Meet the Team

Jennifer V. Kulka, LCSW

Hey! I’m Jennifer, a trauma therapist providing virtual therapy services to residents of California, Pennsylvania, and Vermont.

I help clients make sense of what happened, understand their feelings, and trust others again. I want clients to feel like they are putting the pieces together. I work with my clients to help them feel safe (enough) in the world.

When I sit with clients, I meet them not just as a professional, but as someone who truly understands. This allows me to connect with clients from a place of empathy and solidarity, creating a space where they feel genuinely seen, heard, and supported.

I take a trauma-informed, humanistic approach to therapy, grounded in principles of decolonization and social justice. This means I view each client as a whole person, honoring their lived experiences, cultural identity, and resilience. Being trauma-informed means I’m attuned to how trauma—individual, systemic, or intergenerational—can impact a person’s emotional and psychological well-being, and I prioritize safety, trust, and empowerment in our work together. I also incorporate an anti-oppressive lens, working to recognize and challenge the ways societal structures and historical injustices may shape a client’s experience. My goal is to create a collaborative, respectful space where healing and self-determination are central.

I am “eclectic” meaning I do not use only one type of therapy. I have seen great results using: EMDR, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and I am currently geeking out about body-based somatic therapies!

I’ve worked in multiple settings with folks who have experienced trauma; rape crisis centers, community mental health agencies, private intensive outpatient centers, the military, and now have chosen to continue the work in my own private practice.

I believe what happened to you does not define you.