About Jenna
Jenna Lapointe uses an approach that blends acceptance, mindfulness, and practical behavior change. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW and a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker - LICSW practicing in West Virginia. Jenna focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, and relationship or family concerns.
She also supports people facing issues like addiction, grief, parenting strain, sleep or eating problems, and attention-related challenges.
How Jenna works
Jenna centers sessions on empathy and real-world skills. She helps people notice how thoughts, body sensations, and actions connect. Then she works with them to try small, doable changes that can feel safer and more effective than old habits.
Sessions mix listening with guided practice so people leave with something to use between meetings. Her work draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, and mindfulness methods. Jenna chooses tools based on what a person wants to change and how they respond.
The goal is to reduce distress and build routines that support long-term functioning. She has 13 years of experience in mental health settings and holds a master’s degree in social work. Jenna has worked with a wide variety of presenting concerns in outpatient care and uses that background to tailor each plan.
She aims to make therapy understandable and useful from the first session. People who want practical steps along with compassionate listening may find her style helpful. Jenna invites prospective clients to consider what they want to change and to begin the matching process to see if her approach fits.
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What Jenna works with
The areas below are the ones Jenna selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Somatization
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 13 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | West Virginia |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches that translate well to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. This approach is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life transitions because it emphasizes meaningful action over avoidance. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments and behavior change. It suits concerns like anxiety, low mood, sleep issues, and many everyday problems by giving clear steps to try between sessions. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) targets trauma-related distress through guided processing of difficult memories while engaging the body and mind, which can reduce the intensity of troubling memories and feelings.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try first and adjust plans if something isn’t working well for the client.
Online therapy offers flexibility that helps people fit care into busy lives. Video calls let for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat and text-based messaging provide shorter check-ins and the option to send thoughts between sessions. These formats make it easier to keep momentum and practice new skills in real time.
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