Dr. Jennifer L. Hartstein, PsyD, is the owner of Hartstein Psychological Services, a
group psychotherapy practice in New York City. Dr. Jen works with children,
adolescents, and their families with a wide range of psychological diagnoses and
specializes in the treatment of high-risk children and adolescents. She has received intensive training in adolescent suicide assessment and has specialized in this population for several years, using a variety of treatment approaches, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy.

Additionally, Dr. Jen is asked to be an expert consultant with a variety of companies where she discusses how to support neurodiversity within the workplace. Dr. Jen also speaks with companies about mental health, stress reduction and how leaders can create health work environments for their employees.

Dr. Jen is on the executive committee and is a board member for Active Minds, an
organization working to decrease the stigma of mental health. She is part of the
Practitioner Alliance of We’re All a Little “Crazy,” a global mental health initiative. Dr. Jen was a self-esteem ambassador for Dove’s Real Beauty campaign and was on the advisory board for MTV’s A Thin Line, which focused on the digital behaviors of today’s young people. Dr. Jen is the author of Princess Recovery: A How-to Guide for Raisin Strong, Empowered Girls who Can Create Their Own Happily Ever Afters and is a regular contributor to a variety of media outlet, including, but not limited to NBC News Now, NBC’s The Today Show, The Doctor Oz Show, US News and World Report and more.

Dr. Jen joins us on The Vault to discuss DBT and who benefits from it as well as the
different types of DBT and the skills that you learn when practicing DBT as a patient or
as a family.

Disclaimer: Consider your individual mental health needs with a licensed medical
professional. This content is not medical advice.