Jenny DeSantis

(She/her)

Life Balance Psychotherapy

LCSW, CASAC, LCADC

Currently accepting new clients.

Telehealth Availability:

I am a fully telehealth practice.

Clients I Work With

I work with adults for individual and couples therapy. I specialize in childhood trauma/attachment issues, and how these experiences affect adult relationship issues. I also specialize in alcohol/gambling/substance use disorder.

Approach

Sessions with me are warm and peppered with a sense of humor when needed. I’m a real person who’s down to earth and I meet my clients where they are at. We work together using the tools learned in therapy to get the best possible result.

Beliefs & Lived Experience

My personal beliefs and lived experience really impacts how I am as a therapist. I have worked an inpatient psychiatric units, nursing homes, substance abuse clinics, and in private practice. I’ve been in the field of social work for a 28 years and I bring all of those years with me into session. This allows me to customize a plan of care for each client using all the tools in my toolbox.

More About My Practice

I offer daytime, evening, weekend availability. I am very flexible with scheduling when I can be. I understand that life is going to life and things come up. I am fine with rescheduling sessions to ensure that clients are seen as often as necessary to address the issues that are happening.

Additional Credentials & Training

Licensed substance abuse counselor in New York, New Jersey

Ages Served

Adults (18+)
Older Adults (65+)

Services Provided

Couples Therapy
Family Therapy
Individual Therapy
Parenting Therapy

Gender Identity

Woman

Languages Spoken

English

Faith Communities Served

Buddhist
Catholic
Christian
Hindu
Jewish
Muslim
Sikh
Spiritual

Specializations

Modalities

Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
Attachment-Based
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Cognitive Processing (CPT)
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
Gottman Method
Mindfulness
Motivational Interviewing
Psychodynamic Therapy
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral (TF-CBT)

Specialties

Addiction
Attachment
Burnout
Codependency
Divorce
Life Transitions
Men’s Mental Health
Perfectionism
Relationship Issues
Self Esteem
Substance Use
Trauma & PTSD

Insurance and Payment

Payment Accepted

Cash

Credit

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Out of Network (Superbills Provided)

Private Pay (Superbills Not Provided)

Sliding Scale

Insurance Notes

I accept most major insurance plans. If your insurance is not listed under my profile, please feel free to reach out and I will check it for you personally. There are so many umbrellas with insurances. It’s hard to generalize for everyone what is accepted.

Insurance Accepted

Aetna
Anthem
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL)
Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Carelon Behavioral Health
Cigna
Harvard Pilgrim
Highmark
Horizon BCBS
Meritain Health
Quest

State Licensed In

Massachusetts
Nevada
New Jersey
New York