LCSW

Jeanette Salinas, LCSW

Experience30 years
LocationCalifornia
Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Trauma and abuse
Therapy approachesCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

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About Jeanette

Jeanette Salinas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with three decades of clinical experience in California. She trained and obtained her LCSW in Sacramento and has spent her career helping people navigate major life changes, grief and loss, trauma, and mood disorders.

Background and approach

Over the years she has developed practical stages for rebuilding life after loss and transitions, and she draws on a broad clinical toolkit to tailor support to each person’s needs.

Her approach blends evidence-based techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy with Narrative and Solution-Focused methods to address issues like anxiety, depression, ADHD, addiction, and complicated grief. Jeanette also provides guidance to those caring for chronically or terminally ill loved ones and has experience across the lifespan.

She emphasizes building trust first and moving at the client’s pace, offering steady, collaborative support aimed at helping people find workable steps forward.

Approaches That Translate Well to Online Care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce distress and build coping skills; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related challenges. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills, which can be helpful for strong emotional reactions, relationship difficulties, and impulse-related problems. Narrative Therapy invites clients to explore the stories they tell about themselves and their lives, helping to reframe experiences and create new perspectives for moving forward.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to understand goals, preferences, and the issues they bring, then recommend and adapt methods that fit the client's needs rather than prescribing a single pathway up front.

Online sessions can include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering scheduling flexibility and options to match comfort levels. These formats make it possible to continue consistent therapeutic work from different locations and at different times, while allowing therapists to use skills training, narrative exercises, and solution-focused interventions effectively through conversation and shared homework.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Jeanette commonly address?

She works with a wide range of issues including grief and loss, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, and caregiver stress.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Sessions are collaborative and paced to the client's needs, using practical, skills-based techniques alongside narrative work to explore meaning and solutions.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She brings 30 years of professional practice, with extensive work across diagnoses and life stages including supporting caregivers and those facing major transitions.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is licensed as an LCSW in California with licence CA LCSW LCS9568 and maintains a practice rooted in that state.

Does she work with non-English speakers or international clients?

She provides services in English and does accept international clients according to the available formats and scheduling.

In what formats are sessions offered?

Clients can meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.

How are fees and subscriptions handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin working together?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time based on therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Grief Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPersonality disordersSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSexual assault and abuse

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Narrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

30+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English

What Jeanette can help with

Jeanette Salinas works with clients on stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and coping with life changes.

Jeanette works with individuals with Bi-Polar Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, OCD, and Borderline Personality Disorder.

How Jeanette approaches therapy

Jeanette's clinical approaches include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Jeanette is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in California, with 30 years of clinical experience.