Jen Anderson
LCAT, ATR-BC, ATCS #001605
Mood & Emotional Regulation
Trauma
Substance Use & Co-Occurring Disorders
Client Focus: Young Adults, Middle-Aged Adults, Individuals with Substance Use and Co-Occurring Disorders, Trauma Survivors
Specialties: Substance use disorders, co-occurring disorders, trauma, mood and emotional regulation, personality disorders, anxiety, depression, shame, self-confidence, personal growth
Treatment Methods: Creative Arts Therapy, Traditional Talk Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Somatic Therapy, Person-Centered Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing
Outside the therapy room, Jen loves traveling with her husband and children and exploring new places. She reads, paints, and journals, ideally somewhere in nature where she can ground herself, and she shares her home with two dogs.
Substance Use and Co-Occurring Disorders
Jen has extensive experience with this population and specializes in understanding the layered needs that come with it. There is a real acknowledgment in her work that substances often became a resource for clients who have moved through trauma, loss, and emotional pain, and she meets that history with compassion and support instead of judgment. Clients are held with steadiness throughout the therapeutic process, honored for the survival strategies that got them here, and supported as they build new ones.Trauma-Informed Care
Building connection and a sense of safety is the foundation of every therapeutic relationship Jen forms. She helps clients explore what lies beyond the surface, what has quietly contributed to their symptoms, patterns, and pain, and empowers them to move through it at their own pace. Trust, safety, and connection are imperative to this process, and Jen protects them fiercely as the ground her clients get to stand on.Emotional Regulation
Through CBT, DBT, acceptance, and mindfulness practices, Jen helps clients identify their feelings, explore the root of them, and understand the impact they have on behaviors and relationships. She works alongside clients to name what they are feeling, trace where it comes from, and develop practical strategies to manage and self-regulate. The goal is not to control emotion but to move through it with more awareness, more choice, and more compassion.
Jen Anderson is a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist, Board-Certified Art Therapist, and Art Therapy Certified Supervisor with over 15 years of experience walking alongside people through some of the hardest chapters of their lives. She enjoys working with young adults and middle-aged adults who are open to the process of healing, particularly those searching for fulfillment and personal growth while navigating anxiety, shame, depression, and self-confidence struggles. Jen believes reaching out for help takes a tremendous amount of courage, and she wants clients to be proud of that choice from the very first session.
Her therapeutic approach integrates traditional talk therapy and Creative Arts Therapy with narrative therapy, CBT, DBT, somatic work, person-centered, and psychodynamic frameworks. She meets each client where they are and builds a foundation of safety and trust before doing the deeper work of exploring what lies beneath the surface. Jen holds space for all of it, the grief, the shame, the parts that feel too heavy to name, and helps clients begin to embrace every emotion, tolerate discomfort, and improve the quality of their daily lives.
With a Master's degree in Creative Arts Therapy from Hofstra University and a Bachelor's degree in Art Education K-12 from SUNY New Paltz, Jen brings a deep well of clinical and creative experience. She has spent more than fifteen years in inpatient behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment, with additional training in Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, clinical supervision, and mental health care. She has begun training in Somatic Therapy and plans to continue that work, expanding the ways she can help clients access healing through the body as well as the mind.
"Reaching out for help takes a tremendous amount of courage. Be proud of this choice. Helping others and bearing witness to transformation has always been a passion of mine, and my hope is that we work alongside one another to aid in your self-discovery, self-acceptance, and quality of life. I hope you find safety and comfort in our work together."
- Jen Anderson, LCAT, ATR-BC, ATCS