Jeffrey E. Jessum, Ph.D.
Psy Lic# 15432
Phone: 818-986-4362 ex 3
Email: drjeff1234@sbcglobal.net
Child and Family Therapy
I have been working with children and families for over 25 years and continue to find it incredibly rewarding. Being able to offer positive, impactful guidance and support during these formative years has been one of the highlights of my career as a psychologist.
When working with clients, I begin by exploring and helping to clarify what their goals for therapy are. Together we work to assess where they are in their own life development and create a treatment plan to best suit their temperament, inclinations, strengths and weaknesses, and developmental make up.
Because all individuals are unique I believe it’s incredibly important to have an Integral approach in therapy – so that clients can be met where they’re at, and therapy can be specifically tailored to their individual needs.
Some of the interventions I commonly use are: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Family Systems, Interpersonal Neurobiology and Attachment Work, Developmental Psychology, Mindfulness Practices, Depth Psychology, Positive Psychology, Narrative Therapy, Somatic Awareness, as well as a variety of other well-established therapeutic approaches.
Work with Adults and Couples
For more information about the interventions I use, as well as to learn more about my work with adults, please visit my Integral Psychology website.
Social Detective Academy
In addition to therapy, I have been running and supervising social/emotional therapy groups for children for the last two and a half decades.
I am the author of the book Diary of a Social Detective and the upcoming book Social Detective Academy. These books offer both fun social/emotional learning as well as a detailed protocol for increasing social/emotional aptitude in youth.
I am also the co-founder of the organization Social Detective Academy which offers social/emotional training to children, families, and organizations. Social Detective Academy has run summer camps and individual groups, and has provided ongoing education and consultation to schools and organizations.
For more information on social skills training at Social Detective Academy.
Bio
Jeffrey Ethan Jessum is a clinical psychologist and long-time practitioner of Mindfulness Meditation. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from UCLA and his Master’s and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Psychology.
As a Psychologist, Dr. Jessum has worked at UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, the Veterans Hospital Los Angeles, as well as in a variety of community outpatient settings.
For the last 25+ years he has been in private practice, serving a diverse clientele with a wide variety of issues. Dr. Jessum does individual and group therapy with children, adolescents and families, as well as work with adults and couples. He speaks publicly in the community on a wide variety of topics relating to mental health, relational healing and mindfulness meditation, and provides clinical supervision to Psychology interns. For the last 18 years he has also been on staff al Laurel Hall school as their Mental Health Consultant.
He is also the co-founder of the organization Social Detective Academy whose mission it is to help the up and coming generation of leaders increase their social/emotional intelligence so they can offer effective, positive impact in the future.
Dr. Jessum is the author of the book Diary of a Social Detective – Real Life Tales of Mystery, Intrigue and Interpersonal Adventure, which helps kids to cultivate better interpersonal skills. He is also the author of the upcoming book Social Detective Academy – How to Become Your Own Social Detective which offers a comprehensive program for increasing social/emotional intelligence.
In addition to being a Psychologist and writer, Dr. Jessum is a visual artist and musician. His album What Words Cannot Convey is a collection of original, instrumental, finger-style acoustic guitar pieces. He is the proud father of two children and lives in the Los Angeles area.