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JEN DEMBO, LCSW
Everyday Parenting Psychology PLLC www.edparenting.com 914-510-2227 Jen Dembo (LCSW) studied social work at Simmons University and has completed advanced training in maternal mental health, perinatal loss, sexual pain, menopause, and challenges for pregnant/postpartum survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Jen has provided support to women and their families for over two decades. She recognizes that every parent-child relationship is unique and honors various perspectives on pregnancy, adoption, assisted reproduction, sexual health, surrogacy, childbirth, parenting, grief and loss. Jen is certified in both labor support doula practice and childbirth education, and has attended births in home, birth center and hospital settings around the NYC tri-state area. She is the former president of the Hudson Valley Birth Network and founding chair of its Social Justice Committee. She is a board member of Birth Education Beyond the Ordinary (BEBO), an organization that provides low-cost labor, postpartum, lactation and childbirth education support to families throughout Westchester County. Additionally, Jen is an adjunct faculty instructor and guest lecturer at the Simmons University School of Social Work. I'm from... Long Island, NY. My education and training... I earned a BS in Communications at Boston University, a Master of Social Work at Simmons University, and I have advanced training in Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Sexual Health and Peri/Menopause. My backstory… After I became a mother, I reflected upon how fortunate I was to be surrounded by such an amazing support team – my husband, midwives and doulas and friends – throughout my pregnancies, births, postpartum and beyond. I decided I wanted to provide the same support to others, and got certified in both labor support childbirth education. These roles led me to clinical social work and my focus on women’s behavioral health. I love being a social worker because...I have the privilege of supporting women and their families, of bearing witness to, holding space and offering support for the wide-ranging emotions and experiences each and every client brings. My work style...Is collaborative, flexible and integrative. When I am not working, I am… Spending time with my family, reading, listening to music or a podcast, playing with my twin tabbies, working out, at the movie theatre, enjoying the great outdoors, and most definitely eating chocolate. |
