Jenna Lopez, LICSW, LIMHP

Jenna Lopez is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) and a Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner (LIMHP) with 15 years in the mental health field. She welcomes people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure about next steps. Jenna aims to make it easier to ask for help and to begin moving toward clearer days. Jenna uses a client-centered, strengths-based approach. She treats each person as the expert on their own life and works alongside them as a resource. Much of her practice has involved helping people who have experienced trauma, who face major mental health challenges, or who are navigating questions about sexual orientation or gender identity. She focuses on helping clients make sense of painful emotions and find practical ways forward. Creating a nonjudgmental space is central to her work. Jenna encourages honesty in session and emphasizes openness without shame. She pairs empathy with action and problem solving to help clients reach concrete goals. Her toolkit draws on attachment-based ideas, cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior skills, mindfulness, and a narrative focus to reframe life stories. Jenna also supports people dealing with midlife transitions and questions about life purpose. Jenna describes herself as compassionate, joyful, and enthusiastic about helping others. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on availability.

How Jenna’s approaches guide online work

Jenna integrates client-centered care, attachment-based ideas, and cognitive-behavioral techniques into her online practice. Client-centered work focuses on listening and reflecting so people feel understood and supported while they decide their next steps. Attachment-based approaches look at how past relationships shape current patterns and can help with intimacy, communication, and connection struggles. Cognitive behavioral techniques help identify unhelpful thoughts and develop practical behavior changes to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms. Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Jenna will talk through goals, preferences, and what feels helpful, then adapt methods over time. She balances listening with action, so sessions can include talking, skill practice, and goal-setting based on what the client needs. Confirm the therapy session formats available before booking, as current options are listed during the scheduling process. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and reduce travel time so clients can keep appointments during work breaks or between commitments. The focus is on making therapy practical and workable for everyday life while finding the approach that fits the client best.