Therapist profile
Jeanette Salinas, LCSW
LCSW focused on grief and family concerns
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- Grief and loss
- Trauma and PTSD
- Parenting support
About Jeanette
Jeanette Salinas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California with 30 years of experience. She focuses on grief and loss, transitions, PTSD and trauma while also supporting people coping with depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and parenting stress. She offers services in English and sees clients in California and internationally.
Her approach is straightforward and paced to the individual. She emphasizes building trust and a working relationship first. Sessions move at the client’s speed and focus on practical steps for managing grief, trauma, mood changes, and life transitions.
Jeanette uses several therapeutic methods to help people manage symptoms and make changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thinking and try different behavior patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills are taught for emotion regulation and distress tolerance when feelings feel overwhelming.
She also draws on Narrative Therapy to help people reframe their stories and Solution-Focused Therapy to set short-term goals and notice what is already working. For grief and end-of-life caregiving she applies experience from her work as a thanatology specialist to guide people through practical stages of adjustment.
In addition to direct counseling, Jeanette supervises Associates and Marriage and Family Therapy Interns toward licensure. If someone is caring for a terminally or chronically ill family member, she offers targeted support for caregiver stress and decision points. To begin she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How her approaches work in online sessions
Jeanette commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma-Focused approaches to help people change unhelpful thinking and process traumatic events. CBT focuses on identifying patterns of thought and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety or depressive symptoms. Trauma-Focused work offers structured ways to address past hurt and to build coping skills for reactions that persist after difficult events.She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for managing intense emotions and improving distress tolerance. DBT offers concrete tools for situations when feelings feel overwhelming, and it pairs well with short-term, goal-oriented work.
Finding the right mix of approaches is collaborative. She will work with each person to choose methods based on their goals, current challenges, and what feels doable. That review can change as therapy progresses and new priorities emerge.
The therapist's biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current online session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy routine, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce the need to travel to an office. Licensed professionals often use online work to support people balancing caregiving, work, and other household responsibilities.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
30+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to family life?
She helps people with parenting stress, blended family issues, communication problems, intimacy-related concerns, and caregiver stress for elderly or ill relatives.
What is her general therapy style like?
Sessions are paced to the client's needs and focus on trust and practical steps. She combines goal-focused work with skills for managing strong emotions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 30 years of experience since completing her master's and LCSW in Sacramento, California.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in California and practices from that state.
Can she work with people who do not live in the United States?
Sessions are offered to international clients as well as people in California. Conversations are conducted in English.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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