Jennifer Patterson, LMFT, is a queer and neurodivergent therapist based in Southern California, licensed in California (#154647), New Mexico (CTB-2026-0205), and Washington (MFT.LF.70000642), offering affirming telehealth therapy to adults across all three states.

About me

I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California (#154647), Washington (MFT.LF.70000642), and New Mexico (CTB-2026-0205), an AAMFT Clinical Fellow, and a PhD candidate in Couple and Family Therapy. I hold a Master of Arts in Couple and Family Therapy from Alliant International University.

I identify as queer and neurodivergent, and I bring both lived experience and clinical expertise to my work with LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent individuals, partners, and families. I am deeply committed to affirming, inclusive care and to the belief that mental well-being is a fundamental right for all.

My approach is rooted in compassion, curiosity, and an intersectional feminist lens. I don't pathologize who you are. I get curious about it. I believe therapy works best when it feels collaborative, genuine, and grounded in real human connection.

Outside the therapy room you'll probably find me with one of my four dogs.

A woman with short curly red hair, wearing black glasses and dark lipstick, is holding a French Bulldog with a white coat and black patches around the eyes. She has tattoos on her arms and is smiling at the camera in an outdoor setting with palm trees and bushes in the background.

Therapy isn't about fixing what's broken. It's about reconnecting with what's already whole.

This is a space to slow down, get curious, and understand the parts of you shaped by survival, identity, relationships, and lived experience. I don't believe in pathologizing who you are. Instead I see therapy as an opportunity to explore your inner world with compassion, make sense of the deeper stories guiding your life, and move toward greater self-understanding, healing, and connection.

Healing isn't linear. It's not always comfortable. But with the right support, it can be genuinely transformative.

You're allowed to take up space here. At your own pace. In your own way.

Training & Credentials

  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, California (#154647)

  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Washington (MFT.LF.70000642)

  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, New Mexico (CTB-2026-0205)

  • AAMFT Clinical Fellow

  • PhD Candidate, Couple and Family Therapy, Alliant University

  • M.A., Couple and Family Therapy, Alliant International University

  • AEDP Immersion (Level 1), AEDP Institute

  • AEDP for Trauma and Attachment Wounds: A proven Approach for Transformative Healing, Diana Fosha

  • IFS Level 1 Training, IFS Institute

  • Trauma and the Internal Family Systems Model: Releasing Personal and Legacy Burdens, Therapy Training Boston

  • IFS Online Circle, IFS Institute

  • EMDR Training I and II, Trauma Recovery EMDR Humanitarian AssistancePrograms

  • Brainspotting Level 1, Pacific Brainspotting Trainings

  • Gottman Level 1 and Level 2 Training, The Gottman Institute

  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Externship, TRI EFT Alliant

  • Ongoing Gender Affirming Care Training

  • Ongoing Neurodiverse Affirming Care Training

All services are provided via telehealth and are available to residents of California, Washington, and New Mexico.

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