Jeannine C. Alvaré MSSW, LCSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.  She received her B.A. in Philosophy and Comparative Religion from Sarah Lawrence College and her Masters in Science and Social Work from the University of Texas at Austin.  She also had advanced training in child psychoanalytic psychotherapy with The Philadelphia Association for Psychoanalysis as well as advanced training in Mindfulness meditation.  

In addition to her private practice, Ms. Alvaré directed and provided clinical services in the community, schools, and hospital settings in the Philadelphia area. Her previous positions included being Director of Child and Adolescent Services for The Progressions Group, Director of Belmont's Day Treatment Program for Eating Disorders, and Director of Emotional Support at The Crefeld School. She has had extensive wilderness experiences by land and by sea and has led wilderness experiences in Austin Texas, the Canadian Rockies, and Pennsylvania.

Ms. Alvaré has served as an adjunct faculty member at Bryn Mawr Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research. She continues to consult with area schools and is an active member of the Pennsylvania Society for Clinical Social Work and NASW. Ms. Alvaré is also a clinician for “A Home Within,” which provides therapy to children in the foster care system.