Therapy for Emotional Healing + Growth

About Joining with Empathy

Joining with Empathy was created to be a steady, supportive place for people who are carrying a lot and need somewhere to slow down. It is a space where you do not have to hold everything together, explain yourself perfectly, or know exactly what you need before you begin.

Our work centers on connection, compassion, and care. Therapy here is not about fixing or rushing change. It is about helping you feel understood, supported, and less alone as you begin to make sense of what you are moving through. Healing unfolds through presence, relationship, and gentle attention to your lived experience.

Who We Work With

Supporting Adults + Teens Feeling Overwhelmed or Stretched Thin

Joining with Empathy supports teens and adults who feel overwhelmed, emotionally worn down, or unsure how to navigate what they are carrying. Many people come in feeling disconnected from themselves, anxious, or uncertain about how to move forward. Others know something feels heavy, even if they do not yet have words for it.

OUR CLIENTS VALUE EMPATHY, HONESTY, AND CARE THAT MEETS THEM WHERE THEY ARE. They are often looking for a space that feels calm, inclusive, and attuned rather than clinical or rushed. We work with individuals navigating anxiety, stress, identity questions, relationship challenges, life transitions, and emotional overwhelm. Joining with Empathy is also deeply passionate about supporting LGBTQIA+ clients, parents who are holding so much, and helping professionals who spend their days supporting others and need a place to support themselves.

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Our Specializations

Care That’s Grounded, Inclusive, and Responsive

Our work is rooted in trauma-informed, relational, and evidence-based therapy. We offer care that honors each person’s lived experience and emotional world, with attention to safety, pacing, and connection.

Areas of focus include...

Anxiety, stress, and emotional overwhelm
Life transitions and periods of uncertainty
Identity exploration and self-understanding
Relationship stress and emotional patterns

Support for LGBTQIA+ teens and adults
Care for parents and helping professionals
Building emotional awareness and steadiness

Care is always individualized, collaborative, and shaped by what you need.

Our Approach

Meeting Your Story with Care

At Joining with Empathy, therapy is grounded in the belief that healing happens through relationship, presence, and feeling genuinely understood. Our approach is relational, trauma-informed, and evidence-based, shaped by careful listening and respect for your pace. Therapy is not about pushing for answers or quick solutions, but about creating a steady environment where exploration can unfold safely.

We pay close attention to how experiences, emotions, and patterns have developed over time. Together, we work to make sense of what you are feeling and why, while building tools that support emotional steadiness and clarity in daily life. Every part of you is welcome here, including the parts that have worked hard to protect you.

Care at Joining with Empathy is inclusive and LGBTQIA+ affirming. Sessions are responsive and collaborative, guided by what feels most supportive for you in each season of your life.

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Jennifer Posner, LCSW-C

Our Founder

Why Joining with Empathy was Created

Joining with Empathy was founded by Jennifer Posner, LCSW-C, out of a deep belief that therapy should feel steady, human, and genuinely supportive. Through years of working with adults, Jennifer saw how often people arrived feeling overwhelmed, stretched thin, and unsure where to place what they were carrying. Too many had learned to keep going without feeling truly seen or understood.

Jennifer’s work is grounded in relational, trauma-informed, and evidence-based therapy, shaped by careful listening and attention to each person’s lived experience. She believes that healing happens through connection and attunement, not pressure or quick fixes. Her approach centers slowing down, making sense of emotional patterns, and creating a space where people can begin to feel steadier within themselves. 

Joining with Empathy was created to reflect these values. The practice offers care that honors pace, respects complexity, and welcomes all parts of a person into the room. Under Jennifer’s leadership, the team is committed to providing inclusive, LGBTQIA+ affirming therapy that helps clients feel supported, understood, and less alone as they move through life’s challenges.

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