Jazzmin Cohen, PsyD
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Practicing Clinician, Nashville, TN

Where healing happens
in divine timing.

Therapy rooted in who you are as a person, not a diagnosis. A space where your past, your present, and the future you are designing are all taken seriously.

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"In my early professional years I was asking the question: How can I treat, or cure, or change this person? Now I would phrase the question in this way: How can I provide a relationship which this person may use for his own personal growth?"

Carl R. Rogers, On Becoming a Person (1961)
APA-Accredited Doctorate
15 Years Clinical Experience
EMDR Certified
HIPAA Compliant
Evidence-Based Practice

Jazzmin Cohen, PsyD is a licensed psychologist in the state of Tennessee. All therapy services are provided exclusively to individuals physically located in Tennessee at the time of service. This website is for informational purposes only and does not constitute psychological advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

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About Dr. Cohen

Getting to know you as a person,
not a diagnosis.

Dr. Jazzmin Cohen is a licensed clinical psychologist born and raised in Northern California who eventually made Nashville home. She earned her Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology from the American School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University, an APA-accredited program, and completed her training in 2018. Her dissertation examined how cognitive behavioral therapy can help reduce hypertension risk in African-American communities. She also holds a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, and is certified in EMDR, Trauma-Focused CBT, and mindfulness instruction.

Over 15 years of clinical work has taken her across inpatient psychiatry, emergency departments, county hospitals, correctional facilities, school districts, and private practice. Earlier in her career she spent significant time working with individuals on the schizophrenia spectrum and with neurocognitive presentations. That depth of experience still shows up in how she thinks clinically, even when the work looks very different now. She is a published author in The Clinical Psychologist on adrenal fatigue and has presented at the APA Annual Convention, Sutter Center for Psychiatry, Holy Names University, and other venues.

She founded Divine Timing Therapeutic Environment because she wanted to build something different. A practice where people are treated as whole human beings first. Her orientation is client-centered. That means before any theory or technique, she is trying to understand the person in front of her. What brought them in, what they are carrying, and where they actually want to go. Everything else follows from that.

"My mission is to help people achieve subtle success and reach their destiny by remembering their past, living in the present, and designing their future so they never look back."

When she is not seeing clients, Dr. Cohen teaches general psychology as a dual enrollment instructor and serves as a performance consultant and speaker on mental health, adrenal fatigue, and the psychology of high performance.

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Services

What I offer within the
Divine Timing environment

01

Individual Therapy

Sessions are one-on-one and start with getting to know you, not your symptoms. Dr. Cohen's orientation is client-centered, which means the relationship comes before any technique. When treatment tools are needed, she draws on CBT, EMDR, DBT, and solution-focused approaches depending on what you are working through. Available to adolescents and adults throughout Tennessee via secure telehealth.

50-Min Sessions, Telehealth

Psychotherapy services are provided only to individuals physically located in Tennessee at the time of service. A therapeutic relationship is established only after completion of intake documentation and mutual agreement.

02

Trauma-Informed Yoga Therapy

For clients who want something beyond talk therapy, this approach brings together trauma-informed psychology and yoga-based practices to support nervous system regulation and body awareness. It is particularly useful for people carrying complex trauma or chronic stress who feel like words alone are not enough.

Integrative, SomaticComing Soon

Dr. Cohen is currently completing her certification. Reach out to be added to the waitlist.

03

Peer-to-Peer Consultation

For licensed and pre-licensed clinicians who need a colleague to think with, not a supervisor to report to. Whether you are figuring out how to build a practice, working through a complex case, or trying to figure out your next career move, this is a collegial space grounded in real clinical experience across a lot of different settings.

For Clinicians

Peer consultation is not clinical supervision and does not fulfill licensure supervision requirements.


Rates

Transparent pricing

I am an out-of-network provider and do not bill insurance directly. A superbill is available upon request for potential reimbursement through your plan's out-of-network benefits. A Good Faith Estimate is provided prior to your first appointment as required by the No Surprises Act.

Free 15-Minute Consultation$0
Initial Intake Session, 60 minContact for Rate
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Areas of Focus

A broad clinical background
brought into private practice

The following areas reflect Dr. Cohen's clinical experience and current focus in private practice. Each is approached from a whole person assessment framework, meaning the goal is always to understand not just the presenting concern but the full context of the person carrying it.

