Jenna Moenius , MD, LCSW-C

Jenna Moenius is a mental health professional with 11 years of practice in Maryland. She holds an MD and a Master of Social Work and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker-Clinical (LCSW-C). Jenna uses straightforward talk and practical steps to help people manage difficult feelings and life changes.

Her work covers stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and mood disorders including bipolar diagnosis. She also helps people coping with trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, and ADHD. Women's issues and body image are part of her focus areas as well.

Jenna uses methods rooted in client-centered care and cognitive behavioral principles. She brings trauma-focused tools when past events are getting in the way of daily life. Mindfulness techniques are used to build attention to the present moment and reduce reactivity.

Sessions aim to give concrete skills you can use between meetings, such as managing overwhelming thoughts and building routines that support recovery. Conversations are direct but compassionate, and goals are set with the person in plain language.

Her background includes work in educational and inpatient settings, which shaped how she responds to crisis and long-term struggles. Jenna welcomes people who want practical strategies paired with space to process feelings as they work toward clearer next steps.

How Jenna’s approaches translate to online care

Client-centered therapy emphasizes the person’s own goals and pace. In practice this means the therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people set small, realistic steps that match their values and daily life. This approach fits many concerns, from low self-esteem to career stress.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Sessions teach simple exercises to test unhelpful thoughts, change behaviors that keep problems going, and build new habits. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and obsessive patterns.

Finding the right method is a shared process. The therapist will talk with the person about symptoms, goals, and preferences and try approaches that fit. Over time the plan can be adjusted based on what works and what doesn’t, so care stays practical and personal.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which give flexibility for different rhythms of life. Video is useful for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is low, and chat or messaging can be a shorter check-in or a way to get support between sessions. These options help make regular work on goals possible without long commutes or schedule conflicts.