Professional Experience

Women’s Wellness Psychiatry

October 2025 – Present

San Francisco, CA

  • Provide individual and family psychotherapy to patients facing challenges related to pregnancy, postpartum, infertility, hormonal imbalances, and life transitions such as perimenopause and midlife.
  • Collaborate within a comprehensive, forward-thinking practice integrating biological and medication treatments, psychotherapy, telehealth, and other modalities.
  • Manage patient communications electronically and via phone, including coordination of care with providers.
  • Document all patient encounters clearly within the EMR.

Psychology Faculty

August 2025 – Present

Sarah Lawrence College – Bronxville, NY

  • Teach lecture and seminar courses on eating disorders and social justice issues at both undergraduate and master’s levels.
  • Meet biweekly with individual students to develop semester-long independent projects, including literature reviews and research papers.
  • Support students completing course-related fieldwork in community settings or at the campus laboratory preschool.

Practicum Faculty Advisor / Adjunct Faculty

June 2023 – Present

Smith College School of Social Work – Northampton, MA

  • Meet with 8 advisees throughout the year to discuss agency work, assignments, and issues related to social work education.
  • Complete site visits, review practicum experiences, and provide feedback on student performance.
  • Grade all practicum assignments, including evaluations and learning plans.
  • Teach practicum preparation courses for MSW students and complete Smith College trainings, including Title IX.

Private Practice

September 2025 – Present

CA, MA, NM, and DC

  • Maintain a caseload of approximately 25 clients.
  • Work with individuals recovering from eating disorders, Borderline Personality Disorder, substance use, self-harm, trauma, and perinatal/postpartum issues.
  • Provide consultation, supervision, and care collaboration with families and multidisciplinary providers.

Clinical Supervisor

September 2020 – Present

San Francisco, CA

  • Provide clinical supervision to primary therapists (MSW, ASW), counselors, and clinical techs.
  • Supervise and consult with MSW/BSW interns and practicing LCSWs.
  • Offer consultation and training to developing clinicians.

LCSW Supervisor

June 2023 – Present

Serenity Knolls – Forest Knolls, CA

  • Provide clinical supervision to MSW/BSW practicum students and LCSW-level psychotherapists.
  • Act as consultant and supervisor for clinical development.

Director of Social Work | Assistant Director of Training | Clinical Supervisor

April 2021 – October 2025

Mind Therapy Clinic – Corte Madera, CA

  • Supervised resident support services at the psychiatric support residence.
  • Led weekly group supervision and individual supervision of interns.
  • Trained clinical staff on assessment, de-escalation, and emergency management.
  • Developed video-based training and online curriculum resources.
  • Served as on-call consultant until 11PM daily; coordinated intern recruitment and evaluation.
  • Provided 20-25 hours weekly of direct patient care, including individual, family, and group therapy.

Primary Therapist | Licensed Clinical Social Worker | Clinical Supervisor

August 2020 – October 2025

Mind Therapy Clinic – Corte Madera, CA

  • Provided individual, family, couples, and group psychotherapy for IOP and OP clients.
  • Treated eating disorders, substance use, and mental health disorders, including ARFID.
  • Specialized in women’s issues related to fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, and perinatal care.
  • Facilitated groups on body image and grief/loss; supervised and trained intern therapists.
“` Eating Disorders — Jessica C. Lief

Precision Psychotherapy for Complex Conditions

I treat individuals struggling with eating disorders, including Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorders (OSFED), ARFID, anorexia and atypical anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, and orthorexia.

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I also have expertise, training and experience serving folks struggling with eating disorders who are members of the LGBTQIA community, the orthodox Jewish community and who are athletes and dancers. I serve communities of color and the LGBTQIA population struggling with eating disorders and am particularly interested in eating disorders as social justice issue as they relate to issues of diversity, racism, and oppression.

Expert care for eating disorders, unexplained symptoms, and complex medical cases delivered with clarity, creativity, and real connection.

I operate from a harm reduction lens in all areas of my work with eating disorders. You will feel like you have autonomy. I have built my career on treating individuals with eating disorders and body image issues, having seen my mother and grandmother suffer greatly from Anorexia and Bulimia, as well as Borderline Personality Disorder.

I have seen how patients are dismissed and misdiagnosed. I treat a full range of eating disorders and atypical presentations. As a social worker, I offer comprehensive care that considers bio, psycho, social factors. I will work with your team and your support system to help you in your recovery. Whether you have identified that you struggle with an eating disorder, are newly diagnosed, or have years in recovery or simply curious about body image. You are not alone and you do not have to stay in shame.