Anxiety and Chronic Stress

Anxiety presents differently in every person. For some it is relentless worry, for others physical tension, avoidance, or the quiet sense that something is always about to go wrong. In treatment, the work begins with understanding what anxiety is communicating and why it developed before introducing tools for regulation and change. Cognitive behavioral approaches, somatic practices, and EMDR are all used depending on presentation.

Depression

Depression is not just sadness. It often looks like numbness, disconnection, irritability, or the slow erosion of things that once mattered. Treatment focuses on understanding the roots of depressive patterns, whether tied to loss, identity, life circumstances, or history, and rebuilding a sense of agency and meaning over time through collaborative, evidence-based work.

Complex Trauma and PTSD

Trauma shapes how a person sees themselves, others, and the world. Complex trauma in particular, which often develops over time rather than from a single event, can be subtle and pervasive in ways that are difficult to name. Treatment is paced and relational, drawing on EMDR, trauma-informed frameworks, and somatic approaches to support healing without retraumatization.

Adrenal Fatigue and Stress-Related Illness

Chronic stress has measurable physical consequences, and high-performing individuals are often the last to recognize the toll. Adrenal fatigue refers to the cluster of symptoms that emerge when the body's stress response has been chronically overactivated without adequate recovery. Dr. Cohen is a published author on this topic and brings both clinical and research-based knowledge to treatment, integrating psychological intervention with holistic wellness approaches.

ADHD

ADHD in adults often looks very different from childhood presentations and is frequently missed in high-achieving individuals who have developed sophisticated coping strategies. Treatment addresses the cognitive, emotional, and identity dimensions of ADHD with practical skills, psychoeducation, and support for the shame and frustration that often accompany it.

Bipolar Disorder

Living with bipolar disorder requires understanding your own rhythms, warning signs, and the relationship between mood, sleep, stress, and functioning. Treatment is collaborative and psychoeducational, focused on building a sustainable life rather than simply managing episodes, and coordinated with psychiatric care when medication is part of the picture.

Substance Use and Addiction

Substance use rarely exists in isolation. It is typically a response to something, whether pain, trauma, anxiety, or a life that has become difficult to tolerate without relief. Treatment explores the underlying function of use and builds toward a life that does not require substances to be livable, using motivational interviewing, CBT, and harm reduction frameworks without judgment.

Grief and Loss

Grief does not follow a timeline and does not always look the way people expect it to. Treatment creates space for the full complexity of loss, including losses that are not always recognized as such, and supports individuals in integrating what they have lost into a continuing sense of self and meaning.

Life Transitions

Major transitions, whether chosen or forced, can destabilize a person's sense of who they are and where they are going. Career changes, relationship shifts, geographic moves, and developmental crossroads all qualify. Treatment helps clients navigate uncertainty with clarity and build toward what they want on the other side.

Identity and Self-Worth

Questions of identity run beneath nearly every presenting concern in therapy. Treatment explores the beliefs, narratives, and relational patterns that shape how a person sees themselves and creates space for a more grounded, self-directed sense of who they are and who they want to become.

Burnout and Overfunctioning

Burnout is not simply tiredness. It is what happens when a person has been operating beyond sustainable capacity long enough that their resources are genuinely depleted. High achievers and caregivers are particularly vulnerable. Treatment addresses both the practical and psychological dimensions of burnout, including the identity beliefs that make it difficult to slow down.

Relationship Patterns

The patterns that show up in relationships often have deep roots in earlier experiences and attachment history. Treatment is not couples therapy but individual work that explores how a person relates, what they bring to their relationships, and how those patterns can shift toward something more nourishing and sustainable.

Eating Disorders

Eating disorders are complex and often bound up with identity, control, shame, and the body's relationship to emotion. Treatment is sensitive, non-judgmental, and coordinated with medical care when appropriate. The focus is on the whole person and the function that disordered eating is serving, not just the behaviors themselves.

OCD and Panic Disorder

OCD and panic are highly treatable with the right approach. Treatment draws on evidence-based protocols including CBT and exposure-based work, tailored to the individual's presentation and readiness. The goal is to restore a sense of safety and agency rather than simply managing symptoms.

LGBTQ+ Affirming Care

Dr. Cohen has worked with LGBTQ+ individuals across the lifespan, including adolescents and adults navigating identity development, family relationships, discrimination, gender dysphoria, and the particular stressors that come with existing in a world that does not always affirm who you are. Care is genuinely affirming, not just in name.

Athlete Mental Health

Athletes face a distinct set of psychological pressures that intersect with identity, performance, physical risk, and the particular culture of competitive sport. Treatment addresses anxiety, burnout, substance use, identity concerns, and the transition out of athletic competition with an understanding of the specific context athletes navigate.

High-Achieving Individuals

Success and struggle are not mutually exclusive. High achievers often present with anxiety, perfectionism, burnout, and the quiet sense that their internal experience does not match their external accomplishments. Treatment creates a space where achievement does not have to be the price of admission for being taken seriously.

Cultural and Racial Identity

Race, culture, and identity shape how a person moves through the world and how the world responds to them. Dr. Cohen is deeply committed to culturally competent care and brings both personal and clinical experience to work with clients navigating racial identity, systemic stress, discrimination, and the intersection of cultural background and mental health.

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Getting Started

Four simple steps
to begin

1

Reach Out

Send an email to start the conversation. No forms, no portals, just a direct message.

2

Free Consult

A 15-minute call to answer your questions and see whether this feels like the right fit.

3

Intake Session

A thorough first session to understand your history, your concerns, and your goals.

4

Begin

Regular sessions at a frequency that works for your life and your clinical needs.

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Currently accepting new therapy clients throughout Tennessee via telehealth.

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Your Rights

Confidentiality and
informed consent

Your privacy and your right to informed consent are foundational to ethical psychological practice. Please review the following before scheduling.

Confidentiality

All information shared in therapy is strictly confidential and protected under federal and state law, including HIPAA and Tennessee Code Annotated Section 63-11-213. No information will be disclosed without your written authorization except as required or permitted by law.

Limits of Confidentiality

Legally defined exceptions include imminent risk of harm to yourself or others, known or suspected abuse or neglect of a child or vulnerable adult, a valid court order, and other disclosures required by applicable law. These exceptions are reviewed in full during informed consent.

Telehealth

Sessions are conducted via a HIPAA-compliant encrypted video platform. Clients are responsible for ensuring they are in a private location during sessions. Telehealth services are only available to clients physically located in Tennessee at the time of service.

No Surprises Act

Under the No Surprises Act, effective January 1, 2022, you have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate of expected costs before beginning services. This is provided prior to your first appointment. For more information visit cms.gov/nosurprises.

Informed Consent

A formal therapeutic relationship is established only after completion of informed consent documentation, which covers practice policies, fees, cancellation procedures, confidentiality limits, emergency protocols, and your rights as a client. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

Crisis and Emergency

This practice does not provide crisis intervention or 24-hour emergency services. If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, please call or text 988, call 911, or go to your nearest emergency room immediately.

Scope of Practice

Services are provided within the scope of licensure as a psychologist in Tennessee. Dr. Cohen does not prescribe medication. If psychiatric medication is indicated she will coordinate with or refer to an appropriate prescribing provider. Diagnoses are based on DSM-5-TR criteria.

Consulting Disclosure

Consulting services through Divine Timing Performance and Divine Timing Consulting are non-clinical services and do not constitute psychotherapy, psychological assessment, or a patient-provider relationship. They are not covered by health insurance and are not a substitute for mental health treatment.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What you need
to know

Do you accept insurance?

I am an out-of-network provider and do not bill insurance directly. Many clients with PPO plans receive partial reimbursement by submitting a superbill I provide. Contact your insurer to ask about your out-of-network mental health benefits before scheduling.

How do telehealth sessions work?

Sessions are conducted via a secure HIPAA-compliant video platform. You will receive a link prior to each session. You need a private space, a reliable internet connection, and a device with a camera and microphone. You must be physically located in Tennessee at the time of service.

Do you work with adolescents?

Yes. Dr. Cohen works with adolescents and adults. Please reach out to discuss whether telehealth therapy is an appropriate fit for your specific situation.

How often will we meet?

Most clients begin with weekly sessions. Frequency is adjusted collaboratively based on your clinical needs, progress, and schedule.

What is your cancellation policy?

Cancellation and late-arrival policies are reviewed during the informed consent process before your first appointment. Please contact me directly with any questions.

What states do you serve?

Therapy services are available to clients physically located in Tennessee at the time of service. Consulting and speaking services may be available nationally. Please reach out to discuss your specific situation.

