Jennifer L. Taitz, Psy.D, ABPP is board certified in cognitive behavioral therapy by the American Board of Professional Psychology and a Diplomate in the Academy of Cognitive Therapy. Dr. Taitz is among the first psychologists to merit Linehan Board Certification in DBT. Dr. Taitz is a licensed clinical psychologist in New York and California. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from New York University and earned her doctorate in clinical psychology from Yeshiva University’s program at the Albert Einstein School of Medicine in New York. Dr. Taitz completed fellowships at Yale University School of Medicine and at the American Institute for Cognitive Therapy, where she served as the director of the DBT program for a decade prior to her move to Los Angeles.

Dr. Jenny Taitz founded and currently leads LA CBT DBT, a boutique private therapy practice focused on compassionate, effective, and time-sensitive therapy. Dr. Taitz is grateful to offer secure telehealth appointments to clients residing in New York, California, and Florida. In her work, she aims to coach her clients to achieve their life goals. Dr. Taitz practices the acceptance and values-based living she teaches and recently ran the LA Marathon (postpartum!) for suicide prevention. Additionally, Dr. Taitz serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at U.C.L.A. and her writing appears in numerous prominent publications including the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. At U.C.L.A., she trains psychiatry residents in evidence-based approaches to managing anxiety and leads a treatment group on ways to help a range of challenges by targeting core underlying processes using the Unified Protocol. Passionate about women’s mental health, Dr. Taitz has taught experts at the Women’s Life Center how to implement DBT interventions to empower women struggling with postpartum depression.

Dr. Jenny Taitz is the author of three books: "End Emotional Eating: Using Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills to Cope with Difficult Emotions and Develop a Healthy Relationship to Food", "How to be Single and Happy: Science-Based Strategies for Keeping Your Sanity While Looking for a Soul Mate", and "Stress Resets: How to Soothe Your Body and Mind in Minutes".

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