About Jennifer
Jennifer Picanso-Sutton is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Oregon with 13 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem. Her approach is warm and straightforward, aimed at making it easier to take the first step toward change.
Jennifer uses clear, practical tools to help people manage overwhelming thoughts and emotions. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and ACT strategies to clarify values and take small steps toward them.
How Jennifer works
She also brings client-centered listening to sessions so people feel heard and respected. In sessions she focuses on concrete skills for day-to-day life, such as managing urges, improving communication, and coping with painful memories. She also addresses issues tied to attachment, abandonment, body image, and caregiver stress.
The work often includes setting short-term goals and practicing new responses between meetings. People who prefer a direct but empathetic style tend to find her helpful. She balances practical exercises with time to talk through what has been hard.
Jennifer aims to make sessions feel manageable and relevant to everyday challenges. She offers multiple online formats and works with each person to decide what fits best. To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step helps pair you with a time that fits your life.
Jennifer lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
What Jennifer works with
The areas below are the ones Jennifer selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 13 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Oregon |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on clarifying what matters to you and taking small committed actions that align with those values, which can reduce the hold of anxiety and shame. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns. It is often useful for anxiety, stress, and managing urges related to addictions.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Jennifer will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, strengths, and preferences. That might mean combining CBT skill practice with ACT values work and client-centered discussion to tailor sessions to real-life needs.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and situations. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be lighter on bandwidth and easier to fit into a short break. Live chat or text messaging can support quick check-ins, ongoing skill prompts, or reflections between longer meetings. These options aim to make therapy flexible and usable alongside work, caregiving, and daily life.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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