Jenna Lapointe, LCSW, LICSW

Jenna Lapointe is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who blends understanding with practical change. She invites people to notice thoughts, feelings, and habits that feel stuck and to take small steps toward different outcomes. Jenna’s style is calm and direct, focused on helping people learn new ways to respond to stress, anxiety, trauma, and everyday life challenges.

She uses a client-centered, process-oriented approach that draws on methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness-based work, and EMDR. Sessions aim to make sense of what behaviors and physical sensations are doing for a person, then practice alternatives that fit daily life. Jenna encourages learning by doing - trying techniques in between sessions and reviewing what helped.

With 13 years of experience, she has worked in outpatient settings and has helped people with a wide range of concerns including depression, grief, addiction, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, attention differences, and coping with life changes. Her background includes a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in social work, followed by licensure as a clinical social worker.

Jenna practices in West Virginia and conducts therapy in English. She frames therapy as a collaborative process where the person’s goals guide which approaches are used. If someone is unsure which method fits best, she helps decide together based on needs and preferences.

To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to therapist availability. Jenna emphasizes steady, manageable steps to build new habits and shift unhelpful thought patterns.

How Jenna’s approaches fit into online care

Jenna often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside mindfulness work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then taking actions that match what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches specific skills to change unhelpful loops.

These approaches can help with anxiety, stress, depression, habit change, and some trauma-related symptoms by teaching practical tools to use between sessions. Jenna treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She works with each person to match methods to their goals and preferences, and she checks in to adjust the plan as progress unfolds.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when helpful, and remove travel time so practicing new skills is simpler to schedule. Licensed professionals can guide which exercises translate well to remote sessions and help plan between-session practice that fits daily life.