Dr. Jen Polite Burrows, PhD
Psychotherapist

  Dr. Jen Polite Burrows is a board-certified (NCC) and licensed mental health professional in New York (LMHC) and New Jersey (LPC). She supports individuals managing professional and personal life transitions. The majority of her clients are navigating relationship challenges, anxiety, burnout, identity shifts, and balancing responsibilities with personal well-being. 

With a holistic, psychoeducational, and psychodynamic approach, Jen provides therapy that is both grounded in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and personalized to the needs of each client. She creates a space where clients can reflect, reset, and realign, taking into account the complex interplay between personal history, professional demands, and social context. As a bilingual therapist, sessions are offered in both English and Spanish.

In addition to her clinical practice, Jen works with organizations through Employee Assistance Programs (EAP), providing support during emergency crisis situations that disrupt workplace functioning. She helps companies and their employees navigate the psychological and emotional aftermath of critical incidents—such as workplace violence, sudden loss, or traumatic events—offering stabilization, coping strategies, and continuity planning to restore organizational well-being and productivity.

Before entering private practice, Jen spent over a decade working in the finance sector in business management and development roles across investment banking and FinTech. Her firsthand understanding of high-stress professional environments informs her empathetic and strategic work with clients facing similar pressures and transitions.

She also served as an emergency mental health volunteer with the NYC Department of Health’s Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) for over a decade, a commitment inspired by her time volunteering with the American Red Cross during the events of September 11th. Jen is also a contributor to various health and wellness media outlets, offering expert insight on mental health and well-being.

Jen is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA), the American Counseling Association (ACA), the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), the New York Mental Health Counselors Association (NYMHCA), and is affiliated with the Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapy (ICP). She holds certifications in Trial-Based Cognitive Therapy, Mental Health First Aid, and Trauma Psychotherapy.

She received her BA from Manhattanville College and completed graduate degrees in Counseling Psychology at Fordham University (MS) and Dyson College (PhD).