Jennifer Dunn, LMFT

Therapist in California

Calm, practical help for everyday struggles

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Focus on relationships
Help with parenting
Support for depression

About Jennifer

Jennifer Dunn is a California-licensed marriage and family therapist with five years of clinical experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck. Her focus includes stress, relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, trauma and depression. Jennifer works to create a respectful, sensitive space where people can begin to talk about hard things.

She adapts conversations and plans to fit each person's situation. Sessions aim to identify immediate worries and build small, manageable steps forward. Jennifer pays attention to patterns in relationships and family history that affect daily life. She also addresses issues like anger, low self-esteem, bipolar mood concerns, and coping with big life changes.

Jennifer often supports people facing parenting and blended family challenges, adoption or foster care questions, and caregiver stress. She helps with attachment concerns, communication problems, infidelity, divorce and separation, and family of origin issues. Practical problem-solving and clearer communication are common goals.

The work tends to be collaborative and grounded. Jennifer listens first and then suggests ways to change behavior or try new interactions. She encourages small experiments between sessions to test what helps in real life. Progress is tracked in ways that fit each person's pace.

If someone wants to begin, Jennifer asks clients to use the site's Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire. From there clients can schedule sessions according to her availability.

This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.

Side note

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

Trauma and abuse GriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purpose Midlife crisisMoney and financial issuesObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

5+ years

Credentials

California

Languages

English

Licenses listed

LMFT, California: 93381
NPI: 1558555409

As listed on the therapist's profile. You can check a license with the state licensing board and an NPI in the national registry.

Approaches that guide online work and what to expect

Jennifer uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to each person's needs. One common focus is helping people notice patterns in their relationships and behavior, then trying small changes to see what feels different. This helps with communication problems, attachment concerns, and intimacy-related struggles.

Another frequent emphasis is on managing stress and mood symptoms through practical strategies. These might include learning ways to reduce daily anxiety, plan for better sleep or activity, and build coping routines that fit a person's life. That kind of work is often useful for depression, anger, and coping with life changes.

Finding the right therapeutic method is part of the process. She will work together with you to choose approaches that match your goals and preferences. This means trying things out, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan over time.

Confirm the specific session options before booking because the biography does not list formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Therapists can also use remote sessions to keep momentum between in-person visits when that fits your routine.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and relationship or family problems.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She listens carefully and tailors conversations to fit each person. The approach is collaborative and focuses on practical steps to reduce distress.

What is her professional background?

She holds a California LMFT and has five years of professional work experience helping clients with family and relationship concerns.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is licensed in California as an LMFT and practices with that state credential.

Can you work with her if you live outside the United States?

Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

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