Jenna Lopez

Jenna Lopez is a licensed clinician with 15 years of experience helping people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and eating and food-related concerns. She aims to make reaching out feel possible and practical. Jenna emphasizes a nonjudgmental and supportive approach so people can speak honestly about what matters most to them.

She practices from a client-centered, strengths-based viewpoint. Jenna treats each person as the expert on their own life and offers guidance to turn goals into concrete steps. She names action planning, advocacy, and connecting people with resources as regular parts of her work.

Much of her career has focused on trauma, major mental health symptoms, and questions about sexual orientation and gender identity. Jenna describes herself as someone who can sit with people through painful material and help them find hope and forward movement. She also helps with relationship struggles, intimacy issues, body image, and concerns related to ADHD and compassion fatigue.

Jenna uses skills from attachment-based practice, cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior ideas, and mindfulness to support coping and change. Sessions blend listening, gentle challenge, and practical tools so people can better manage feelings and day-to-day demands. Her goal is to reduce shame and increase the ability to act in ways that match personal values.

Based in Washington, Jenna works in English and brings a warm, direct, and problem-solving style. She encourages people to take small steps and offers steady support while they work toward clearer goals.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Attachment-based work focuses on relationships and patterns formed early in life. It helps people notice how past connections affect current feelings and reactions, and supports building more reliable ways of relating to others. Client-centered therapy puts the person and their goals at the center of each session. The therapist listens deeply, reflects back what is heard, and follows the person's pace to help them clarify values and next steps. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. It offers practical exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors that reduce distress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit best for their needs, goals, and preferences. That plan can shift over time as progress and new concerns emerge.

Confirm the available online session options before booking, since specific formats are not listed in the profile. Many people find online sessions useful because they can more easily fit appointments into a workday, reduce travel time, or choose a quieter environment. Others appreciate that online work readily incorporates CBT exercises, attachment-focused conversations, and mindfulness practices into regular check-ins. The therapist and client will tailor frequency and focus to match life demands and therapeutic goals.