What if I am in crisis?

This practice does not offer crisis intervention. If you are experiencing a mental health emergency please call or text 988, call 911, or go to your nearest emergency room immediately.

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Divine Timing Performance

The training is everything.
In the moment, it disappears.

What remains is you. Psychological performance consulting for athletes, creatives, and performers ready to close the gap between their talent and their output. Home of The Jazz Method.

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Athletes
Creatives
Performers
Coaches
Teams

Divine Timing Performance consulting services are non-clinical coaching services and do not constitute psychotherapy, psychological assessment, or a patient-provider relationship. These services are not covered by health insurance and are not a substitute for mental health treatment.

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Who We Serve

Built for those who perform
under pressure

Most people who perform at a high level train their craft relentlessly but leave their mental game completely untrained. Divine Timing Performance closes that gap with clinical precision and no fluff.

Athletes

From high school standouts to elite professionals, we provide the psychological infrastructure to perform freely under maximum pressure across anxiety, choking, identity, injury recovery, and career transitions. All sports, all levels, all genders.

Creatives and Performers

Artists, musicians, entertainers, and public figures navigating identity, visibility, creative pressure, and the psychological demands of sustained performance in the public eye.

Coaches and Teams

Coaching staffs and team environments benefit from the same psychological frameworks as individual performers. Culture, communication, collective identity, and pressure management all have psychological dimensions that can be trained.

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The Jazz Method

A complete psychological
operating system for performance

Jazz is the only musical form built entirely around the tension between structure and improvisation. A jazz musician spends years learning their instrument, their theory, their scales. Then they walk on stage and let all of it go. They stop thinking and start playing. That freedom does not happen in spite of the training. It happens because of it.

That is what peak performance looks like. And it is what gets stolen by anxiety, overthinking, and the pressure to perform. The athlete who freezes at the line. The executive who second-guesses every call. They are not lacking talent. They are trying to play jazz from sheet music.

"The training is everything. In the moment, the training disappears. What remains is you."

The Jazz Method is Dr. Cohen's framework for solving that problem. It draws on clinical psychology, neuroscience, polyvagal theory, CBT, somatic work, and identity development, put together in a way that is actually usable in the moments that matter.

J
Just Listen

Creating Space to Be Heard

Before any intervention, we listen fully and without agenda. Performers perform better when they feel understood, not managed.

A
Attune

Emotional Alignment

We align with where the performer actually is, not where they are supposed to be. Regulation before performance, always.

Z
Zero In

Neuroscience-Informed Focus

Evidence-based tools for managing pressure, narrowing attentional focus, and creating the internal conditions for peak output.

Z
Zone Identity

Resilient Performance Identity

Building a sense of self that does not collapse under pressure, injury, loss, or transition. Identity is the foundation of everything.

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Programs

Three pathways to
peak performance

Program 01

The Sideline Within

Foundation-level mental performance work for those new to psychological training. Somatic awareness, identity flexibility, and pre-performance routines built early before pressure patterns become hardwired.

Youth and High School Athletes, Emerging Performers

Non-clinical coaching program. Does not constitute psychotherapy or establish a patient-provider relationship.

Program 02

Believe the Process

Intensive performance psychology for those navigating peak pressure, whether scholarship visibility, draft preparation, major creative deadlines, or high-stakes professional performance.

College Athletes, Rising Performers, High-Stakes Professionals

Non-clinical coaching program. Does not constitute psychotherapy or establish a patient-provider relationship.

Program 03

Zone In

Elite-level refinement for professionals managing the psychological weight of longevity, career-defining setbacks, public identity, and the inevitable transition when the performance chapter ends.

Professional Athletes, Public Performers, Senior Competitors

Non-clinical coaching program. Does not constitute psychotherapy or establish a patient-provider relationship.

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Why Divine Timing

We treat the system,
not the symptom

There is no shortage of performance coaches, mindset trainers, and motivational speakers. What is rare is someone who can bring genuine clinical depth to performance work without losing the practical edge.

Dr. Cohen built the Jazz Method because she saw what was missing. Most performance work is surface-level. It treats symptoms. It teaches techniques. It rarely asks the harder questions about identity, nervous system regulation, and what is actually driving the problem. Divine Timing goes there. Because that is where the real work happens.

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15+

Years Clinical Experience

4

Intervention Levels

PsyD

APA-Accredited Doctorate

3

Structured Programs

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Divine Timing Consulting

Professional growth
in divine timing.

