Appointments Available Now: In-Person or Telehealth
What I Treat:
- Academic Stress
- Anger
- Anxiety
- Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD)
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Behavioral Difficulties
- Body Image
- Cultural Identity, Conflict, and Adjustment
- Death, Grief, and Loss
- Depression
- Family Problems
- Gender Identity
- Infertility
- Isolation/Loneliness
- LGBTQIA+ Issues
- Life Transitions
- Mood Swings
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Panic Attacks
- Parenting and Discipline
- Phobias
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Prenatal and Postpartum Concerns
- Relationships/Communication
- Self-Esteem
- Social Anxiety
- Stress
- Trauma
- Work/Career Concerns
Intensive Study/Specialization:
- Attachment
- Behavioral Interventions
- BTTI Certified in Exposure and Response Prevention Treatment
- CAMS Trained
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
- Drama Therapy (degree Specialization)
- Family Therapy
- Mindfulness
- Play Therapy
Jennifer “Jenny” Hays, LMFT – Clinical Manager
Cognitive Behavioral and ERP Therapist
Ages: Adults (18+ years), Teens (14-17 years), Pre-Teens (12-13 years), Children (6-11 years)
Experience: 10+ years
Jenny Hays is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Clinical Manager at Palo Alto Therapy, with over a decade of experience working with adults, teens, and children across a wide range of challenges. She works with anxiety, OCD, depression, PTSD, life transitions, family difficulties, and the kind of stress that builds up when life stops feeling manageable.
For OCD specifically, Jenny holds certification through the International OCD Foundation’s Behavior Therapy Training Institute, one of the most rigorous and respected OCD training programs available for clinicians. She uses Exposure and Response Prevention therapy, the gold standard treatment for OCD, alongside CBT and DBT to help clients build practical skills they can actually use outside the therapy room.
Jenny is also a trained SPACE therapist, working directly with parents as the primary agents of change when a child’s anxiety is driving avoidance and family accommodation. This approach is particularly effective for parents who want to help their child without inadvertently keeping the anxiety in place.
Jenny earned her Master’s in Counseling Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies and holds a Bachelor’s in Theatre with a Minor in Psychology from the College of Santa Fe.
Jenny’s caseload is limited. To find out about availability, contact our care team directly at (650) 461-9026.
She sees clients in person at our Palo Alto and Menlo Park offices and is available for video therapy.
Outside of work, Jenny is usually somewhere in the Bay Area on a toddler adventure with her daughter, exploring everything from the zoo to local parks to the beach.