Jenna Lapointe

Jenna Lapointe is a licensed clinical social worker who blends empathy with practical change. She invites people to notice what is no longer working and to try different ways of responding. Her work centers on helping clients make small, usable shifts that add up to better daily functioning and clearer goals.

She favors a client-centered, process-oriented approach that draws from several evidence-based methods. Sessions often focus on understanding how thoughts, body sensations, and behaviors interact so clients can choose new responses. Techniques are practiced in session and then adapted for use in everyday life.

Jenna uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, and mindfulness-based strategies among other approaches. She matches methods to the changes a person wants to make rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan. This lets therapy stay focused on present goals while addressing the roots of distress.

Over a 13-year career she has worked in outpatient mental health settings and supported people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, and compassion fatigue. She also helps with relationship concerns, career issues, parenting strain, sleep and eating problems, and attention differences like ADHD.

Jenna holds a Master of Social Work from West Virginia University and practices in West Virginia. She offers straightforward, respectful sessions that aim to make therapy useful in real life.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then identify values-based actions to move toward. It can be useful for stress, anxiety, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns; it often helps with depression, anxiety, and sleep or eating concerns. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) works with distressing memories and bodily responses to reduce their intensity and can be part of trauma-focused work.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust the plan over time. Clients help choose which techniques feel useful and which need changing.

The therapist's biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions helpful for fitting therapy into their schedules, reducing travel time, and keeping appointments during busy weeks. Other practical benefits include shorter check-ins when time is limited and options that avoid the need to be on camera if that feels easier. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and EMDR exercises to work well in an online setting while focusing on skills that transfer to everyday life.