About Jennifer
Jennifer LaPenta is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings 19 years of experience to her work. She focuses on practical support for stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns. Her style is collaborative and strengths-based, and she aims to help people feel more able to cope with life changes.
She uses straightforward, goal-oriented methods drawn from cognitive behavioral and solution-focused approaches. Jennifer helps clients identify unhelpful thoughts and try different ways of responding to everyday problems.
Background and approach
She also draws on narrative and psychodynamic ideas to help people understand patterns that began earlier in life. Sessions typically involve clear goals and steps you can try between meetings. Jennifer works with a wide range of concerns including grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating challenges, parenting stress, career questions, and self-esteem.
She also supports people facing caregiver strain, aging and end-of-life issues, and feelings of isolation. Her experience includes nearly two decades of clinical practice in Connecticut. Jennifer aims to create a calm, practical space where people can talk through what matters most.
She meets clients where they are and helps them try concrete changes that fit their daily lives. If someone wants help sorting priorities, managing mood, or rebuilding connection, Jennifer offers a steady, solution-focused approach. Her work combines short-term strategies with deeper exploration when it’s useful.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Jennifer commonly blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral and solution-focused methods. Client-centered work focuses on listening closely and helping people name what matters to them, which can help with relationship, grief, and self-esteem concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts affect feelings and actions and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful thinking. Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on small, achievable changes and short-term goals to make daily life feel more manageable.Finding the right approach is part of the process and Jennifer uses a collaborative method. She will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and help choose an approach that fits. That means trying steps, reviewing what helps, and adjusting the plan together over time.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual connection matters. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break during a workday. Live chat or text messaging can suit quick check-ins or shorter, frequent support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives while still working toward clear, practical goals.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 19 years
- Licensed
- Connecticut
- Languages
- English