Consulting services for professionals navigating career development, practice building, leadership, and the dissertation process. Grounded in real-world clinical and academic experience.

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Clinicians
Executives
Doctoral Students
Practice Owners

Divine Timing Consulting services are non-clinical consulting and coaching services. They do not constitute psychotherapy, psychological assessment, or a patient-provider relationship. Services are not covered by health insurance.

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Services

Three ways to work with
Divine Timing Consulting

01

Executive Coaching

Leadership psychology for executives, directors, and organizational leaders navigating high-stakes decisions, burnout, team dynamics, and the psychological demands of sustainable leadership. Grounded in clinical psychology and delivered as a coaching relationship, not therapy.

For Leaders and Executives

Executive coaching is not psychotherapy and does not establish a patient-provider relationship.

02

Peer-to-Peer Clinical Consulting

For licensed and pre-licensed clinicians navigating private practice, career decisions, program development, complex case conceptualization, or the transition from training to independent practice. Collegial, honest, and grounded in real-world experience across a wide range of clinical settings.

For Clinicians

Peer consultation does not fulfill licensure supervision requirements. Please consult your licensing board for supervision guidelines specific to your state and credential.

03

Dissertation Coaching

Structured support for doctoral candidates working through the dissertation process from prospectus to defense. Coaching addresses research design, writing momentum, committee navigation, timeline management, and the psychological demands of completing a doctoral dissertation.

For Doctoral Candidates

Dissertation coaching does not constitute academic advising and is not a substitute for the guidance of your dissertation chair or committee.

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Executive Coaching

Leadership psychology for
those who carry the weight

Leadership is psychologically demanding in ways that rarely get talked about. The expectation is that senior people have it figured out. They do not struggle, do not second-guess, do not burn out. That is not reality, and pretending otherwise does not help anyone lead better.

Executive coaching through Divine Timing Consulting is for leaders who want to think honestly about how they are doing and what it is costing them. That might mean looking at how you make decisions under pressure, how you manage your energy across a demanding role, how you handle conflict or feedback, or how you are thinking about what comes next. Sessions are structured as coaching, not therapy, and the focus is practical, personal, and candid.

"My goal is to get to know you as a leader and as a person. The strategy follows the understanding."

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Peer-to-Peer Clinical Consulting

Real support for
clinicians doing real work

Training prepares you to do the clinical work. It does not fully prepare you for the reality of sustaining a practice, making difficult career decisions, or figuring out what kind of clinician you actually want to be. Most people figure that out through trial and error, or by talking to whoever happens to be around.

Peer consulting through Divine Timing Consulting is a more intentional version of that conversation. Dr. Cohen has worked across inpatient psychiatry, emergency settings, correctional facilities, school districts, and private practice. She has made a lot of mistakes and learned from most of them. If you are working through questions about your practice, a complex case, your career direction, or the postdoctoral and licensure process, this is a space to think it through with someone who has been in a lot of different rooms.

This is peer consultation, not supervision. It will not satisfy licensure requirements. If you are not sure whether you need consultation or supervision, reach out and we can sort that out.

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Dissertation Coaching

From proposal to defense
with momentum

The dissertation is supposed to be the capstone of your doctoral training. For most people it is also the longest, most isolating, and most demoralizing experience of their academic career. It is not a reflection of intelligence. It is a reflection of how poorly designed the process is for sustained independent work, and how little support most programs actually provide once coursework ends.

Dissertation coaching is practical support for getting unstuck and staying in motion. That might look like working through your research design, building a realistic writing schedule, figuring out how to manage your committee, or just having somewhere to process the anxiety and perfectionism that make the whole thing harder than it needs to be. Dr. Cohen finished her own dissertation while working full-time clinically. She knows what the middle of the process actually feels like, not just what it looks like from the outside.

This is available to doctoral students across disciplines, not only psychology. And it is coaching, not academic advising. Your chair is still your chair.

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Speaking and Education

Ideas that move
people to act.

Dr. Cohen has been presenting on psychology, mental health, and performance for over a decade, across hospital grand rounds, national conferences, university settings, and community programs. She speaks plainly, thinks clinically, and leaves people with something they can actually use.

