About Jennifer
Jennifer Picanso-Sutton is a licensed clinical social worker in Oregon with over a decade of experience. She brings 13 years of practice to help people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, self-esteem struggles, relationship strain, and trauma and abuse. She creates a straightforward space where people can speak honestly and be heard without judgment.
Jennifer earned a Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California. She uses her clinical background to guide conversations toward useful changes.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer thinking rather than jargon. Her style is calm and direct. She listens first, then helps build small, doable strategies for handling difficult moments.
Treatment conversations can include problem-solving, skill practice, and working through painful memories at a pace that feels manageable. Jennifer often addresses attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, caregiver stress, codependency, and communication problems. She also supports people dealing with family of origin issues, divorce and separation, domestic violence, guilt, shame, and isolation.
These areas are woven into the work as they arise. Sessions may include tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, client-centered approaches, and relationship-focused methods. The goal is to help each person find helpful ways to cope and move forward.
She welcomes questions and takes time to explain options so people feel involved in planning their care.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and decisions that feel stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on changing patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going. It often includes practical exercises and straightforward skill practice to reduce anxiety and improve mood.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to your goals and preferences, then suggest options to try. That choice is collaborative and can shift as needs change over time.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets you use visual cues and practice interpersonal skills. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, homework support, or people who prefer typed communication during the week.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Oregon
- Languages
- English