Dr. Jenenne Valentino-Bottaro , LMHC, LCMHC

Dr. Jenenne Valentino-Bottaro helps people who feel stuck by focusing on practical change and emotional healing. She works with people facing trauma, grief, eating and addiction concerns, anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. Her tone is warm and interactive and she aims to treat people with respect and compassion.

She has 12 years of clinical experience and holds FL LMHC and UT LCMHC licensure. Her work centers on building resilience and encouraging personal leadership so clients can move toward goals that matter to them. Sessions typically emphasize clear skills and real-world steps alongside emotional processing.

Her approach blends several evidence-based methods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and change patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills for overwhelming moments. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify values and take committed action toward what matters to them.

She also draws from attachment-based ideas when relationships or early life wounds are central to the concern. That perspective looks at how connections and patterns from the past shape present feelings and behaviors. For people recovering from complex trauma, grief, disordered eating, or co-occurring addiction, she integrates practical strategies with paced emotional work.

Her sessions are collaborative and tailored to individual needs. She aims to help people develop self-leadership, steady coping tools, and clearer direction. Therapy conversations focus on what is useful now and on steps clients can try between sessions.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people get clear about what matters to them and take small actions toward those values. It focuses on accepting difficult thoughts while committing to meaningful steps, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, mood concerns, sleep, and many day-to-day problems. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides tools for managing intense emotions and improving distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness, often with skills practice between sessions.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Treatment plans are adjusted over time so techniques and pacing match what is helping most.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when video is not needed, live chat for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and choose the format that best supports concentration, bandwidth, or comfort with being on camera.