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Keynotes
Webinars
Workshops
Seminars
Motivational Speaking
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What Dr. Cohen Offers

Flexible formats for
any audience

Every engagement is different. Dr. Cohen works with organizers to shape something that fits the audience and the moment, whether that is a focused 20-minute talk or a half-day workshop. What stays consistent is the clinical grounding and the practical takeaway.

Keynote Speaking

High-impact presentations for conferences, organizational events, and leadership summits tailored to your audience and theme.

Webinars and Virtual Events

Engaging virtual presentations for distributed teams, professional associations, healthcare organizations, and educational institutions.

Workshops and Seminars

In-depth skill-building sessions for professional development, clinical training, athletic programs, and corporate wellness. Participants leave with tools they can use immediately.

Academic and Guest Lectures

University lectures, grand rounds, professional training programs, and continuing education presentations grounded in clinical experience and research.

Athletic Programs

Mental performance education for athletic programs, coaching staffs, and sports organizations delivered through the Jazz Method framework at every competitive level.

Motivational Speaking

Psychologically grounded talks for community events, employee wellness programs, and public audiences. Real, relatable, and rooted in science.

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Signature Topics

Talks that go deeper
than the surface

Dr. Cohen speaks from over 15 years of clinical experience. Every topic she presents is one she has lived professionally, not just researched. All presentations are customizable in length and depth.

01

Adrenal Fatigue: The Mind-Body Cost of Chronic Stress

What adrenal fatigue actually is, why high performers are uniquely vulnerable, and evidence-based strategies for recovery and resilience. Dr. Cohen is a published author on this topic and has presented it at hospitals and professional conferences since 2014.

02

The Jazz Method: Peak Performance Psychology

The neuroscience of performing under pressure and how to build the psychological infrastructure to perform freely for athletes, performers, and anyone operating at a high level.

03

Mental Health in the Arena

Addressing athlete mental health across anxiety, substance use, identity, and the psychology of injury recovery without stigma and without shortcuts. Gender-inclusive, evidence-based, and directly applicable.

04

Trauma-Informed Care: What It Actually Means

A clinically grounded breakdown of trauma-informed principles for educators, coaches, healthcare workers, and organizational leaders that goes beyond the buzzword.

05

Psychotherapy and Physical Health

The clinical connection between mental health treatment and physical outcomes including hypertension, chronic illness, and stress-related disease, with particular attention to underserved and minority communities.

06

Adolescent Mental Health

Recognizing signs, symptoms, and behaviors in adolescents for parents, educators, coaches, and healthcare providers. Practical, clinical, and accessible.

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Speaking History

A track record of
real stages

Dr. Cohen has presented at hospitals, universities, national conferences, correctional facilities, community organizations, and professional training programs.

2023

Assessing Safety and Risk in a Private Practice Setting

Nashville Psych, LLC, Nashville, TN

2020

Trauma-Informed Care and the Use of EMDR as an Intervention

Holy Names University, Oakland, CA, Guest Lecture

2019

Adrenal Fatigue: Using Therapeutic Holistic Approaches to Manage Physical and Mental Health

Sutter Center for Psychiatry, Sacramento, CA

2019

Integrating Client-Centered Therapy in Emergency Department Psychiatric Evaluations

Sutter Medical Center Sacramento, 4-Week Lecture Series

2019

Heart Healthy Discussion: Using Psychotherapy to Reduce Hypertension in Aging Minority Adults

The Altenheim Senior Housing, Oakland, CA

2019

Pediatric Mental Health: Recognizing Signs, Symptoms, and Behaviors in Children

Sutter Health Pediatric Nurses Conference, Sacramento, CA

2018

Ethnicity, Culture, and Mental Health Treatment in an Inpatient and Outpatient Setting

Sutter Center for Psychiatry, Sacramento, CA

2016

Exploring Environmental Factors Linked to the Decline of African-Americans' Physical and Mental Health

APA Advanced Training Institute, Lansing, MI

2015

Utilization of Mental Health Treatment to Reduce the Risk of Hypertension in African-American Communities

American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Toronto, Poster Session

2014

Adrenal Fatigue: Using the 8 Phases of Wellness to Manage Your Health

Alameda County National Nurses Week Event, Oakland, CA, Panelist

2014

Developing the Courage to Walk Away, Domestic Violence Workshop

Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin, CA

2013

Impact of Abuse on Children and How It Surfaces in the Classroom

Anna Yates Elementary School Professional Development, Emeryville, CA

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A Dream Worth Naming

The TED Talk on adrenal fatigue
is coming.

