Jennifer Lacy is a licensed clinical social worker who earned a bachelor’s degree in political theory from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and a master’s degree in social work from Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and is a Ph.D. candidate in political theory at Boston College. Immediately prior to joining Ellenhorn, Jennifer served as a clinical social worker at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on the inpatient addiction-consult team. She has also been a clinician with the short-term residential LEADER program for police, active-duty military and other first responders at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts, and worked as a clinician at a long-term residential substance-use disorder recovery center. As a long-time Buddhist-meditation practitioner and instructor, Jennifer brings a mindfulness lens to the majority of her work with clients, as well as a focus on the collaborative, strengths-based principles of motivational interviewing. In her free time, Jennifer enjoys cooking (especially baking), traveling and beekeeping.