About Jenna
Jenna Acker is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Wisconsin. She offers straightforward, practical support for people facing anxiety, stress, addiction concerns, and difficult life transitions. Jenna focuses on helping individuals untangle intense feelings and find workable steps forward.
Her work centers on the person in front of her. Sessions aim to identify strengths, clarify goals, and build coping tools that fit day-to-day life. She listens without judgment and helps clients practice new ways of managing worries, intrusive thoughts, or urges related to substance use.
Background and approach
Jenna has three years of clinical experience in community and outpatient settings. That experience includes supporting people with mood disorders, obsessive thoughts and compulsive behavior, body image struggles, and phobias. She also addresses issues tied to aging, developmental differences, and co-occurring concerns.
Practical skills are a large part of her toolbox. Clients can expect collaborative planning, step-by-step strategies, and homework that fits their schedule. Jenna aims to make progress feel manageable rather than overwhelming.
Her perspective is inclusive and trauma-aware, attending to how discrimination and life context shape mental health. She works with people who want to build resilience, reduce shame or guilt, and improve day-to-day functioning. Sessions are offered in English and designed to meet each person where they are.
How evidence-based techniques translate to online care
Jenna uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear skills and problem solving. One common approach helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and practice different ways of responding to anxiety or intrusive thoughts. This approach is useful for social anxiety, phobias, and mood concerns.Another frequent element is behavioral work that builds small, achievable steps toward a goal. This might include gradual exposure to feared situations or creating routines to reduce urges linked to substance use. These exercises are practical and can be adapted to real-life settings.
Finding the right approach is part of the process, and Jenna treats it as a team effort. She will review goals, try techniques, and adjust plans based on what feels helpful. Clients collaborate on homework and pacing so therapy aligns with daily life and personal preferences.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care flexible. Video is helpful for full sessions and skill practice, while phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text are useful for brief check-ins, quick coping tips, or when a shorter communication suits the schedule. These options aim to make therapy fit work, family life, and other commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Coping with life changes
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Intellectual disability
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English
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