Jennifer Yanik, LCSW-C
Therapist | Adolescents, Young Adults & Adults
EMDR • Trauma • Anxiety • Depression • First Responders
I’ve been supporting adolescents and adults since 2002, helping clients find greater steadiness, strength, and confidence through life’s challenges. My approach is compassionate, collaborative, and client-centered, creating space to understand what you’re experiencing while also developing practical tools for moving forward.
I work with clients navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, neurodivergence, and difficult life experiences. Depending on your needs, I may incorporate approaches such as EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), DBT skills, ART, and crisis debriefing into our work together.
You Might Be a Good Fit If...
Anxiety or worry is making everyday life harder to manage
You’re experiencing depression or feeling disconnected from yourself
Trauma or difficult past experiences continue to affect you
You’re interested in EMDR or other trauma-focused approaches
You’re a first responder carrying the impact of high-stress or traumatic experiences
Relationships or major life experiences are creating stress
You’re having a difficult time managing intense emotions
You want both meaningful insight and practical tools you can use outside of therapy
My Approach
My work may incorporate:
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills
ART
Crisis Debriefing
Client-Centered Therapy
Trauma-Informed Care
The specific approach we use will depend on your individual needs, experiences, and goals.
You don’t need to arrive at therapy knowing exactly what needs to change. My role is to meet you where you are, understand what you’re experiencing, and work alongside you to identify goals that feel meaningful and realistic.
I take a compassionate, client-centered approach while also helping you build practical skills that can be used outside of the therapy room. Depending on your needs, our work may include exploring patterns, processing difficult experiences, strengthening emotional regulation, improving relationships, or developing healthier ways to cope with stress.
I draw from EMDR, CBT, DBT skills, ART, and crisis debriefing while tailoring our work to your individual experiences and goals. My aim is to help you better understand yourself, strengthen the tools you already have, and continue building the life you want.
How I Can Help
Trauma & EMDR
Trauma can continue to influence your emotions, relationships, reactions, and sense of safety long after an experience has passed. Together, we can better understand how those experiences may be affecting you today and identify approaches that support healing.
When appropriate, I incorporate EMDR and other trauma-focused tools to help clients process difficult experiences and develop a greater sense of stability and control.
Depression
Depression can affect motivation, relationships, confidence, and your ability to feel connected to yourself or the things that matter to you. Therapy can provide space to understand what you’re experiencing while identifying practical steps toward greater stability, connection, and hope.
Emotional Regulation & Coping
Sometimes emotions can feel difficult to understand or manage in the moment. I help clients develop practical tools for recognizing emotional patterns, responding to difficult experiences, and navigating challenging situations with greater confidence.
First Responders
First responders are often exposed to high-stress and traumatic experiences that can be difficult to leave at work. I have experience supporting first responders as they process stress, trauma, emotional overload, and the impact these experiences can have on relationships and everyday life.
Therapy can provide a space to slow things down, process what you’ve been carrying, and strengthen coping strategies that support both your work and your life outside of it.