About Dr. Jen Bielenberg
(she/her)

Welcome to my practice! I am a licensed psychologist providing therapy to California (PSY31402), Oregon (#3744), and Washington State (PY61112207) residents. I have specialized training in evidence-based treatments, including:

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP)
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
Prolonged Exposure (PE) for PTSD
Exposure Therapy, informed by the psychological flexibility model

I also incorporate elements of Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) and Motivational Interviewing (MI). The future of my work is leaning towards somatic and psychospiritual therapies, and I am pursuing continuing education in Internal Family Systems (IFS).

From 2019-2021, I served as a Clinical Instructor and Attending Psychologist at Stanford University School of Medicine in the Addiction Medicine/Dual Diagnosis Clinic. In 2021, I relocated to the Pacific Northwest to be closer to family, and opened my private practice as a member of The Seattle Clinic, a community of psychologists in independent practice dedicated to delivering empirically supported treatments and cultivating strong, connected relationships.

I identify as a bisexual/queer, European American/white, visibly able-bodied, agnostic, cisgender woman. I love working with clients across the 2SLGBTQIA+ spectrum, as well as those with marginalized identities, whether visible or invisible.

Beyond my work as a psychologist, I enjoy rock climbing, reading, cooking, interior design, painting, and contemplating the mysteries of the universe through music, writing, poetry, and deep conversations with my loved ones.

Why I Became a Psychologist

When I started my graduate training, I hoped that my education would teach transcendence - at the time, I secretly hoped that meant not having to feel anything uncomfortable. As my training progressed, and both past and present life struggles appeared, I employed all of my familiar strategies to fight them. The harder I worked to try and achieve my way out of my own discomfort, I experienced how unworkable that effort became, and transcendence began to take on a new meaning - letting go of the struggle for control, being in compassionate presence with difficult emotions, and allowing for deep vulnerability. As I opened up to the flow of my own experience and full humanity, I made changes I never would have thought possible at the beginning of the long road to becoming a therapist - and I'm here to help you do the same!

Both as a psychologist, and as a fellow human, I'm excited to support you with finding your own sense of freedom. I love working with adult high achievers who are grappling with long struggles with anxiety, trauma, grief, and/or substance use. And because those experiences usually don't occur in a bubble, I'm also well versed in working with unhelpful perfectionism, existential concerns, and managing overfunctioning/underfunctioning dynamics.

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Education, Training, & Work Experience

LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST

California, Oregon, and Washington

CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR & ATTENDING PSYCHOLOGIST

(2019-2021)

Stanford University School of Medicine, Addiction Medicine and Dual Diagnosis Clinic

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP (2018-2019)

Substance Use, Trauma, & Co-Occurring Disorders Emphasis

San Francisco VA Medical Center

DOCTOR OF PSYCHOLOGY (2018)

PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium

DOCTORAL INTERNSHIP (2018)

VA Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center

MASTER OF SCIENCE (2015)

PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium

BACHELOR OF ARTS (2009)

University of California, Los Angeles

Publication Record

I have co-authored 37 presentations at national conferences and published 4 scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals, with an emphasis on provider stigma in addiction treatment. I have also contributed to research at the intersection of substance use disorders, traumatic brain injury, cognition, and PTSD in Veterans.

To view the available abstracts of my peer-reviewed journal publications, please click here. If you would like free access to any of the articles or chapters, please email me.

Bielenberg, J., Swisher, G., Lembke, A., & Haug, N.A. (2021). A systematic review of stigma interventions for providers who treat patients with substance use disorders. Journal of substance abuse treatment, 131, 108486. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108486

Pennington, D. L. & Bielenberg, J. (2019). Traumatic Brain Injury. The ASAM essentials of addiction medicine, 3rd Edition, Wolters Kluwer.

Pennington, D.L., Bielenberg, J., Lasher, B., Herbst, E., Abrams, G., Novakovic-Agopian, T., & Batki, S.L. (2020). A randomized pilot trial of topiramate for alcohol use disorder in Veterans with traumatic brain injury: Effects on alcohol use, cognition, and post-concussive symptoms. Drug and alcohol Dependence, 214, 108149. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108149

Haug, N.A., Bielenberg, J., Linder, S., & Lembke, A. (2016). Assessment of provider attitudes toward naloxone (Narcan) on Twitter. Substance abuse, 37, 35-41. DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2015.1129390

About Dr. Jen Bielenberg (she/her)

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Welcome to my practice! I am a licensed psychologist providing therapy to California (PSY31402), Oregon (#3744), and Washington State (PY61112207) residents. I have specialized training in evidence-based treatments, including:

​

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP)

Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)

Prolonged Exposure (PE) for PTSD

Exposure Therapy, informed by the psychological flexibility model