About Dr. Jacobson

Dr. Jacobson specializes in the treatment of depression, anxiety, excessive worry, low self-esteem, existential worries, life dissatisfaction, attention and focus challenges, and stress related to work, school, and relationships. He works with individuals, couples, and families, using an integrative and evidence-based approach tailored to each client’s goals and needs.

His therapeutic style combines the latest science on cognitive and behavioral strategies, insight-oriented work, and practical skill-building to promote emotional resilience, strength, greater meaning, and long-term change. Dr. Jacobson’s approach emphasizes clarity, depth, and measurable progress rather than surface-level symptom management.

Therapy for Adolescents (Teenagers)

Dr. Jacobson works with older adolescents experiencing:

• Anxiety and excessive worry
• Depression and mood changes
• Academic stress and performance pressure
• Attention and focus challenges
• Low self-esteem and social concerns
• Sports performance improvement

Therapy with teenagers emphasizes emotional resilience, practical coping strategies, and improved communication within families when appropriate.

Therapy for Adults

Dr. Jacobson provides individual therapy for adults navigating:

• Depression and persistent low mood
• Anxiety disorders and chronic stress
• Work-related burnout and performance challenges
• Relationship difficulties
• Desire for more meaning and existential concerns
• Life transitions and identity concerns
• Attention and executive functioning issues

His approach integrates cognitive-behavioral strategies, insight-oriented exploration, and skill development to promote lasting change rather than short-term symptom relief.

Online Therapy Nationwide

Online therapy allows clients across the country to access high-quality psychological care through secure telehealth platforms. Dr. Jacobson has completed advanced training to ensure that virtual therapy meets the same standards of effectiveness, confidentiality, and professionalism as in-person treatment.

Telehealth is particularly well-suited for:

• Busy professionals
• College students
• Individuals in underserved areas
• Clients seeking flexible scheduling
• Anyone seeking the best possible match without regard for geography

Services are available to clients in states where Dr. Jacobson is licensed.

 Integrative and Evidence-Based Approach

. Jacobson’s therapeutic style is integrative, meaning he selects from established, research-supported approaches based on each client’s presentation. Treatment may include cognitive and behavioral interventions, insight-oriented exploration, executive functioning strategies, and structured skill-building.

The goal of therapy is not only symptom reduction, but increased clarity, emotional stability, resilience, and long-term personal growth.

Professional Background and Credentials

Dr. Jacobson earned his doctorate in clinical psychology from The University of Hartford and completed over 5,000 hours of supervised clinical training. He maintains advanced continuing education beyond licensing requirements and is credentialed by the National Register of Health Service Psychologists. He has also completed specialized training to ensure that therapy online meets the same standards of quality and effectiveness as in-person care.

Finding the Right Therapist

Choosing the right therapist is an important decision. If you are considering working together, you are welcome to schedule a consultation or explore additional information about Dr. Jacobson’s therapeutic approach to determine whether it feels like a good fit.

In Dr. Jacobson’s Own Words

I am a Clinical Psychologist with 20 years of experience providing therapy to children, adolescents, and adults. I use a variety of types of therapy using an optimistic, empowering, forward-looking view centered around potential and possibilities. I work within The Center for Applied Psychological Science, a company I founded that also provides psychological testing, executive coaching, and Therapeutic Tutoring.

History of my practice

My private therapy practice has been broadly based, so I’ve worked with people with a wide variety of challenges, goals, and symptoms. Most commonly, I’ve worked with people who are experiencing depression, anxiety, worry, existential concerns, work or school performance issues, life transitions, or attention/focus challenges. In some cases, these concerns are longstanding; in others, they are transitional. Some people come to me with specific symptoms, while others are feeling a more general sense of being down, stuck, or lacking meaningfulness. I work with individuals, couples, and families and do psychological testing. I do not see children as individual clients, but I do provide family therapy. Recently, seeing the opportunity to serve more people in more ways with positive, optimistic, empirically-based health and wellness services I founded The Center for Applied Psychological Science and moved my practice under that umbrella.

