Jennifer Wiss, LCSW, LICSW

Jennifer Wiss is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who offers practical support for stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting concerns, and trauma recovery. She also helps with career stress, addiction concerns, anger, and self-esteem. Jennifer works from a straightforward, down-to-earth style and aims to help people make realistic, manageable changes.

She has nine years of clinical experience and has practiced in Washington, Oregon, and Utah. Jennifer earned a Master of Social Work from Eastern Washington University. Her background includes work in homes, community settings, and schools, as well as experience with child welfare cases.

Jennifer uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and other practical approaches. Sessions focus on identifying patterns, setting clear goals, and learning skills that can be used day to day. She treats each person as the expert in their life and offers guidance rather than one-size-fits-all solutions.

Her approach is interactive and collaborative. After clarifying what feels most challenging, she and the client make realistic steps toward change and adjust those steps as needed. Jennifer aims to be steady and supportive throughout the process.

She describes herself as open-minded, caring, and nonjudgmental. Jennifer emphasizes that finding the right therapist can take time and she is prepared to walk through that process with people who want help making changes in their lives.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Jennifer commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, try new ways of responding, and build concrete skills for day-to-day life. CBT is practical and often focuses on short-term steps to reduce symptoms and improve functioning.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values, accept difficult thoughts or feelings, and commit to actions that matter to them. ACT can be useful when someone wants to move toward a meaningful life even while uncomfortable feelings continue.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. She will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That choice may shift over time as goals change or new issues appear.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction and skill practice, phone sessions can fit a shorter check-in or low bandwidth situations, and chat or messaging makes it easy to fit brief therapy work into a busy day. These options provide flexibility to match scheduling, communication style, and practical needs while working toward the same therapy goals.