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Jennifer Thomas-Simmons, LCSW
Florida
LCSW - Stress and Anxiety
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About Jennifer
Jennifer Thomas-Simmons is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida with 19 years of professional experience. She helps people with stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, depression, and coping with life changes. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer thinking rather than long lectures.
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. She also draws on client-centered principles to keep conversations focused on what matters to each person. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and solution-focused techniques are available when the situation calls for them.
In sessions she talks through current problems and works on small, doable strategies. That can mean setting short goals, testing new behaviors, or practicing skills between appointments. The work often includes tracking moods, habits, and thoughts to spot patterns and make changes.
Jennifer has spent nearly two decades in clinical work and brings that practical experience to each meeting. She has supported people dealing with grief, relationship strain, career stress, sleep and eating concerns, ADHD, bipolar mood issues, and postpartum depression among other challenges.
She also helps with adoption and foster care questions, caregiver stress, fertility issues, and feelings of isolation or emptiness. People who want straightforward, structured help to make specific changes may find this approach useful.
How Jennifer integrates structure and skills into online therapy
Jennifer commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT sessions often include clear exercises, thought records, and homework tasks to practice new ways of responding to stress and anxiety.She also relies on Client-Centered Therapy to keep sessions focused on each person’s priorities and on Dialectical Behavior Therapy for practical skills around emotion regulation and distress tolerance. DBT skills can be useful for managing intense emotions, improving communication, and reducing impulsive reactions.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Jennifer works collaboratively to decide which methods fit a person’s goals and preferences. That means trying approaches, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together over time.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a weekday break, avoid travel time, or have a shorter check-in when needed. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and DBT exercises for virtual meetings and use brief between-session tasks so work continues in everyday life.
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Experience
19+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, depression, and coping with life changes. Other areas include grief, relationship and family issues, sleep and eating concerns, ADHD, and mood disorders.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and change reactions. The focus is on practical exercises and testing new behaviors between sessions.
What is her clinical background?
She has 19 years of professional experience working in clinical settings. That experience informs a practical, skills-focused approach.
What credential and location does she hold?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English. She also accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm the current session options before booking.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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