
Speciality
Eating Disorders
Borderline Personality Disorder
Body Image
Trauma
Substance Use
Services
Psychotherapy
Therapy is conducted with a commitment to opposing oppression, rejecting pathology, combating racism, embracing body positivity, and an LGBTQ+ affirming stance.
Supervision
Providing professional clinical supervision to master’s level therapists as well students enrolled in MSW or BSW program.
Academics
Working as a practicum adviser at Smith College and adjunct faculty member.
Consultant
Working directly with clinicians who treat complex and challenging patients with eating disorders and body image issues as well as borderline personality disorder. She provides case consultation and clinical advice in a collaborative way.

About Jessica Lief
Jessica C. Lief, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist who specializes in the treatment of substance use disorders, eating disorders, body image issues, trauma, and grief and loss. Jessica completed psychoanalytic training through the William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis, and Psychology in the Eating Disorders, Compulsions, and Addictions (EDCAS) Program. She is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy by the EMDR Institute and is trained and licensed through The Body Positive Institute to facilitate group and individual work with The Body Positive Model. She also completed foundations-level training in Narrative Therapy through the Vancouver School for Narrative Therapy.
Areas of Expertise
Women's Health
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Birth Trauma
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Fertility Issues
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Miscarriage
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Perinatal Issues
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Postpartum Depression, Anxiety, and Psychosis
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Endometriosis
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Maternal Grief and Wounding
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Motherless Daughters
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Autoimmune Disorders
Mental Health
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Borderline Personality Disorders
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Self-harm
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Eating Disorders
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Substance Use Disorders
Eating Disorders
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Eating Disorders and The LGBTQ+ Community
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Eating Disorders and Social Justice Issues
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Eating Disorders and Issues Related to Diversity, Racism, and Oppression
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Athletes and Dancers
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The Orthodox Jewish Community
Professionals
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Nurses, Lawyers, and Physicians that Struggle with Eating Disorders and / or Substance Use Disorders