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Jennifer Spinner

Jennifer Spinner, LICSW, LCSW

Therapist · Florida · 25+ years of experience

Experienced LICSW focused on life transitions

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  • Person-centered care
  • Practical coping skills
  • Spanish and English

About Jennifer

Jennifer Spinner is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience helping people navigate major life shifts. She uses a warm, person-centered approach and listens first to understand what each person needs. Jennifer aims to help clients improve relationships, manage stress and anxiety, and cope with big changes like career moves, grief, or health challenges.

She combines practical skills with steady emotional support. Sessions focus on clear goals and steps clients can try between meetings. Techniques draw from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and attachment-focused work to address patterns that keep people stuck.

Jennifer brings long experience in private practice and in community settings. She has personal experience with serious health challenges and caring for a child with special needs, which informs a realistic, compassionate outlook. Those life experiences shape how she listens and responds to complex problems like chronic illness, caregiver stress, or trauma recovery.

Clients can expect validation and a collaborative plan tailored to their priorities. Jennifer emphasizes communication skills, coping strategies, and rebuilding satisfying connections. She also supports people dealing with identity, intimacy-related concerns, addictions, and career stress.

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. Jennifer does not provide letters for medical, work, school, or legal purposes. To begin, prospective clients use the platform’s Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to her availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTRelationship issuesGriefSelf esteem

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyHypnotherapyImago Relationship TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

25+ years

Credentials

Florida, North Dakota, District of Columbia, Massachusetts

Languages

English, Spanish

Approaches that guide online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being ruled by them, then choose actions that match their values; it can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering clear tools for mood, sleep, and stress problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections and communication, which can help with intimacy, relationship concerns, and self-esteem.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That decision can adapt over time as goals change and progress is made.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time, allowing quicker check-ins during breaks, or providing a way to keep continuity when schedules shift. They also let therapists use worksheets, behavioral experiments, and meeting notes that clients can review between appointments to keep momentum.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does she help with?

She addresses stress, anxiety, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, self-esteem, career and midlife transitions. The list also includes trauma, ADHD, eating and sleeping problems, and caregiver stress.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style is person-centered and collaborative, focusing on listening first and building a treatment plan with the client. Sessions emphasize practical steps and emotional support.

How much experience does she have?

She has 25 years of clinical experience, including private practice work and community settings that inform her approach to complex life issues.

What credentials and location does she hold?

She holds LICSW and LCSW credentials and practices from Florida. Those credentials are presented as DC LICSW and ND LCSW in her documentation.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

Can international clients work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist's availability.

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