Dr. wright's bio

Dr. Jennifer Bugg Wright is a seasoned Psychologist, Neuropsychologist, and psychotherapist with more than 26 years in the field of mental health, and 15 years as a Neuropsychologist and Forensic Expert. She works with a wide range of clients, addressing challenges induced by major life changes, stress related disorders, depression, trauma, or health problems, including brain injury and chronic pain. She is licensed in both Colorado and Maryland, and due to telehealth abilities, she is able to see clients who are located or permenently reside in either state.

Dr. Wright received both her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Psychology from the University of Colorado, focusing on research. She then worked at the Kennedy Krieger Institute (Johns Hopkins Hospital) in the mid 1990s, as the coordinator for a study of children with head injury, and it was there that she began working with patients and fell in love with clinical care. She returned to Colorado and completed her Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology, with a specialty focus in Neuropsychology and Forensic Trauma, at the University of Denver, Graduate School of Professional Psychology, in 2001. She completed her Doctoral Internship at the University of Missouri School of Medicine Psychology Internship Training Consortium, where she did rotations in Health Psychology, Neuropsychology, and Rehabilitation, as well as minor rotations in Stroke and PTSD. She then completed her Post-Doctoral Training at Head Injury Rehab and the Pain Medicine Center in Denver, Colorado, before entering private practice.

Her influences in psychology come from the fields of Cognitive Behavioral Psychology, and are also informed by teachings from Social, and Developmental Psychology, as well as Interpersonal Processes, Radical Behaviorism, Self-Psychology,Gestalt Therapy, and DBT. She views psychotherapy as a very specific and interpersonal form of teaching. She uses rapid interventions and brief therapies, using diaphragmatic breathing, muscle relaxation, self-soothing, and mindfulness.  She uses language and a conversational style to help change patterns of thinking that keep you stuck.  She will also help you get a good night’s sleep.

Among her areas of clinical specialization, Dr. Wright's neurocognitive expertise includes Traumatic Brain Injury, Alzheimers and Dementia, Parkinsonism, Seizure Disorder, Brain Injury, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Learning Disorder, and Stroke or Vascular Disorder. She believes that thorough assessment is the key to diagnosis and treatment planning, and she provides thorough feedback to all of her clients seeking to understand their cognitive strengths and challenges.

In working with chronic pain patients, Dr. Wright takes a holistic approach centered on the mind-body connection. Her “Pain-Strain-Drain-Brain” treatment model considers internal as well as external and physiological factors and provides clients with the tools necessary to understand how thinking, feeling, external stress, sleep, and lifestyle may impact pain, and medical care.

Dr. Wright is a mother, wife,step-mother,and grandmother of 3. In her spare time, she writes music and fiction, and loves the arts and travel.