Jenna Lapointe, LCSW, LICSW

Jenna Lapointe is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who centers her work on practical change paired with compassionate understanding. She greets people where they are and helps them make sense of difficult thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Jenna emphasizes clear, doable steps clients can practice between sessions to move toward the life they want.

Jenna uses a client-centered, mixed approach that draws from several evidence-based methods. She often incorporates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness techniques to help people notice and accept difficult experiences while choosing actions that match their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thinking and build alternative behaviors. Jenna also works with EMDR for trauma-related concerns when appropriate.

Her work tends to be process oriented, addressing how the body, emotions, and thoughts interact. She explains behavior in plain terms and practices skills with clients so they feel ready to use them outside therapy. Jenna believes learning to reframe reactions can reduce intense symptoms and open space for new choices.

Jenna has 13 years of clinical experience and practices in West Virginia. She holds a Master of Social Work and carries the credentials LCSW and LICSW. She supports people coping with anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, stress, compassion fatigue, addictions, relationship strain, grief, eating and sleeping problems, and a range of other concerns.

If this approach fits what you need, Jenna invites you to consider starting a conversation and exploring next steps for care.

How Jenna’s approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice hard thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It is often useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thinking patterns that keep problems active and teaches practical skills to change those patterns and related behaviors. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) addresses distressing memories and trauma-related symptoms by pairing focused processing with guided bilateral stimulation when appropriate.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels manageable. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust as progress is made.

The original biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Some methods translate well to remote meetings and can include practical exercises, mindfulness practice, and skills coaching just as they would in person.