamic traditions.

My clinical training has been largely psychodynamic and relational in nature, with a focus on adolescents and young adults.

I help tweens learn how to process and communicate their emotions in healthy ways, changing self-defeating behaviors and improving their sense of self. Identifying ways for tweens to cope with anxiety and depression is also part of my work. Some of the common issues tweens come to see me about are Anger expression Suicidal thoughts and behaviors Self harm Depression Social media (over)usage Bullying Acting-out behaviors and aggression Low self esteem Anxiety

I work well with teens who struggle with perfectionism and self-doubt and are trying to figure out who they are in the midst of pressure coming from parents, peers, and societal messages.

I help parents who are not romantically partnered work through differences of parenting philosophy, helping you find common ground. This work is very present-focused and pragmatic. We may look at communication patterns and assumptions each person may bring to their parenting and think about ways to work together for the common cause of child-rearing.