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- Solution-focused tools
- Cognitive behavioral methods
- Emotion regulation skills
About Jennifer
LCSW licensed in Illinois and California with 15 years of experience, Jennifer Quirina focuses on stress, anxiety, LGBT concerns, self-esteem, career issues, and coping with life changes. She draws on solution-focused, cognitive behavioral, and dialectical behavioral techniques to help people manage day-to-day stress and shifting circumstances.
Jennifer begins by building a straightforward, trusting working relationship. She listens for what matters most, and then identifies small, practical steps clients can try between sessions. Sessions emphasize clear, doable strategies rather than abstract theory.
Her background includes both personal and professional experience with perinatal concerns, new parenting, adoption and foster care, and adoptee-related issues. She also works with people facing attachment challenges, autism and Asperger Syndrome, fertility concerns, and abandonment themes. This range shapes how she notices patterns and offers focused support.
Jennifer uses tools from solution-focused therapy to set immediate goals and spotlight strengths. She applies cognitive behavioral techniques to examine thoughts that drive stress and anxiety. Dialectical behavioral strategies are used to teach concrete skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance.
Sessions aim to help people feel heard and validated while learning ways to cope that fit their daily life. She frames progress as a series of small changes. Those who prefer clear steps and practical skills tend to find her approach useful.
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Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions work
Jennifer commonly uses solution-focused techniques to help people set clear short-term goals and identify small changes that make a difference. These methods are practical and often help when someone wants quick, actionable steps to try between sessions.She also draws on cognitive behavioral methods to look at how thoughts affect feelings and behavior. That approach teaches ways to reframe unhelpful thoughts and reduce anxiety or stress through specific exercises.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to pick methods that match the person’s needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions can shift over time as what’s useful becomes clearer.
The biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm which formats are offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during the day, or avoiding the need to be on camera when that helps someone engage. Licensed professionals use the same evidence-based techniques in remote sessions as in person, and the practical focus on skills and problem-solving transfers well to a remote setting.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Illinois, California
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, LGBT issues, self-esteem, career questions, and coping with life changes. Additional attention is given to abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment issues, autism and Asperger Syndrome, and fertility concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and skills-based. She uses solution-focused, cognitive behavioral, and dialectical behavioral techniques to teach concrete coping strategies.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional experience as a clinical social worker. That experience informs work with perinatal topics, adoptees, and life transitions.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LCSW licensed in Illinois and California and practices from Illinois as noted in her profile.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What formats are available for sessions?
Session formats are not specified in the biography. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and getting started handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.