Jennifer Spinner , LICSW, LCSW

Jennifer Spinner is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience. Jennifer, LICSW, LCSW, helps people navigate stress, anxiety, loss, relationship pain, and questions about identity. She works in English and Spanish and practices from Florida.

She focuses on real-life problems like grief, addiction, sleep and eating struggles, parenting strain, career changes, and compassion fatigue. Jennifer also supports people facing trauma, attachment and intimacy concerns, body image, and issues connected to chronic illness and caregiving. Her work includes LGBT-related concerns and ADHD support.

Jennifer uses practical, person-focused methods in sessions. She listens first and builds plans with each person’s goals in mind. Sessions emphasize clear steps you can try between meetings and realistic coping strategies for day-to-day life.

Her background includes long experience in counseling and private practice. She describes working alongside people from many cultures and life situations and draws from several approaches to match each person’s needs. Jennifer does not write letters for medical, work, school, court, or pet therapy reasons.

People meet her to get steadier through life changes, to improve relationships, or to manage mood and anxiety. She aims to offer validation and to help clients find the next workable step. The focus is on teamwork and on building a plan that fits each person’s situation.

Therapeutic approaches that translate well online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on values and small actions that move someone toward a meaningful life, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep problems going and teaches concrete skills to change them. It is useful for anxiety, sleep and eating issues, low mood, and coping with stress. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people shift how they relate to others and to themselves.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as needed, so therapy stays practical and relevant.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues for relationship and emotional work. Phone sessions can fit a short check-in or work when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or keeping momentum between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep continuity during transitions or travel.