Education
- PhD, Florida International University
- Master of Social Work
- Cornell University Summer Research Institute alumna
- Published clinical researcher
Dr. Jennifer Wilson, PhD, LCSW
Dr. Jennifer Wilson, the therapist you actually get to know.
Twenty years of practice have taught me that meaningful change starts with a relationship where you can be open, curious, and honest about what is really going on. I bring warmth and steadiness to that relationship, but I am also direct. I notice patterns, ask thoughtful questions, and help you make connections that deepen your understanding of yourself. Sometimes those insights lead to shifts more quickly than you might expect. My approach combines the trust of a strong therapeutic relationship with the clinical experience and evidence-based tools to help you make real progress.
20+
years in practice
20+Years of clinical practice
20Years as a professor and program director
PhDFlorida International University
LCSWFlorida license #8431
My background
A career built on thousands of hours in the room.
Clinical work, research, teaching and leadership, each one feeding the others.
I am Dr. Jennifer Wilson, PhD, LCSW. For more than twenty years, I have worked with people through complicated relationships, trauma, anxiety, major life transitions, and the moments when the life they have built no longer feels quite right.
Alongside my clinical practice, I have spent two decades teaching and leading in higher education. I have served as a clinical director, supervised clinicians, directed academic programs, published clinical research, and taught graduate students preparing to enter the profession themselves.
I am also a court-recognized forensic clinician with expertise in clinical assessment and trauma treatment, and a Qualified Supervisor through the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work.
"A steady, trusting presence, and a place to be open about what is really going on."
Experience has given me a deep clinical foundation, but good therapy is more than following a manual. My work is grounded in evidence-based and research-informed approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), EMDR, mindfulness, and somatic practices. I also bring an understanding of the ways sleep, movement, nutrition, physical health, and women’s wellness can influence how we feel and function.
I listen closely. I pay attention to what is being said, and to what is not. I notice patterns, make connections, and draw from years of training and experience to understand what may be happening beneath the surface.
But insight is not where I want the work to end.
I want therapy to help you move. To understand yourself differently, change patterns that are no longer serving you, and make meaningful progress in your relationships, your emotional life, and the way you experience yourself.
Sometimes that means doing deeper work. Sometimes a connection or insight creates a shift much sooner than you expected. The goal is not to spend years circling the same story. It is to create the kind of space, and use the right clinical tools, for real, transformative change to happen.
Credentials & training
The formal part.
Licensure, education and affiliations, in case you want to check.
Licensure
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Florida #8431
- Qualified Supervisor, Florida Board of Clinical Social Work
- NPI 1528451333
- Practising throughout the state of Florida
Forensic work
- Court-recognized forensic clinician
- Clinical assessment and evaluation
- Extensive training in trauma treatment
- Adoption home studies
Affiliations
- National Association of Social Workers
- Council on Social Work Education
- Executive Board, Jacksonville Education Health and Resources Center
- Clinical supervisor to practising therapists
Sometimes the most meaningful shift comes from seeing what you couldn’t see before, opening the door to more clarity, deeper connection, and real change.
Jennifer Wilson, PhD, LCSW
How I work
How the work actually goes.
Evidence-based, and chosen for the person in front of me rather than applied by default.
Psychodynamic depth
Where a pattern came from, what it protected, and why it holds on long after it stopped helping.
Trauma work, at your pace
Trauma-informed throughout, and never hurried. We go there once you have the ground under you.
Practical, in-between tools
Breathing, sleep, regulation. Small things you can actually use at 2am, not just in session.
Somatic work & breath
Because insight alone rarely settles a body that has learned to stay on alert.
What to expect
Three steps, starting with a conversation.
No paperwork before you know I'm the right fit.
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1
Consultation call
About fifteen minutes. You tell me what's going on, I listen, and we work out whether I'm the right person. If I'm not, you'll leave with a referral rather than a dead end.
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Assessment & direction
We build a picture together of where you are and where you want to get to, and decide whether that's ongoing therapy or a defined intensive.
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3
The work
We go where you're ready to go, and not further. I stay in contact between sessions, and we check the direction as we go.
Outside the office
I live here too.
I live here with my husband and my son. You'll find me at the beach, at lacrosse games, and at whatever's on in town that week.
A portion of every intensive funds a Woman-In-Need session, because every woman deserves access to compassionate care.
St. Augustine office
1301 Plantation Island Road South, Suite 201A
Saint Augustine, FL 32080
Get directions
Saint Augustine, FL 32080
Start here
Let's start with a conversation.
You don’t need to know exactly where to start. Tell me what’s bringing you here, and we’ll talk about what you need and whether working together feels like a good fit. No cost, no pressure.