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Jenna Lapointe, LICSW

Stress, Anxiety Trauma, Abuse Self esteem, Motivation Depression Compassion fatigue
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About me

Hello! I want to welcome you and praise you for being proactive regarding your mental health. It is a powerful thing to acknowledge there are areas of your life or symptoms you are experiencing that you would like to change, and signing up for counseling is a big step towards reaching your goals. Below is some information on who I am and how I will be able to help you throughout this journey.

I believe the cornerstone to therapy is empathetic understanding paired with proactive behavioral change. Together we will create a secure place in which you can explore your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in a non-judgmental way in order to understand what they are trying to provide to you. By reframing our cognitive, somatic, and behavioral actions in this way, we can learn to make sense of even the largest, scariest misbehaviors. With that new understanding, we will then discuss and practice applicable techniques you can utilize outside of therapy to achieve that reward in a different, healthier way.

In my practice, I use a client-centered, eclectic approach. I have experience in several empirically-proven therapeutic modalities, and I choose which modalities to use based on what changes you, the client, decide you want to make in your life. I tend towards more process-oriented approaches, including (but not limited to) Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and Eye Movement Desensitizing and Reprocessing therapy (EMDR). I have found that these therapies reprocess symptoms clients are experiencing with their somatic, right-brain processing centers and their verbal, left-brain processing centers simultaneously, leading to more integrated and sustainable life changes in a shorter amount of time. I also have experience in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Assertiveness Training, and Behavioral Modification techniques.

I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, currently practicing in West Virginia. I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Washington College in 2009 and a master’s degree in social work from West Virginia university in 2011. I have been providing mental health therapy in an outpatient setting for the last nine years and have had the pleasure of meeting and helping a wide variety of people learn to understand, process through, and manage a range of symptoms.

If this type of therapy resonates with you, I would love to work with you. Regardless of whether you choose me as your therapist, I am very happy you have chosen to start proactively working on your mental wellbeing, and I wish you the best on your journey!

Professional experience

12yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Trauma, Abuse Self esteem, Motivation Depression Compassion fatigue

Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, ADHD, Attachment issues, Body image, Codependency, Commitment issues, Control issues, Divorce and separation, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Midlife crisis, Mood disorders, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-love, Somatization, Workplace issues, Young adult issues

Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems

Services offered

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License information

WV LICSW DP00943882

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Jenna Lapointe. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

Very happy with therapist.

Written on Oct 28, 2024 after therapy with Jenna for 2 months on issues concerning depression, and compassion fatigue

She’s amazing.

Written on Oct 02, 2024 after therapy with Jenna for 1 year and 10 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, self esteem, and coping with life changes

Jenna is an answer to prayer! Extremely thankful for her attention to detail and depth of knowledge/understanding.

Written on Sep 06, 2024 after therapy with Jenna for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and grief

Jenna is emotionally fully present, has a gentle knowledgeable approach, and has expertise in the kind of therapy that I'm needing right now.

Written on Aug 30, 2024 after therapy with Jenna for 2 weeks on issues concerning trauma and abuse

Jenna is the absolute best! 10/10

Written on May 13, 2024 after therapy with Jenna for 2 years and 5 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem

Absolutely wonderful provider—attentive, motivated to LISTEN and also offer excellent tools for encouraging and supporting my healing. Works well with scheduling, and responsive! She is just fantastic

Written on Apr 12, 2024 after therapy with Jenna for 7 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd