Therapist in Encinitas, California Jennie Miranda Buss-Gregory, Therapist

Jennie M Buss, LCSW, supports individuals and families in California through life’s complex emotional challenges with warmth, expertise, and genuine compassion. Jennie specializes in working with adults navigating mental health challenges such as trauma, PTSD, depression, and anxiety.

Jennie works collaboratively with clients to help them reconnect with themselves and build lasting resilience. Jennie is particularly passionate about working with trauma and PTSD, including the emotional impacts of childhood trauma or complex life experiences. She incorporates somatic and other mind-body approaches into her work. Her trauma-informed care is enriched by evidence-based modalities like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and mindfulness practices, helping clients move through pain and reconnect with a sense of safety, identity, and hope. In addition to trauma work, she serves a broad range of mental health needs.

She provides therapy to children, adolescents, teens, adults, couples, families, and seniors, offering a grounded and supportive space for healing and personal growth. She has a deep commitment to serving diverse communities, including LGBTQ+ individuals, first responders, and veterans. She also offers gender-affirmative medical readiness evaluations, parenting support, and family therapy, with additional services tailored to clients managing health conditions, midlife transitions, substance abuse and grief.

Outside of her clinical work, Jennie enjoys a rich personal life filled with creativity, music, writing, reading, quality time with family and friends, outdoor adventures, travel, and self care. Her personal values of curiosity, compassion, and balance infuse her approach to therapy and life.