Jennifer Selensky, PhD

Dr. Jennifer Selensky is a licensed clinical psychologist with specialized training in clinical health psychology. She has a wide range of interests from weight loss and health behavior change to chronic pain and substance use disorders to psycho-oncology, palliative care, and grief and loss. The common thread among Dr. Selensky’s diverse clinical background is that she enjoys taking a biopsychosocial approach to treating the whole person and helping people make and adjust to significant changes in their lives. She earned her doctorate in health psychology and master’s in clinical psychology from East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. Dr. Selensky completed a clinical health psychology postdoctoral residency at VA Connecticut Healthcare System in West Haven, Connecticut.

Dr. Selensky is a scientist-practitioner who takes an interpersonal, collaborative approach to her clinical practice. She believes in providing patient-centered care by using an eclectic, evidence-based approach to assessment and intervention to meet her patients’ unique needs and goals. Additionally, Dr. Selensky enjoys working together as a team with her colleagues to provide their patients with the best possible care. In her free time, Dr. Selensky enjoys spending time with her friends and family, being outdoors, playing tennis, relaxing at the beach, and reading.