Dr. Jenn Veilleux, PhD

About Me

 

My professional name is Dr. Jennifer Veilleux, but you can call me "Jenn" (or "Dr. Veilleux," whichever you are more comfortable with.) Veilleux is pronounced like VEY-you (e.g., "HEY you" with a "V"). 

 

I have over fifteen years of experience doing therapy. I earned my PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago and completed an American Psychological Association accredited internship at the Southwest Consortium in Albuquerue, New Mexico.

 

I have been a faculty member in the Department of Psychological Science at the University of Arkansas since 2011, where I direct the Treating Emotion and Motivational Processes Transdiagnsotically (TEMPT) lab.

 

From 2019 to 2022, I was also the Director of the Psychological Clinic, the training clinic run by the Department of Psychlogical Science. I have been involved with training and supervising graduate student clinicians for over a decade, and I teach courses on personality assessment, emotion and self-regulation, statistics, research methods, and clinical supervision.

 

I am a licensed clinical psychologist (AR 13-08P). I have experience with individual adult psychotherapy and group therapy, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy groups and emotion regulation skills groups. I have training in trauma, mood disorders, and anxiety disorders. I use cognitive behavioral approaches and also "third wave" treaments (acceptance and commitment, emotion-focused). I enjoy working with a wide variety of clients, including those with complex trauma histories and multiple co-morbid diagnoses as well as personality disorders.

 

In the couples realm I have been trained in integrative behavioral couples therapy, which emphasizes communication skills training to enhance understanding between partners. I employ an acceptance based approach to help couples recognize, allow, and appreciate each other's differences. 

 

I uses she/her pronouns. I grew up in the Midwest, and I've lived in Illinois, Minnesota, Texas, Florida, New Mexico, and now Arkansas. I identify as female, White, and straight, but I recognize systems of power and am happy to work with people of all genders, races and sexual orientations.I strive to take a culturally humble approach, and I encourage any client who wants to talk about struggles with identity and/or experiences of discrimination.  

 

I also strive to blend authenticity with professionalsim. I believe firmly that therapy is for the client and I don't want to take up session time talking about myself. However, I also recognize that some clients want to know a bit about their therapist and I'm open to answering questions about myself as you want, including (but not limited to) questions about my often-dyed hair.