{"id":6836,"date":"2020-02-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/safeharbour.agencypartnerinteractive.com\/counselors\/dr-jennifer-maxfield-decarlo-phd-lcsw-c\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T13:41:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T13:41:11","slug":"jennifer-maxfield-decarlo","status":"publish","type":"counselors","link":"https:\/\/safeharbour.agencypartnerinteractive.com\/?counselors=jennifer-maxfield-decarlo","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Jennifer Maxfield-DeCarlo, PhD, LCSW-C"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/api.badgr.io\/public\/assertions\/rpVc6iA7Ti2NeAcMqqklPw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.safeharborbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Client-Thrive-Completion-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1976\" style=\"width:242px;height:206px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Practicing since: 1999<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout her professional experiences,\nshe has come to have a deep reverence and honor for working with clients who\nare facing life transitions and assisting clients in moving toward not simply\nsurviving but rather thriving every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Maxfield-DeCarlo earned her Master\u2019s in Social Work from the University of Maryland in 1999 and a PhD in Human Services Counseling in 2010. Since that time, she has completed training in the use of integrative therapies (Yoga and energy therapy) in the treatment of depression and anxiety. Her past clinical experience includes providing counseling to children and adults in emergency services, shock trauma, oncology, substance abuse, infectious disease, and hospice. 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