About Jennifer
Jennifer Rochel is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and major life changes. She draws on practical approaches to help people manage stress, improve relationships, and find clearer direction in life. Jennifer works with adults navigating parenting challenges, career strain, identity concerns, and the effects of past abuse or loss.
Jennifer brings 20 years of social work experience across clinical and community settings in Louisiana.
Background and approach
She has supported people dealing with mood disorders, compassion fatigue, and the emotional fallout of divorce, adoption, and caregiving. Her background includes work in child welfare and school-related services as well as independent practice work with adults. Her style starts with listening and building a respectful working relationship.
She uses problem-solving tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to help people change unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness and solution-focused techniques are used to teach practical skills for managing difficult feelings and getting unstuck. Sessions are tailored to each person’s goals and life circumstances.
Jennifer pays attention to cultural identity, family history, and daily responsibilities when shaping a plan. She aims for clear, doable steps rather than complex jargon. If someone wants to try online sessions, Jennifer offers multiple formats so care can fit into a busy schedule.
She works collaboratively to choose methods and pace that fit each person’s needs.
Therapeutic approaches that work well online
Jennifer commonly uses acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in online work. Acceptance and commitment therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, and focuses on identifying personal values and taking meaningful steps. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps spot unhelpful thinking and teaches practical skills to change reactions and behaviors.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, daily routines, and what feels manageable. Together they decide which techniques to try first and adjust the plan based on what helps most over time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let someone work face to face from a chosen place. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or when a shorter check-in fits a lunch break. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick check-ins, brief coping reminders, and for people who prefer not to be on camera. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into busy lives.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana, District of Columbia, Arkansas
- Languages
- English