Dr. Jennifer Cowen, CA Psychologist
Calm, practical support for life’s big stresses
Book with JenniferWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
How Jennifer works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- CA Psychologist
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 23
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Jennifer
Dr. Jennifer Cowen helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, grief, and major life changes. She works with adults on issues like depression, sleep and eating concerns, relationship and intimacy challenges, parenting strain, ADHD, and career transitions.
Dr. Cowen is a California licensed psychologist with 23 years of clinical experience and uses practical, step-by-step methods in sessions. Her style is direct and collaborative.
She listens first, then creates goals with each person.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on skills you can use between meetings - not just talk. That might include behavior strategies, ways to shift unhelpful thoughts, or practices to notice and accept difficult feelings. Dr.
Cowen trained at the University of California, Los Angeles for her doctoral work and completed advanced postdoctoral specialization in early childhood. She blends that background with current research to shape treatment. The result is an approach that uses evidence-based ideas in everyday language.
She has experience supporting people who are neurodivergent, including those with ADHD and autism spectrum conditions, as well as those facing trauma, adoption and foster care concerns, abandonment, and caregiver stress. She also helps with chronic illness, cancer-related issues, and aging-related challenges.
In sessions she may draw on acceptance and commitment strategies, cognitive behavioral tools, attachment-focused ideas, emotionally focused practices, and a person-centered stance. The goal is practical change you can notice in daily life. If you want a therapist who combines experience with a straightforward plan, Dr.
Cowen may be a good fit.
What Jennifer works with
Everything Jennifer lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Jennifer's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jennifer lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It emphasizes values-based action so you can move toward what matters even when emotions are strong. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, anger, or low mood. It often uses concrete exercises between sessions to track progress.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to match methods to your goals, preferences, and daily life. That may mean trying one approach for a while, then adjusting techniques based on what helps most.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow a face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits a break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging let you check in between meetings or use written reflection as part of therapy. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and practice skills in real time while fitting therapy into a busy schedule.
Questions people ask about Jennifer
What concerns does she address?
She supports adults with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, grief, and major life changes. Other focus areas include ADHD, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep and eating problems, and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. Sessions emphasize listening, setting clear goals, and practicing skills you can use between meetings.
What experience does she bring?
She has 23 years of clinical experience and completed doctoral training at UCLA plus postdoctoral specialization in early childhood.
What credential and location information is available?
She is listed as CA Psychologist 30923 and practices in California.
In what languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are used for online work?
She meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.