Profile / United States
Jena Ourso, LCSW
Louisiana
LCSW - anxiety and trauma
See online therapy options- CBT and ACT
- DBT skills
- Supports LGBTQ
About Jena
Jena Ourso is an LCSW licensed in Louisiana with 11 years of clinical experience. Jena helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, LGBTQ concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting worries, relationship and family issues, grief, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, depression, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
She works in a collaborative, straightforward way. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical steps. Conversations center on what is happening now and what can change next. Jena uses talk and skill practice to test different responses to problems.
Her approach draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). She also uses Attachment-Based and Client-Centered methods along with Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills when helpful. Those methods inform how she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, manage intense feelings, and rebuild relationships.
Jena has experience supporting people with substance use and codependency concerns, as well as those navigating BDSM and kink related challenges. She also works with neurodiversity issues such as ADHD and autism, and with people facing chronic illness or grief after loss. Her background includes many settings across the past eleven years.
Practical planning is part of her work. Sessions often include specific exercises, behavior experiments, and skill-building to try between meetings. New clients begin by describing goals so the first sessions can focus on concrete next steps.
How key approaches fit into online sessions
CBT is a short-term, structured method that helps people notice and test unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. In online sessions CBT often focuses on brief skill practice, homework assignments, and reviewing what was tried between meetings. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, works on noticing difficult thoughts and feelings while clarifying personal values. Online ACT sessions tend to include mindfulness exercises and value-driven goal setting to guide small behavior changes. Attachment-Based approaches look at patterns in close relationships and how early bonds affect current reactions. In remote sessions this can mean mapping relationship cycles and practicing new ways to ask for needs or set boundaries. Finding the right approach is a team effort. The clinician will discuss your goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try. That choice can shift over time based on what helps most. Confirm which session formats are being offered before you book, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, or avoid travel on workdays. Ask about the available session types when you complete the matching questionnaire.Areas of expertise
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Louisiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address most often?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, mood disorders, grief, relationship and parenting concerns, and ADHD among other issues.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. Sessions combine discussion with practical tasks to try between meetings.
What is her clinical background?
She is an LCSW licensed in Louisiana with eleven years of professional experience in varied care settings.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She holds an LCSW license in Louisiana and provides services from that location.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies by location and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.