Jennifer A. McPherson is a Licensed Professional Counselor from Philadelphia, PA that is licensed in the States of Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Florida. She is also the Owner/Clinical Director of McPherson Clinical & Consulting Services; a hybrid BIPOC focused and LGBTQIA affirming mental health counseling group practice that provides mental health counseling, consulting services, coaching services, clinical supervision, and education. Due to their commitment to creating access to care for BIPOC and LGBTQIA communities, McPherson Clinical & Consulting Services has awarded as the Best Mental Health Service in Wyncote, PA for 2022 and 2023 in addition to a slew of other noteworthy awards.
Jennifer received her BA in Psychology from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA before pursuing her MS in Counseling & Clinical Health Psychology at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. She also possesses an Executive MBA in Healthcare from Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, PA. She is trained in and utilizes Internal Family Systems, Brainspotting, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)as her choice modalities for treating race-based trauma in her clients. She is also a Certified Daring Way Facilitator an implements the work of Brene´ Brown to encourage authenticity and vulnerability and to destigmatize shame.
In addition to her role at McPherson Clinical & Consulting Services, Jennifer is also an Executive Coach & Consultant, Clinical Supervisor for BIPOC supervisees seeking licensure, Public Speaker, and two-time Amazon Bestselling Author. Most recently, Jennifer was accepted into Goldman Sachs' 10,000 Small Businesses Program in an effort to support the growth of McPherson Clinical & Consulting Services to be a nationwide mental health counseling group practice in order in access to care for BIPOC & LGBTQIA communities, to support BIPOC & LGBTQIA therapists, increase mental health education, and decrease the stigma against mental health in marginalized communities.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Sleeping disorders, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coaching, Abandonment, Attachment issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Guilt and shame, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Isolation / loneliness, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Post-traumatic stress, Self-love, Women's issues, Workplace issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
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Jennifer is a great therapist and has always been nice and sympathetic with the issues I have been facing. She’s amazing and I know she must be helping lots of other people here as well.
Written on Aug 04, 2019 after therapy with Jennifer for 8 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, and career difficulties
Jennifer is very knowledgeable and comforting. She gives a lot of great advice and support. I would highly recommend her!
Written on Jan 12, 2019 after therapy with Jennifer for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and grief
Very smart and knows what she is doing. Very approachable and easy to talk to.
Written on Nov 21, 2018 after therapy with Jennifer for 4 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and career difficulties
She has made this experience so much easier for me.
Written on Nov 07, 2018 after therapy with Jennifer for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, and stress, anxiety