Compassionate Psychological Care for Children, Adolescents, Young Adults and Families in Austin

Dr. Jennifer Trapani

is a licensed psychologist specializing in child and adolescent, young adults, and family psychology. She completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology Summa Cum Laude from Tulane University and her Master of Arts and PhD Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. Her pre-doctoral pediatric psychology internship was completed with the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Stanford University Medical Center and her postdoctoral fellowship also in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Stanford University Medical Center and Lucile Packard Children Hospital at Stanford University Medical Center.
Her training is diverse and included extensive work with children with severe emotional and behavioral issues in foster care and those requiring residential treatment, including contract work with Helping Hand Home for Children. Her pre- and post-doctoral training in pediatric psychology focused on childhood cancer, blood disorders, and neurooncology treatment and survivorship and a range of specialty pediatric services, including but not limited to solid organ and bone marrow transplant, neonatal intensive care, feeding disorders, developmental disorders, adolescent medicine and eating disorders.
Following a position as the educational liaison with LIVESTRONG Childhood Cancer Survivorship Center, Dr. Trapani opened her private practice in 2009. Her current work focuses on children, adolescents, young adults, and their parents, including parent psychoeducation and coaching. She utilizes a multi-faceted approach including a humanistic, ecologica, cognitive behavioral and interpersonal models of therapy. She also conducts comprehensive psychological assessments of children, adolescents, and young adults.