Jennifer Linarello , LCSW

Jennifer Linarello is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Indiana with 23 years of experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or life changes. She also supports those dealing with trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, addiction concerns, ADHD, and caregiving strain.

Her approach begins by building rapport and noticing strengths people already have. Sessions are practical and focused on small, useful changes. She draws on client-centered work and mindfulness to help people feel more grounded.

Jennifer uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and to try new behaviors. She also employs elements of dialectical behavior therapy to teach emotion regulation and coping skills. Emotion-focused ideas guide discussion when relationships and attachment patterns come up.

Many people come for help with parenting stress, sleep problems, body image, or career transitions. She also has experience with adoption and foster care issues, aging and caregiver stress, and blended family challenges. Treatment plans are shaped around each person’s goals and circumstances.

Sessions are available by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Jennifer works with people in English in Indiana. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is used to pair someone with an appropriate therapist and schedule sessions.

How therapeutic methods translate to online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, understanding, and drawing out a person’s own solutions. Online sessions using this approach center on what matters to the client and follow their pace and priorities.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify patterns of thought and behavior that cause distress and then tests new ways of thinking and acting. In remote work this often includes short between-session tasks and easy tracking of progress during video or messaging sessions.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and tolerating distress. Online formats can deliver skills coaching, brief check-ins, and guided practice that fit into a busy day.

Jennifer will work collaboratively to find which approaches fit best. She discusses goals, experiments with methods, and adjusts plans based on what helps most. Finding the right combination is part of the process and involves the client’s preferences and needs.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to schedule sessions during work breaks, reduce travel time, use less bandwidth when needed, or check in with short messages between appointments. The variety allows different kinds of support, from regular talk sessions to quick skill practice and written reflections.