I have always offered a sliding scale, discounting my fee up to 30% for those who need it. I also help people get reimbursed by their insurance company when possible. Finally, I offer deeply discounted rates in order to give back to my field for certain specialties including Emotional Support Pet evaluations, assessments for accommodations for college and work to help people thrive, and military evaluations for those who want to enlist but have been turned down.

Who I am

I have lived in the Boston area my whole life and am raising four children. I am deeply involved in my community, providing everything from youth sports coaching to parent and teacher workshops. I have done a great deal of volunteer work in psychology and human services, including being on several Boards of Directors of non-profits. I stay quite active, being involved in various sports leagues.

My higher education started at Tufts University, where I was a Child Study major, and then I went to The University of Hartford for my master’s and doctorate. More recently, I got my MBA at UMass. Before returning to practice full-time, I was in executive leadership roles, and I still do a lot of consulting in the healthcare field. Throughout all of this, I have maintained my private practice, though it was sometimes smaller than it is now.

I am qualified and trained to provide telehealth to most US states, and I offer some state-specific services such as therapy in California.

My qualifications

During my education at the University of Hartford, I completed around 3,000 hours of supervised training before I graduated and around 2,000 the year afterward. Since becoming licensed, I have done 240 hours of continuing education, including most recently taking an 18-hour course designed to ensure that I could provide telehealth with the same quality and effectiveness as in-person treatment. I also recently became credentialed by the National Register of Health Service Psychologists, which is only available to psychologists with the highest education and training requirements. (I explain the differences between therapists vs. counselors and therapists vs. psychologists and more in a different post.)

What does it all mean?

There are many excellent psychologists out there. I am quite proud of my field for the level of commitment, training, empathy, and effectiveness so many of my fellow psychologists show. So, how do you read a page like this and know whether I am a good match or whether another clinical psychologist with a similar but slightly different bio is for you? The short answer is to be in touch, and we can talk and see.

The longer answer: several factors may affect your decision about which clinical psychologist to choose for you:

1. Approach: What specialties does the psychologist have regarding specific training and experience? In my case, I have experience with Cognitive, Positive, and Humanistic psychology. What this means is that I am a good fit if you want a solution-focused, positive, strength-based approach that will look back at the past as far as how it influences things today, but we won’t get “stuck” there.

2. Individual, Couples, Family: You may come in for individual therapy, but you think there is a chance this will turn into family therapy. This can be particularly true if you bring in a teenager or older child. You may want to ensure the psychologist is trained in both approaches.

3. A match for you: Some people look for a psychologist who is a match in some way, such as having kids, growing up in the area, being young, being older, having a similar cultural background, etc. Other times, they may want someone quite different – such as when a person contemplating marriage or having children wants a psychologist who is married or has children or when a younger person would prefer an older psychologist who has gone through what they are going through.

4. Personality: This may be the most important variable but is also the hardest to pick up from a bio. You may want a psychologist who you “click” with. Maybe it is something easy to see, like a similar sense of humor, but often, it is a general feeling that is hard to describe. This is why you should always go into your first session looking to make sure you feel it is a match. It may also be why you should not obsess too much about #s 1-3 since this last factor may be more important. Sometimes, it’s best to go with your gut feeling on this!

Next steps

Now that you’ve read this page, considering the factors in the prior section, what should happen next? If it sounds like I may be a fit, please feel free to give me a call or send me an e-mail. Therapy involves a mutual assessment of fit: You need to decide if what I have to offer fits what you are looking for and whether my style matches what you think will work best for you. I will make sure that I think I can help you with your unique concerns – whether I am potentially the right therapist who can bring meaningful, measurable, and lasting change. We can also talk about the other services that Foresight provides, such as many types of psychological testing, management coaching, and educational therapy.

We will schedule an intake appointment if a phone conversation suggests it is worth meeting. This will allow us to talk in person, where you can ask questions and get a feel for my approach and style. Once again, at the end of the initial session, we need to decide whether this is the best course for you. There is never any obligation or commitment. As we move forward, we can discuss how long treatment might last and how you are doing. Thanks for reading this through. Whether you call me or any other provider, I hope the information on this page proves helpful!

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