Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, ADHD & Mood Specialist

Jenny Schermerhorn

MA, LCPC
Therapy for ages 8+

As a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, I enjoy working with individuals across the lifespan. I am experienced in working with kids, teens, and adults and am passionate about helping my clients find relief, support, and healing through therapy. I have a warm and empathetic style and feel my strengths lie in helping clients gain a sense of hope and empowerment, as well as a greater understanding of themselves.

As an ADHD and Mood Specialist,I practice from a neuro-affirming lens. I enjoy working with people who are neurodivergent, or experiencing mood or impulse control disorders such as Borderline Personality Disorder, Bipolar Disorder and Depression. Together we can focus on emotional regulation and impulse control, and improve motivation and social skills. I take an eclectic approach and honor individuality, always tailoring treatment to a client’s specific needs, goals and values.

I incorporate DBT and CBT for more concrete strategies and tools as well. I also have training in Cognitive Processing Therapy, Trauma-Focused CBT, EFT, Gottman, and Exposure Response Prevention Therapy.

My therapy career has included time working in a variety of settings, including residential and intensive outpatient programs, community mental health organizations, and substance abuse treatment centers. As a result, I use an integrative approach with my clients, specifically pulling from client-centered and strengths-based approaches.

About Jenny:

  • Loves baking sweet treats and spending time with friends and family

  • Enjoys scrolling Pinterest and snuggling up on the couch with her dog

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a structured, goal-oriented type of talk therapy that can help manage mental health conditions, such as depression and anxiety, and emotional concerns, such as coping with grief or stress.

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a type of talk therapy, specially adapted for people who experience emotions very intensely.

  • Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) addresses the mental health needs of people suffering from the destructive effects of early trauma.

  • TF-CBT is an evidence-based treatment approach designed to help children, adolescents, and their parents (or caregivers) cope with the emotional and behavioral difficulties resulting from trauma, particularly child maltreatment.

Top Specialties:

  • ADHD & Impulse Control

  • Bipolar Disorder

  • Borderline Personality (BPD)

  • Depression

  • Emotional Regulation

  • Neurodiversity (Autism & Asperger’s Syndrome)

  • Mood Disorders

  • Motivation & Social Skills

Areas of Expertise:

  • Addiction

  • Anxiety

  • Codependency

  • Coping Skills

  • Divorce

  • Emotional Disturbance

  • Family Conflict

  • Life Transitions

  • Marital and Premarital

  • Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)

  • Peer Relationships

  • Relationship Issues

  • School Issues

  • Self Esteem

  • Self-Harming

  • Shame

  • Suicidal Ideation

  • Trauma & PTSD

  • Women's Issues

I’m in network with:

Aetna

Anthem

BCBS PPO

Cigna / Evernorth

United Healthcare

Call (630) 940-6828 or email scheduling@paderatherapy.com to set up an appointment or schedule a 15-minute free phone consultation.

“I have a warm and empathetic style and feel my strengths lie in helping clients gain a sense of hope and empowerment, as well as a greater understanding of themselves.”

— Jenny Schermerhorn

Questions about insurance?

Give us a call or email scheduling@paderatherapy.com. We can often work with insurance companies if we are out-of-network. If we are an out-of-network provider or you do not have insurance, our rate is currently $135.00 for a 53 minute session. However, we also offer reduced rates in special circumstances. Finances should never be a deterrent for seeking help! We work with families to come up with a number that works for you.