Jennifer De Francisco, MPA, MSW, LCSW - Newport Beach, California

Valeria Naian Robles

I have had an amazing experience with Jennifer as a therapist during a time in my life when I needed help and guidance.

When I started with her, I found myself once again in therapy, reluctant to opening up and share my story. I have had reasonably good experience with therapy in the past, but my experience with Jennifer has been by far the most meaningful and helpful. She listens actively, and is very tuned into what I am experiencing emotionally. Her interpretations of what are going on with me are insightful, and she is always empathetic and understanding.

Most importantly, Jennifer has always been there for me when I was feeling my worst, and that means to world to me.

I always feel better after seeing her.

Tracy Burns

I found Jennifer when I was in an abusive relationship and needed third party help. My ex made it to three appointments with me after he bailed and we fortunately broke up. I've now been seeing her regularly for over two years to make sure I don't end up in another relationship like that and my life has improved immensely. She has helped me shed unhealthy relationships with better boundaries by offering healthy perspective and guidance. I feel I'm now better at navigating my familial relationships which directly effects other relationships. I wish I went to a relationship specialist, like Jennifer, decades ago instead of just general talk therapy.

Jkerry412

I believe therapy is for everyone. Finding someone like Jennifer when I first sought out for a therapist was a stroke of luck. Jennifer listens first and then works to suggest and implement change. I feel seen and heard with her. It feels like I am speaking to a close friend that has years of knowledge and tools to help me guide myself through the difficult and cloudy areas of life. I have grown and healed a lot since I started with Jennifer, and I am positive I would not be nearly as far along as I am today had I not taken the chance to meet with her.

Kristen Bendanna

If I could give a 0, I would. My ex husband and I were struggling, really looking for help. She needed at least 6-8 sessons to get to know our "history" and us. That's not cheap. Then she was pretty quick to "suggest" a DSM diagnostic that's above her qualification; she allowed outbursts, didn't control the conversation, nor suggest solutions. I don't trust her as a good judgement of character as she's easily influenced, unprofessional with her dog on her lap, and not very colloquial in her interactions. She doesn't look you in the eye when she speaks (kind of a rolling/processing thing maybe, but a bit dismissive). I don't recommend for anyone, especially if you have an overbearing husband like myself. He walked all over her. She was late to 2 appts and missed one completely.

Elaine Bailey

Jennifer has been incredible helping me through a major transition in my relationship.

I have seen other therapists, but have found they didn't really empathize with what I was going through. It felt almost as if they didn't really care or were truly invested in helping me.

On the other hand, Jennifer is an excellent listener and was able to relate with me right away. I could tell she really cared about me and wanted to help. She is great at catching all of the details in our sessions, which I think is a main reason she has given me such helpful advice specific to my situation. I have made so much progress in the time I have been seeing Jennifer, and can't thank her enough.

If you need help with your relationship or just want to feel better, you should see Jennifer.

cesar Rodriguez

Jennifer really helped me in a time that I needed it. A lot of things in my life were a mess; I was anxious, sometimes depressed, and I had lots of issues in my relationship that I needed to address since ignoring them no longer worked.

I immediately felt at ease with Jennifer. I felt like I could tell her anything, and after the first time coming in I felt a tremendous release.

It was a lot of work to address this stuff, but I really love therapy and I would recommend it to anybody who needs a little help.

Jennifer is super down to earth, but really smart, too. She quickly understood what was going on with me and her empathy was lifesaving.

Denise Griarte

I wanted to share my experience with Jennifer since I met her at a very low time in my life, and I am not sure I would have gotten through it without her. There are many good therapists out there, but for me, Jennifer is truly exceptional.

We began working with Jennifer a few years into our relationship when we were having a really hard time. We loved each other, but we were really disconnected and the more I tried to talk about it the worse it got. I started to worry we would break up all the time and we finally agreed to see someone.

It was tough when we first started with Jennifer , but through difficult conversations and understanding some of the causes of how closed off we were to each other, we worked through it and are in a good place.

The idea that we could break up is the furthest thing from my mind now, and going in to work on our relationship was the best thing to do.

One of the things that really helped was that I felt Jennifer really cared that our relationship worked and that we improved things between us. I think that is rare, and always helped me not give up hope.

Tiffany Monique Land-Willis

Before working with Jennifer, I had never been to a therapist before and I really did not know what to expect, and I definitely did was not sure that this was for me.

She was really approachable and easy to talk to, and I much more relaxed a few minutes after meeting her. This helped me feel able to be much more open about what was going on with me. I started to look forward to our appointments because it was my chance to really speak what is on my mind, and have someone understand it. She is really understands what goes on as well as being caring.
I felt unburdened and lighter after my appointments, and just in general.

I started to be able to be more open with others around me, since I knew my feelings more and felt more assured saying them out loud. I realized people appreciate openness and honesty, and I felt better in the world.

I highly recommend the process and Jennifer is a great person to go to.