About Jenna
Jenna Howlett is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She supports those coping with low self-esteem, panic, grief, and concerns tied to pregnancy and childbirth. Jenna also addresses caregiver strain, communication problems, guilt, isolation, and questions about life purpose.
Jenna takes a person-centered, collaborative approach. Sessions are shaped around each person’s goals and pace. She focuses on noticing patterns, building practical coping strategies, and strengthening self-compassion.
Background and approach
Conversations are straightforward and aimed at useful change rather than jargon. People meet Jenna to talk through day-to-day pressure and bigger turning points. She offers tools for managing panic attacks and for easing social anxiety and mood shifts.
She also supports people working through trauma-related stress and feelings of shame. Therapy with Jenna blends practical skills and reflective work. That can mean trying grounding or breathing techniques, practicing new communication habits, or examining unhelpful thinking.
The aim is steady, manageable progress toward more stable mood and clearer direction. Jenna holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, LCSW, and practices in North Carolina. She conducts sessions in English and uses approaches grounded in evidence to guide care.
Her style is warm, direct, and focused on what will help in daily life.
Approaches and online sessions that fit your life
Jenna uses evidence-based techniques that focus on practical change and emotional understanding. One common approach helps people notice thinking and behavior patterns and try small experiments to shift them; this is useful for anxiety, panic, and mood concerns. Another approach emphasizes building coping skills for stress, teaching breathing, grounding, and step-by-step routines to manage intense moments and day-to-day pressure.Finding the best approach is collaborative. Jenna will listen to current struggles, goals, and what feels most helpful, then suggest techniques to try. Sessions often mix skill practice with reflection so plans can be adjusted as progress unfolds.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care flexible. Video works well when visual cues and real-time conversation matter. Phone sessions can be a good option if bandwidth is limited or a quieter voice check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins, homework support, or days when typing feels easier than speaking. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or other responsibilities.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
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- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English