About Jennifer
Jennifer Wiss is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family challenges. She also supports people facing trauma, addiction, parenting strain, career concerns, and changes in life stage. Jennifer brings nine years of clinical experience in the Pacific Northwest to her work and speaks English.
Her approach is practical and collaborative. She treats therapy as a team effort where the client is the expert in their life and she offers guidance and structure.
How Jennifer works
Sessions focus on clear goals and small, manageable steps so people can see progress between meetings. Jennifer often uses cognitive behavior techniques to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on acceptance and commitment ideas that help people notice what matters most, and mindfulness practices to calm the body and steady attention.
Motivational interviewing supports people who want to find the inner reasons to change. She has worked in a variety of settings including in-home, community programs, and schools. Her background includes work with parents and families involved with the child welfare system and supervising clinicians working toward licensure.
This range of experience informs how she helps people facing complex family and life transitions. Jennifer aims to create a supportive, nonjudgmental space. She focuses on building clarity about the challenges people face, then setting realistic steps forward.
Her style is warm, direct, and steady, helping people make changes at a pace that fits their day-to-day life.
Jennifer lists 6 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
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Intimacy-related issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Washington |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify their values and take small actions toward them even when feelings are hard. It is useful for anxiety, stress, life transitions, and worries that get in the way of what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors that keep problems going, which often helps with depression, anxiety, and low mood. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus, supporting stress management and mood regulation.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. Sessions can combine elements from different approaches so the plan adapts as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people work face to face when a fuller conversation is helpful. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging provide shorter, written touchpoints for coaching, check-ins, or ongoing support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between sessions.
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