All therapy provided by Dr. Jacobs is informed by the state of the science in psychotherapy treatment and research.

Individual therapy:
Expert, evidence-based psychotherapy delivered with warmth.

Family therapy:
Joy provides Maudsley family therapy on an outpatient basis. Joy is the lead therapist at UCSD’s 5-day intensive family therapy program. Joy is able to provide phone consultation for families nationally and internationally. She has developed expertise working with very young children and males with eating disorders, as well as adults and adolescents. Joy facilitates the building of Maudsley friendly interdisciplinary treatment teams. Joy also provides supervision/consultation for therapists learning the Maudsley approach as well as other empirically based treatments.

Media Consulting:
Joy’s background in media and fashion make her an invaluable consultant to magazines and corporations in communicating their messages effectively.

Parent coaching:
Dr. Jacobs provides a unique and innovative parent coaching program designed to train caregivers in refeeding and supporting treatment resistant children and adolescents.

In home meal support:
Dr. Jacobs will assess your home environment and help you revamp it to work for you. She will coach you through meals, grocery shopping, and food preparation–essential factors in full recovery and developing a healthy lifestyle.