Jenna Lapointe, LCSW, LICSW

Jenna Lapointe is a licensed clinical social worker with more than a decade of experience helping people untangle painful patterns. She brings a practical, person-centered approach that focuses on understanding what thoughts, feelings, and body sensations are trying to do for someone. Jenna guides clients toward small, doable changes that reduce distress and improve daily functioning.

Her work pairs empathic listening with concrete skill-building. Sessions often start with making sense of difficult reactions and behaviors. From there she and the client practice techniques to meet needs in healthier ways outside of sessions. This tends to be a mix of mindfulness, cognitive work, and behavior-focused strategies.

Jenna draws from several evidence-based approaches, then tailors them to each person’s goals. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, and mindfulness practices as tools she can offer. The exact mix depends on what the client wants to change and how they respond to different methods.

Over 13 years Jenna has supported people with a wide range of concerns. Her focus includes stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, addictions, grief, parenting strain, sleep and eating difficulties, ADHD, and jealousy among other areas. She practices in West Virginia as an LCSW and LICSW.

She invites people who want a collaborative, down-to-earth therapist to consider working together. Prospective clients can expect a calm, straightforward approach that centers on clear goals and real-world practice.

How Jenna’s approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for stress, anxiety, life changes, and issues like jealousy when people want clearer direction on what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing them with real-world experiments to change mood and behavior. It often helps with anxiety, depression, sleep, and impulsive behaviors. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a method that works with traumatic memories and intense emotional reactions by combining focused attention with rhythmic stimulation to reduce the distress linked to those memories.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and past responses to therapy, then suggest methods to try together. Decisions about which techniques to use are collaborative and can shift as progress is made.

Confirm current session formats before booking so you know what options are available. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when that feels more practical. Some formats also let people choose less video use or quick phone-based updates when that better fits their routine. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and EMDR techniques to remote sessions while focusing on skills that translate into everyday life.