Dr. Pilar Jennings

Dr. Pilar Jennings

Dr. Pilar Jennings is a psychoanalyst and writer who focuses on the clinical applications of Buddhist meditation. She has been working with patients and their families in private practice.25

Education and Career

• Earned a PhD from Columbia University3
• Worked as an Admissions Consultant at The Princeton Review from 1999 to 20073
• Currently self-employed as a psychoanalyst and writer3

Books and Publications

• Author of the book "Mixing Minds: The Power of Relationship in Psychoanalysis and Buddhism"14
• Has written extensively on the intersection of psychoanalysis and Buddhism1

Approach to Therapy

• Brings a compassionate approach to psychotherapy and psychoanalysis informed by her long-term Buddhist practice5
• Focuses on the clinical applications of Buddhist meditation26
• Emphasizes the power of relationship in psychoanalysis and Buddhism1

Dr. Jennings' unique perspective, combining her expertise in psychoanalysis with her Buddhist practice, offers a fresh approach to helping patients heal and grow. Her work highlights the potential for these two venerable traditions to inform and enrich one another in the therapeutic setting.1