
Jennifer Ollestad
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT
Verified by Psychology Today
1 Endorsed
305 East Matilija Street #201C, Ojai, CA 93023
Let's Connect (424) 570-3246

I am a licensed MFT with offices in Santa Monica and Ojai. For the past twenty + years I have been working as a therapist with adolescents, adults and families. I am also a clinical supervisor to interns in my private practice, and I provide psychotherapy for therapists in training. My work as a therapist focuses on relationships of all kinds. For my clients, I hope to be an agent of positive change by working with them towards an understanding of the dynamics that keep them from moving forward and then by mentoring them to co-create bigger lives for themselves.
Areas of clinical specialty and interest include anxiety and stress management, eating disorder and addiction treatment, the treatment of compulsive behaviors, loss and trauma, personality disorders, the treatment of anxiety and mood disorders, and the adjustment to life transitions.
As a long-term practitioner of yoga, meditation, and other mindfulness/relaxation techniques, I also incorporate these tools, compassion and my intuition to develop a therapeutic relationship based on trust and insight.
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Finances
Fees
- Pay by American Express, Cash, Check, Mastercard, Paypal, Venmo, Visa, Zelle
Insurance
- Out of Network
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Jennifer Ollestad
Marriage & Family Therapist,
MFT
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / MFC 42053
- In Practice for 22 Years
- Certificate from Los Angeles Institute and Society for Psychoanalytic Studies (LAISPS) 2015
- Certificate from Behavioral Tech DBT Skills Training 2022
- Attended Antioch University Los Angeles, MA Clinical Psychology, Graduated 2001
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Relationship Issues
- Anxiety
- Eating Disorders
Expertise
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Adoption
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Bipolar Disorder
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Obesity
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Women's Issues
Endorsement
Client Focus
Age
Children (6 to 10)
,
Preteen
,
Teen
,
Adults
Participants
Individuals
,
Couples
,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied
,
Body Positivity
,
Cancer
,
Gay Allied
,
HIV / AIDS Allied
,
Lesbian Allied
,
Non-Binary Allied
,
Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
,
Queer Allied
,
Transgender Allied
,
Veterans
Age
Children (6 to 10)
,
Preteen
,
Teen
,
Adults
Participants
Individuals
,
Couples
,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied
,
Body Positivity
,
Cancer
,
Gay Allied
,
HIV / AIDS Allied
,
Lesbian Allied
,
Non-Binary Allied
,
Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
,
Queer Allied
,
Transgender Allied
,
Veterans
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Eclectic
- Existential
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Interpersonal
- Person-Centered
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
Location
Additional Location
185 Pier Avenue #104
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(310) 859-4611Nearby Areas
Take the first step to help. Call now - (424) 570-3246

Jennifer Ollestad
Marriage & Family Therapist,
MFT
Last Modified: 1 Nov 2023