About Jenna
Jenna Lapointe is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 13 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and life changes. She works from a somatic-informed perspective that pays attention to both body sensations and thoughts. Her approach is practical and down-to-earth, aimed at helping people make small changes that add up over time.
She builds a calm, non-judgmental space where people can name what they are feeling and why those reactions might be happening.
Background and approach
Sessions mix talking with exercises that involve the body and breath. Jenna frames symptoms as meaningful signals and then looks for healthier ways to meet the needs behind them. Jenna uses methods from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, and client-centered care.
She picks techniques based on each person’s goals and preferences rather than following a single formula. This flexible mix helps people try different tools and keep what works for them. Her background includes a master’s degree in social work from West Virginia University and years of outpatient practice in West Virginia.
Jenna has worked with a wide range of concerns including depression, addiction, grief, self-esteem, and ADHD. She focuses on practical skills people can use between sessions to feel steadier. People who choose Jenna can expect collaborative sessions that combine talking, somatic awareness, and skill-building.
She encourages paced progress, trying strategies in day-to-day life, and adjusting plans as needs change.
How somatic and evidence-based approaches work online
Jenna combines somatic-informed work with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centered care to help people manage symptoms and build new habits. Somatic work focuses on body sensations and simple grounding practices to reduce overwhelm and reconnect people with their present experience. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy uses values and small committed actions to move toward a meaningful life while accepting difficult feelings. Client-centered therapy creates a supportive space where the person’s pace and priorities guide the process.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, try techniques, and adjust plans based on what feels most helpful. This gives a chance to mix somatic awareness with practical strategies from ACT and client-centered listening until a good fit is found.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to work together, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and to practice skills between sessions. Licensed professionals can guide body-focused and values-based work through these formats while adapting exercises to what works best for each person.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- 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
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- West Virginia, Illinois
- Languages
- English