About Jennifer Shatzkin

I empower individuals to discover their resiliency, harness the energy of their anxiety in productive ways, and better manage negative unhelpful worry thinking. Anxiety results in the space between overestimating the probability of danger AND underestimating your ability to cope with it. My philosophy for healing is that everyone has strength and resiliency to cope with much more than they could imagine, and through therapy you discover those strengths and how to implement them.

I have worked with hundreds of clients in 15+ years as a licensed therapist. Having been an active duty military spouse for 20 years, I have been licensed in 6 states and have vast experience providing therapy to diverse populations in numerous settings with various needs. This led me to a path of focusing more on primary anxiety conditions (such as general anxiety, panic, phobias) to secondary anxiety (from ADHD, autism, sensory integration) to justifiable external stressors (for example, societal, environmental, financial).

A significant rise in anxiety has occurred in the general population over the past several years. There are many factors contributing to this, which you can find in my blog and various social media posts. In addition to keeping abreast of mental health trends and research, I am fascinated by how technology is changing every industry, including therapy. This piqued my interest in integrating technology with evidence-based therapy models. Virtual reality simulation has been studied and used in several universities and the Department of Defense to treat trauma and anxiety. Combining this technology with evidence based psychotherapy can result in significant improvements in a short amount of time. This inspired me to offer this cutting edge therapy tool.

I use research-proven Virtual Reality Immersion Therapy (VRIT), biofeedback, mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques, Solution-Focused Therapy techniques, and other evidence based models to help clients face fears and anxieties in customized imaginal and constructed virtual environments while teaching the coping skills of mindfulness, thought restructuring, and regulating body sensations.

I offer weekend and evening hours, as well as the option for secure messaging and video contact between sessions for established clients. Please visit my blog and social media sites for more information.