Jennifer Goodrich, LPC
Office Locations & Numbers:
Alexandria, VA (571) 378-6900
Fairfax, VA (571) 495-1731
Jennifer Goodrich is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 15 years of experience serving couples and families. Jennifer has studied a broad array of clinical approaches in marriage counseling as well as “coaching” strategies. She works with all couples and relationships including couples who have experienced an affair, couples who are “fighting all the time”, and couples who have lost that “spark” for each other.
Meet Jennifer Goodrich:
I’m often telling couples, “the forces (both internal and external) that come into your marriage attempt to divide and distance you from each other. Let’s get you working together to recognize them, realize their intent, and overcome them.” As a couples specialist I bring a hopeful and enthusiastic lens to almost every relationship. I work from a strengths-based perspective, helping couples take a closer look at what they are doing well together. Your goals are my goals – I help the two of you create the marriage you both are desiring. The most difficult part of this process can be the realization that love requires both hard work and the patience for that growth to be noticed and believed. This requires vulnerability, honesty, and a willingness to accept responsibility for what you have contributed. But as couples stick with it, as they begin to see and enjoy the fruits of their labor, they produce more and more positive momentum for deeper intimacy and connection moving forward. I believe in you both and I believe in your marriage!
Education
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- M.S Counseling Psychology, Palm Beach Atlantic University
- Concentration in Marriage and Family Counseling and Mental Health
- M.S Counseling Psychology, Palm Beach Atlantic University
Trainings, Certifications, and Continuing Education
- The Developmental Model of Couples Therapy: Differentiation, Attachment, and Brain Science (Year Long Intensive, Couples Institute), 2020
- The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, Gottman
- The Five Love Languages, Chapman
- A Celebration of Sex, Rosenau
- Boundaries in Marriage, Cloud and Townsend
- The End of Mental Illness, Amen
- The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Covey
- Integrating Religion and Spirituality into Counseling, Continuing Education
- Domestic and Sexual Violence, Continuing Education
- Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Depression and Anxiety, Sokol
