About Jenna
Jenna Van Houten is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) based in Ohio who helps people manage anxiety, depression, ADHD, stress, and relationship struggles. She writes in a direct, down-to-earth way and aims to make therapy feel approachable and practical for everyday life. Jenna draws from several therapy styles to meet people where they are.
Sessions are conversational and collaborative. She mixes skill-building with reflection so clients learn tools and also understand the patterns behind their behavior.
Background and approach
Her background includes six years of professional experience working with adults and earlier work with youth and young adults from high-risk situations. That earlier work involved people affected by substance use, legal challenges, separation, and repeated trauma. Jenna uses that experience to inform how she supports people facing complicated life stressors.
In practice she leans on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy alongside client-centered and existential ideas. Expect a blend of practical strategies, values-focused work, and space to process painful experiences. The therapist values honesty, awareness, and personal agency as starting points for change.
Jenna emphasizes building an authentic connection and uses empathy and direct conversation to explore identity, self-worth, and relationship dynamics. She also addresses grief, parenting challenges, career questions, and mood differences while supporting people working toward greater self-acceptance and clearer direction.
How Jenna’s Approaches Translate to Online Care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters most to you and taking small steps toward those values while learning to make room for difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help with anxiety, ADHD-related overwhelm, and motivation struggles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to identify unhelpful thoughts and change patterns of behavior. It is useful for mood symptoms, stress, and anxiety. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete tools for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving communication in relationships; it can be helpful when emotions feel intense or hard to manage.Finding the right approach is collaborative. Jenna works with each person to choose which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She often combines methods and adjusts the focus as progress is made, so the plan can change based on what helps most in real life.
Online therapy offers flexibility that many people need. Video calls allow deeper, face-to-face conversation and skills practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers no camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, tracking progress, or getting support between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, family, or schooling schedules while still working with a licensed professional.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
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