Blueprint Psych Services
Therapy & Consulting for Children, Adolescents, and Families
Pennington, New Jersey | In-Person & Telehealth
Welcome
Welcome to The Blueprint Approach, created by Kari Lefkowitz Pashman, MSW, LCSW, and Jennifer LeSage, LPC!
We are a mental health counseling and consulting service built by two therapists with almost 50 years of combined experience working with children, adolescents, and their families. We provide solution-focused brief therapy while guiding families into long-term care if needed and/or desired. We designed The Blueprint Approach to help families move forward quickly and confidently, with the right level of support.
Whether your child is struggling emotionally, behaviorally, socially, or academically, we aim to provide guidance that is thoughtful, effective, and timely. Our services focus on children and adolescents, young adults and college students, parents and caregivers, and families navigating emotional, behavioral, and/or school-related concerns.
We recognize that the mental health continuum of care can be confusing, overwhelming, and difficult to navigate. In addition, most outpatient therapists have full caseloads, making it common to wait months for treatment, often keeping children, adolescents, and families in prolonged distress. The Blueprint Approach is designed to help families promptly by providing a holistic assessment, diagnosis, coping skills, and other immediate assistance.
Kari and Jen are here to help, navigate, support, and stand with you as you take the first steps in the mental health continuum of care, and to provide resources to confidently take the next step and, if appropriate and desired, point you in the right direction.
The Blueprint Approach
Clarity. Insight. A Clear Path forward.
At The Blueprint Approach, we have learned that most families already have an emotional toolkit, and we feel privileged to help you pull your strengths to the surface. The Blueprint Approach is grounded in the idea of strengths-based treatment and provides short-term, solution-focused brief therapy. This means that through careful evaluation, clinical expertise, and a personalized approach, we help parents and caregivers uncover the underlying factors affecting emotional well-being, and we help to create a clear roadmap toward healing and growth.
Discovery & Consultation
Our process begins with a 15-minute phone assessment followed by a maximum of 4-6 sessions either in person or via telehealth.
Understanding your concerns and defining goals is critical to mental health treatment. In our practice, the therapist and client get to know each other and work together to develop a treatment plan that includes interventions and anticipated outcomes. We tailor each client’s treatment plan to their individual needs. In step 1, we begin to understand the stressors from a systems-based perspective.
Holistic Assessment
The Blueprint Approach provides an in-depth biopsychosocial assessment, and when appropriate, we collaborate closely with schools, physicians, and other providers to ensure that care is coordinated and effective. Many individuals and families seek help after attempting multiple interventions without clear answers, so our work begins by stepping back and asking the right questions:
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What is really going on under the surface?
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What strengths can we build on?
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What kind of support will truly help?
Another facet of holistic assessment is determining whether the child is the primary client. At times, parent consultation & coaching is the preferred method of treatment. We are here to empower parents and caregivers by giving them the tools to navigate their child’s development. We offer supportive, practical guidance for caregivers.
Stabilization & Skill Building
In this step, concrete skills are developed to ease discomfort. We weave in different therapies such as CBT, DBT, music, art, mind-body work, and empirically based concrete coping skills. The techniques we favor are the ones that clients gravitate towards themselves. Clients will have an individualized treatment plan and can practice utilizing techniques in between sessions.
Through comprehensive assessment and collaborative planning, we create a healing blueprint—a personalized plan designed to guide the next stage of care. This will include a detailed summary of the coping skills gained, future treatment goals, and a list of resources if longer-term treatment is warranted.
Follow-Up & Support
We always schedule a follow-up session in 4-6 weeks, or sooner if needed, to ensure that the supports and resources we have discussed continue to meet your needs.
Our Services
A focused, short-term model designed to provide clarity, support, and actionable next steps—typically within 4–6 sessions.
Short-Term Assessment & Guidance
Clarity and direction through our Blueprint Approach.
Outpatient Therapy
Ongoing therapy tailored to developmental needs.
Parent Consultation & Coaching
Supportive, practical guidance for caregivers.
School Collaboration & Consultation
Partnering with educators to support students effectively.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who We Help
• Children and adolescents
• Young adults and college students
• Parents and caregivers
• Families navigating emotional, behavioral, or school-related concerns
Meet the Team
Kari Lefkowitz Pashman, MSW, LCSW, and Jennifer LeSage, LPC, have nearly half a century of combined experience in the mental health field, and have been best friends since 2005, when they worked together at Carrier Clinic. They both use a somatic and collaborative approach to therapy and believe that outpatient treatment outcomes are directly linked to a client feeling heard, safe, and supported. Kari and Jen also enjoy leading groups, providing parent psychoeducation, and collaborating with other mental health professionals, doctors, guidance counselors, and other professionals.
Kari Lefkowitz Pashman
MSW, LCSW
Kari is a New Jersey Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 25 years of experience, specializing in the mental health of children, adolescents, and their families. Kari strongly believes in treating the whole child by using empirically based interventions to empower clients and their caregivers. Kari draws on Strengths-Based, Somatic, and Solution-Focused therapies, with techniques rooted in Family Systems Theory, Compassionate and Attachment Theory, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Kari is committed to customizing her therapeutic approach to each unique client/family, and has extensive experience working with schools, psychiatrists, NJ DCF, local agencies, residential and inpatient treatment settings, and outpatient settings, including a private practice which she opened in 2013. Areas of interest and expertise include Anxiety, Depression, ADHD, OCD, PTSD, chronic illness, self-esteem, school stressors, child development, and family life changes. Kari is also an approved clinical supervisor and genuinely enjoys supporting the growth and development of fellow mental health professionals.
Jennifer LeSage
LPC
Jennifer is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 25 years of experience working with children, adolescents, young adults, and their families in both outpatient and residential treatment settings. She specializes in the assessment and treatment of ADHD, anxiety, depression, self-esteem concerns, and parenting support. Jennifer provides comprehensive mental health assessments and counseling services using a thoughtful, strengths-based approach that clarifies clients’ needs and guides effective treatment planning. She values collaboration with families, schools, and community providers to ensure coordinated care and meaningful outcomes. Jennifer is also an approved clinical supervisor and is dedicated to supporting the growth and development of fellow mental health professionals.