About Jenna
Jenna Ochoa is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with ten years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. She practices in Oregon and focuses on clear, practical steps people can use right away. Jenna is calm and direct in sessions and aims to make therapy feel manageable for busy lives.
Jenna draws on approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help people shift unhelpful patterns.
Background and approach
She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Motivational Interviewing when exploring values and motivation. These methods are used to address issues such as trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship strain, grief, anger, self-esteem, and postpartum depression. Her sessions are conversational and collaborative.
Jenna listens for what matters most to each person and then suggests small, doable changes. She helps clients set concrete goals and practices skills between meetings so progress continues outside sessions. With a background that includes a master’s degree in social work and licensure in Oregon, Jenna brings practical experience to common life problems like career stress and parenting strain.
She adapts tools to match each person’s situation and learning style. People who work with Jenna can expect straightforward guidance, skill-building, and a steady presence while they work toward clearer priorities and healthier routines.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify their values and take small steps toward them while accepting difficult feelings. It is useful for anxiety, low mood, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills and can help when strong emotions or recurring conflicts get in the way of daily life.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Jenna will help assess what feels most useful based on goals, needs, and preferences. Sessions are collaborative, and plans are adjusted as progress is made so the approach fits the person rather than the person fitting the approach.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for teaching skills and holding deeper conversations. Phone can be useful when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and messaging let people share thoughts between meetings and fit therapy into busy schedules. These options make it easier to get consistent support without reshuffling a whole day.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Grief
- LGBT
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Oregon, Washington
- Languages
- English