About
Dr. Jennifer Dragonette is a licensed clinical psychologist (PsyD) in private practice in Petaluma, California, specializing in relationship issues, anxiety, and EMDR therapy, with additional focus on couples work, trauma, codependency, grief, and sex therapy. She previously served as Director of Behavioral Health at Petaluma Health Center, held clinical and leadership roles in Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa's Chemical Dependency Services, and was the founding Executive Director of Newport Academy's Northern California adolescent treatment program. She earned her PsyD from the PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium and a BA in Sociology from Princeton University, and is an EMDRIA Certified Therapist.
Services
- Relationship issues
- Anxiety
- EMDR
- Depression
- Trauma
- PTSD
- Relationship challenges
- Codependency
- Grief
- OCD
- Career counseling
- Life transitions
- Self-esteem
- Stress
- Phobias
- Peer relationships
- ACT
- DBT
- CBT
- Mindfulness-based approaches
- Gottman Method couples therapy
- Attachment-based therapy
- Family systems
- Trauma-focused therapy
- ERP
- Imago therapy
- Interpersonal therapy
- Motivational interviewing
- Sex therapy
- Strength-based therapy
State licenses
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California · License #PSY 23079 · Psychologist Active
expires 2027-07-31
In the field
Media
- Forbes - What is Talk Therapy?
- WebMD - Allostatic Load: How to Accept When Stress Is Too Much (& What To Do Next)
- Cosmopolitan - Helpful Tips from Experts on How to Deal With Flight Anxiety
- Men's Health - 15 Telltale Signs You're in a Codependent Relationship
- The Today Show - Walking Meditations To Get Mental Health Benefits From Your Workout
- San Francisco Chronicle - Election day hangover: Bay Area turns to therapy, apps and cannabis to cope
- Los Angeles Times - As flames fade, wine country grapples with emotional scars of fires
- CBS News San Diego - Wildfires Taking a Toll on Mental Health
- NBC Bay Area - How Climate Change is Affecting the Mental Health of Children
- Marin Magazine - Top 20 Doctors (2019)
Interviews
Sources
The facts on this page are drawn from 12 public sources and independently fact-checked before publication.
Psychology Today directory
- Identity, credentials (PsyD), license number PSY 23079, specialties, fees, session formats, years in practice, photo (psychologytoday.com)
provider website
- Practice name, license number, bio/philosophy, specialties, modalities, contact phone (drjenniferdragonette.com)
provider website - media page
- List of press, podcast, and TV media contributions (drjenniferdragonette.com)
LinkedIn profile
- Work history, education dates, license issued date (Oct 2009), EMDRIA certification date, current private practice locations (Petaluma and San Rafael) (linkedin.com)
EMDRIA directory
- EMDRIA certification status, pronouns (she/her), preferred name 'Jen', practice address and phone (emdria.org)
Newport Institute bio page
- Bio, title (Clinical Services Instructor), education, professional background, headshot photo (newportinstitute.com)
Newport Academy team page
- Executive Director role, founding of Northern California campus (newportacademy.com)
NPPES NPI registry
- NPI 1770644387, taxonomy Psychologist, active status, former name Jennifer Banks Macleamy, Santa Rosa/San Geronimo addresses (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)
Healthgrades directory
- NPI match confirming identity, 0 patient reviews, specialties, accepting new patients (healthgrades.com)
WebMD directory
- 0 patient reviews, Santa Rosa and San Rafael practice addresses (doctor.webmd.com)
Authority Magazine (Medium) interview
- Career background, Newport Academy role, wildfire mental-health curriculum work (medium.com)
TrainingBeta podcast page
- Podcast interview on psychological tools for rock climbers (trainingbeta.com)