Dr. Cohen has been talking about adrenal fatigue since 2014, long before it became a wellness buzzword. She presented on it at Sutter Center for Psychiatry, the Alameda County Nurses Week Event, and other clinical and professional venues. She published on it in 2014. She has watched high-performing people dismiss their own depletion for years because they did not have language for what was happening to them.

The TED Talk she wants to give is about that. About why the most driven people are often the last to realize their nervous system is failing them, and what the science actually says about recovery. Not rest as a reward. Rest as a requirement. Performance as something you build sustainably, not something you extract from yourself until there is nothing left.

If you are a TED organizer, conference curator, or media producer, she would love to talk.

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"Adrenal Fatigue and the High-Performance Trap"

A proposed TED Talk exploring why driven, capable people are often the last to recognize that their nervous system is in crisis and what the science says about recovery, resilience, and redefining what it means to perform well.

Grounded in Dr. Cohen's published research, clinical experience, and a decade of presenting this topic to medical and professional audiences.

Available for TEDx, TED Health, Conference Keynote

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The Blog

Psychology, performance,
and the human in between

Evidence-informed writing on mental health, high performance, adrenal fatigue, identity, and what it actually means to live and perform well.

Featured Post, Performance Psychology

Adrenal Fatigue and the
High-Performance Trap

Dr. Jazzmin Cohen, PsyD, Published Author on Adrenal Fatigue, Divine Timing

You wake up tired. You push through anyway, because that is what you do. Somewhere in the middle of all that pushing, your body started sending signals you did not have time to deal with. Or did not want to.

Adrenal fatigue is not a personality flaw or a sign that you cannot handle pressure. It is a physiological reality that shows up when a high-performing nervous system runs at full capacity for too long without adequate recovery. The people most at risk tend to be the ones least likely to catch it, because the same drive that makes someone successful also makes it easy to rationalize past the warning signs.

What Is Adrenal Fatigue?

The term adrenal fatigue refers to a cluster of symptoms including persistent exhaustion, difficulty concentrating, sleep disruption, mood instability, and physical depletion that arise when the body's stress response system has been chronically activated without adequate recovery. The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, designed for short-term threat response, becomes dysregulated under sustained performance demands, perfectionism, sleep deprivation, and the psychological weight of constant pressure.

Who Is Most Vulnerable?

Athletes in heavy training cycles who prioritize output over recovery. Executives managing high-stakes decisions across long hours. College students navigating academic pressure and identity formation simultaneously. Celebrities and public figures operating under constant scrutiny. Caregivers, parents, healthcare workers, teachers, who pour from a cup they never refill. In short, anyone taught that rest is a reward rather than a requirement.

The Psychological Dimension

What makes adrenal fatigue particularly challenging in high-performing populations is the identity layer. For many athletes and executives, performing at a high level is not just what they do. It is who they are. Slowing down does not feel like recovery. It feels like failure. This is where clinical psychology becomes essential, not just to manage symptoms but to address the beliefs and identity structures that make recovery feel threatening in the first place.

Evidence-Based Strategies for Recovery

Recovery requires structured intervention across sleep, nutrition, movement, psychological processing, and a shift in the relationship between identity and performance. Clinically supported strategies include consistent sleep schedules, strategic load reduction, somatic regulation practices including breathwork, and psychotherapy to address the underlying drivers of chronic overfunction. The goal is not to perform less. The goal is to build the kind of nervous system that sustains high performance over a career, not just a season.

About the Author

Dr. Jazzmin Cohen, PsyD is a licensed psychologist, published author on adrenal fatigue, and founder of Divine Timing Therapeutic Environment. She has presented on adrenal fatigue at Sutter Center for Psychiatry, the Alameda County National Nurses Week Event, and other professional venues since 2014.

Publication

Cohen, J., and Scarmozzino, A. (2014). Adrenal fatigue: The effects of long-term stress on clinical psychology graduate students. The Clinical Psychologist, 67(3), 13-15.

Book Dr. Cohen to Speak

Dr. Cohen is available to present on adrenal fatigue for conferences, healthcare organizations, athletic programs, and corporate wellness events. She is also developing a TED Talk on this topic.

Disclaimer

This article is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical or psychological advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please consult a licensed healthcare provider for individualized guidance.

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