Dr. Jeanne Jakob was raised in the Chicago suburbs and relocated to the Bay Area in 2016. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her PhD in clinical psychology at Case Western Reserve University.  Her clinical internship and postdoctoral fellowship were completed at the University of Michigan and the VA Ann Arbor Veterans Hospital, respectively. Over the course of her career, she has held positions in clinical research, supervision and clinical practice. She has maintained a private practice since 2012. You can learn more about her psychotherapy practice HERE

Dr. Jakob is mother to two spirited, sweet and sensitive school-aged children who continuously remind her to play and be in the present moment.

Jeanne Jakob, PhD, ABPP

Board-certified, Clinical Psychologist

Education & Training

1997-2001

BA with Honors, Psychology and English, University of Wisconsin-Madison

2001-2004

NIMH-funded, Research Assistant
(1) BAS and Bipolar Spectrum: Biopsychosocial Integration, University of Wisconsin-Madison

(2) Validity of Preschool Disruptive Behavior Disorders / Chicago Preschool Study, University of Chicago

2004-2010

MA/PHD Clinical Psychology (APA-Accredited), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio

2009-2010

Predoctoral Psychology Internship (APA-Accredited), University of Michigan (Mary A. Rackham Institute)

2010-2011

Postdoctoral Fellow, VA Ann Arbor, PTSD Clinic

Licensure & Board Certification

2011-2016

Fully Licensed Psychologist, Michigan (6301014608)

2013

ABPP Board Certified in Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology.

2016-present

Licensed Psychologist, California (PSY28384)

Academic Appointments

2013-2014

Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Michigan Medical School, Department of Psychiatry

2015-2017

Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Michigan Medical School, Department of Psychiatry

Research Experience

2001-2002

BAS and Bipolar Spectrum: Biopsychosocial Integration
R01MH052662
PI: Lyn Y. Abramson

2002-2004

Validity of Preschool Disruptive Behavior Disorders / Chicago Preschool Study
R01MH062437
PI: Kathryn E. Keenan

Assessment of Juvenile Bipolar Spectrum Disorders
R01MH066647
PI: Eric A. Youngstrom

Effectiveness of PTSD Treatment: PE vs Zoloft
R01MH066348
PI: Norah C. Feeny

2011-2015

PROlonGed ExpoSure Sertraline (PROGrESS)
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01524133
PI: Sheila A.M. Rauch

2016-2017

Optimizing PTSD Treatments
R01MH066348
PI: Norah C. Feeny

Teaching Experience

2005

Teaching Assistant, Quantitative Methods in Psychology, CWRU Department of Psychology

2007

Course Instructor, Youth Bullies and Friends, CWRU Department of Psychology

2009

Course Instructor, Psychotherapy and Personality Change, CWRU Department of Psychology

2012-2014

Co-Facilitator, Prolonged Exposure Training, PROlonGed ExpoSure Sertraline (PROGrESS) Study

2016-2017

Palo Alto University, Gronowski Center
Clinical Supervisor to psychology trainees

2020

Google, Working Better Together Coach

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