Bio

Jennifer Brinker, LCSW-C earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Villanova University and her Master of Social Work from the University of Maryland School of Social Work, where she specialized in services to families and children. Following her graduation, Jennifer worked as a Psychotherapist for Villa Maria’s Therapeutic After School Program and their school-based out-patient clinic. She is currently a Maryland Social Work Board approved clinical supervisor and has additionally presented workshops related to post-abortion healing at both national social work and crisis pregnancy center conferences.

In addition to presenting conference workshops, Jennifer has also spoken for 40 Days for Life kick off events, given talks at parish and youth retreats and events as well as provided training for Project Rachel in the Archdiocese of Washington.

She is especially grateful to be able to offer clinical services as a therapist in the Pastoral Counseling Center at St. John the Evangelist in Severna Park. Working as a Catholic therapist happily enables Jennifer to serve the whole person by integrating her professional training and experience with the beauty and richness of the Catholic faith in this clinical setting.

In addition to providing counseling services, Jennifer also supports the Source of All Hope missionary formation program in Baltimore through group meetings, an on-going formation for the missionaries while working alongside the Basilica and Cathedral staff who run the program.

Jennifer has been a parishioner at Our Lady of the Fields since 1997 and has been involved in various ministries throughout the years, including Walking With Purpose, youth ministry and the parish’s pastoral planning committee. She recently graduated from the Holy Family School of Faith’s program for Catholic Spiritual Mentorship (under Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City, KS) and provides spiritual mentorship for a small number of women at her home parish.

Primary areas of focus: behavioral and emotional issues in children, parenting, family therapy, couples therapy, & post-abortion healing.