Jenna Shersky, LCSW

Jenna Shersky is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and low self-esteem. She draws on a practical, collaborative style to help clients find clearer thinking and better day-to-day routines.

She brings ten years of clinical experience in New York and often supports people facing chronic pain, illness, or disability. Jenna also focuses on issues that can feel lonely or empty, including isolation, forgiveness, and women's concerns.

In sessions she listens closely and works with each person to identify what gets in the way of feeling better. Conversations turn into focused steps - simple behavior changes, thought experiments, and skill-building exercises that fit a person's life.

Jenna uses approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy and client-centered methods, and she also draws on dialectical behavior therapy and motivational interviewing when those tools fit the work. She adapts techniques to match a client's goals, pace, and preferences so the plan feels doable.

People often come for help with career pressure, relationship pain, or adjusting to life after illness or brain injury. Jenna aims to help people build self-love, strengthen coping skills, and find clearer priorities for daily life.

How therapeutic approaches work online

CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with doable behavior changes to reduce anxiety, low mood, and stress. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and helping people find their own solutions by reflecting what matters most to them. DBT, or dialectical behavior therapy, teaches concrete skills for managing strong emotions, handling conflict, and reducing isolation.

Choosing the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match goals, symptoms, and daily life. That means trying techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together over time.

Online sessions let people use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their schedule. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skill practice, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a shorter check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or medical schedules while keeping consistent progress.