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Jodi Klugman-Rabb PsyD, LMFT

About

Jodi Klugman-Rabb, LMFT, LPC is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist throughout California via secure teletherapy.

Jodi’s passion for the NPE population was born from her own 2016 DNA discovery, leading her to create the Sex, Lies & The Truth podcast, the Finding Family blog on Psychology Today and pioneering the only clinical training for mental health professionals she coined, Parental Identity Discovery™. Jodi uses her expertise to guide people and their families through the unique and challenging process of discovering surprise DNA revelations and the necessary skills to cope with the them.

Jodi received a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology from Dominican University in San Rafael and obtained licensure as a Marriage and Family Therapist in 2004. She is currently a doctoral student at Touro University where she expects to receive a PsyD in Human and Organizational Psychology in 2022. She is recognized for an empathic and direct style in connecting with clients and is skilled at dealing with difficult issues in trauma and family dynamics. Trained by EMDR founder Francine Shapiro, she is an expert in addressing grief, trauma, feelings of belonging, identity confusion, rejection, worth and self-esteem.

Jodi is married and raising two kids in the Bay Area where she enjoys being outdoors as much as possible and wishes desperately for more time to travel.

Books by Jodi Klugman-Rabb PsyD, LMFT
Recent Posts
Why You Don’t Feel Like Yourself
We don’t feel like ourselves when belonging to a group changes abruptly, thereby disrupting our identity and making us feel we don’t know ourselves or where we belong.
The History of Misattributed Parentage
Well before science revealed secret affairs, sexual assault, or the opportunity for donor conceptions, humanity was engaged in a struggle between the biological and cultural drives.
Family Ties, and Secrets

Thanks to the science behind DNA tests, secrets are tumbling out with a never-before seen ferocity for those who discovered misattributed parentage, and the fallout affects family.

Thanks to the science behind DNA tests, secrets are tumbling out with a never-before seen ferocity for those who discovered misattributed parentage, and the fallout affects family.

"You Should Be Ashamed!"

The reason families use shame when a DNA discoverer reveals long held secrets is as deep as the shame they create.

The reason families use shame when a DNA discoverer reveals long held secrets is as deep as the shame they create.

The Gift of Time

Lessons I'm learning about the chaos of coronavirus from my DNA discovery.

Lessons I'm learning about the chaos of coronavirus from my DNA discovery.

How to Respond When DNA Tests Reveal Unexpected Results

Have you been told nothing has changed when it feels everything has changed? There's a reason people dismiss uncomfortable feelings.

Have you been told nothing has changed when it feels everything has changed? There's a reason people dismiss uncomfortable feelings.

How to Tell Your Kids about DNA Discoveries

It's hard enough to deal with discovering shocking DNA results. But telling kids about yours isn't as hard as you think.

It's hard enough to deal with discovering shocking DNA results. But telling kids about yours isn't as hard as you think.

Bringing Your DNA Discovery to Therapy

Frustrated with therapists not understanding how to help you with a DNA discovery? A few helpful hints to get the most out of therapy for Non-Paternal Events.

Frustrated with therapists not understanding how to help you with a DNA discovery? A few helpful hints to get the most out of therapy for Non-Paternal Events.