Jeanette Salinas, LCSW
Experienced LCSW focused on grief and transitions
Details
| Name | Jeanette Salinas |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | California |
| Licensed in | California |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 30 |
About Jeanette
Jeanette Salinas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 30 years of practice in California. She focuses on grief, loss, trauma, and major life transitions. Her approach centers on building trust and moving at each person’s pace.
Salinas works with people facing bereavement, including pet loss, and those coping with PTSD and trauma. She also supports clients managing mood diagnoses and complex mental health concerns. Sessions begin with listening and creating a plan that feels manageable.
Background and approach
She uses Narrative Therapy to help people reframe their stories. She combines that with practical techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Solution-Focused methods are used when people want concrete steps and short-term goals.
Jeanette has long experience supporting caregivers and people handling chronic or terminal illness in the family. She offers guidance for parenting strain, blended family issues, adoption and foster care concerns, and aging-related stress. Her work often addresses attachment, communication, and codependency issues.
Sessions move at the client’s pace and emphasize building a working relationship first. She helps people recognize patterns and practice new responses that fit their daily life. The goal is steady progress, not quick fixes.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief among the things Jeanette works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Jeanette among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Jeanette among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Jeanette among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Jeanette among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Jeanette directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Jeanette directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and skills-based approaches work online
Narrative Therapy helps people tell and revisit the stories they carry. Online sessions use questions and reflection to separate problems from the person, and to find different meanings that can reduce pain and shame. This approach can be useful for grief, relationship themes, and identity questions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. In remote sessions this looks like tracking patterns between meetings and trying small experiments between calls. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress management.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. Online work may include brief coaching in skills, practicing grounding or breathing exercises over video, and using text check-ins to reinforce new habits.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels workable. Together they decide whether to emphasize narrative exploration, skill-building, or a mix of methods.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging let clients check in between sessions or use shorter touchpoints during busy days.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Jeanette commonly address?
She helps people with grief and loss, trauma, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. Other areas include parenting strain, caregiver stress, and relationship or intimacy-related issues.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Sessions begin with listening and building trust, then move at the client’s pace. She blends storytelling work with practical tools and short-term goal setting.
What is her professional background?
She has worked in California for over 30 years as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Her long experience includes work with trauma, mood disorders, and caregiving situations.
Where is she licensed and based?
Jeanette holds a California LCSW and practices from California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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