Jennifer Jencks is a licensed independent clinical social worker, specializing in the treatment of pediatric and adolescent anxiety disorders.  She has been in private practice in Providence since 1997 and utilizes cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to treat clients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Trichotillomania, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, and specific phobias. She has been a member of the National Association of Social Workers since 1995, and she collaborates with many area agencies and professionals, including fellow therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, schools, and other educational organizations, such as Rhode Island Tutorial & Educational Services (RITES). She has also helped organize an Interactive Parent Workshop Series with RITES to provide the community with accessible, up-to-date information about such important topics as Sensory Processing Disorder, Anxiety, and how to support the development of organizational skills in children and adolescents (more information and registration forms available at ritutorial.org).