Jennifer McGinley ASW

Jenny graduated with her Masters in Social Work from the University of Georgia. She is an Associate Clinical Social Worker in the state of California. She has experience working with clients on mental health challenges such as substance dependence, emotion dysregulation, relationship challenges, depression, anxiety, trauma, and other therapeutic goals. Jenny enjoys working with children, adolescents, and adults of all ages.

Jenny utilizes an integrated approach to therapy, bringing in aspects of psychodynamic theory, DBT, and Motivational Interviewing to help individuals accomplish their healing goals. Using warmth, care, and empathy she fosters a safe therapeutic space to address the hard things in life and work towards solutions with intentionality. Keeping in mind the uniqueness and intersecting identities of each individual, therapeutic treatment is co-created to best work for the individual’s specific goals. At DBT Center of Orange County, Jenny facilitates individual and group DBT sessions.

Outside of the office, Jenny enjoys reading, writing, exploring local coffee shops, collecting vinyl, and light cardio.