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Postdoctoral Clinical Scholar Fellow
Education
Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, Northeastern University
M.Ed. in Human Development and Psychology (Child Advocacy Concentration), Harvard Graduate School of Education
B.A. in Psychology, Wellesley College
I Treat
10-15 Years Old
15-20 Years Old
Young Adult
Adult
Interracial Couples
Family
Adoptive Families
Issues I Treat
Grief & Loss
Anxiety Disorders
Depression / Mood Disorders
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Cultural Transition / Immigration Issues
Child-Parent Attachment Issues
Emotion Regulation Issues
Domestic Violence
Family of Origin Issues
Life Stage Transitions
Mediation / Conflict Resolution
Panic
Parenthood (Transition to)
Parenting Issues
Perfectionism
Perinatal Mood / Anxiety Disorders
Adult Children & Parent Relationship Issues
Postpartum Depression
Racism Issues
School Stress
Self-Harm
Sibling Issues
Special Needs Children & Their Families
Spirituality / Religion
Step or Blended Families
Stress Management
Suicidality
Trauma
Women's Issues
Child Behavioral Problems
Anger Management
Caregiver Issues
Adoption Issues
College (Transition to)
Divorce Impact on Children
Types of Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Interpersonal Therapy
Relational Cultural Therapy
Psychodynamic Therapy
Narrative Therapy
Mindfulness & Behavior Therapies
Meditation
Humanistic Therapy
Family Therapy
Emotion Focused Therapy
DBT-informed
About

Jaylan Abd Elrahman, Ph.D. (she/her) is a Postdoctoral Clinical Scholar Fellow at The Family Institute at Northwestern University. She holds a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Northeastern University, an Ed.M. in Human Development and Psychology (Child Advocacy Concentration) from Harvard University's Graduate School of Education, and a B.A. in Psychology from Wellesley College. She completed an APA-accredited predoctoral internship at Boston Medical Center and the Boston University School of Medicine's Center for Multicultural Training in Psychology. Dr. Elrahman's clinical background equips her to work with clients across the lifespan - from young children to older adults- with diverse mental health concerns. In addition to her clinical training, She has over ten years of experience working with young people - particularly migrant youth and women of color - in community based settings, designing and facilitating healing-oriented programming. She also has extensive experience in education research, particularly on issues relating to educational equity, through prior work at RTI International, the Brookings Institution, and the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University.

Dr. Elrahman specializes in clinical work with adolescents, young adults, and families, especially those who struggle with mood disorders and carry histories of collective and complex trauma. Her clinical practice is founded on Humanistic and Relational Cultural Theories, grounded in principles of compassion, curiosity, and humility. She has a strong conviction that relationships facilitate change, and as such, frames her work as a collaborative process, one rooted in honest connection and appreciation for the wisdom and unique strengths that every client possesses. She ensures that therapy is organized around the pursuit of joint goals uniquely suited to clients’ experiences, intersecting identities, and preferred pace. She embraces a holistic understanding of wellbeing and seeks to integrate multiple tools from various healing modalities - including somatic-based interventions, expressive arts and narrative therapies, ACT, DBT, and CBT-informed processes. Dr. Elrahman hopes that clients experience therapy as venues of transformation that offer relief, empowerment, clarity and hope.

Insurance Accepted
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Out of Network Reimbursement
Self Pay
Languages
English