Jennifer Gaeta, LCSW

Jennifer Gaeta is a licensed clinical social worker with 40 years of experience. She works with people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, or depression and helps them move forward. She believes clients know their own stories and brings steady support as they find their way.

Jennifer listens first and asks clear questions to understand what matters most to each person. She uses practical conversations to identify patterns that cause pain and to build small, manageable changes. Sessions focus on day-to-day strategies that help with coping and decision making.

Her approach draws from cognitive behavioral therapy to reframe unhelpful thinking and from attachment-based ideas to improve how people relate to themselves and others. She also uses client-centered methods to ensure the session follows the client’s pace and priorities. These approaches are blended to match what each person needs.

Jennifer has worked across many settings during her career and has a long history supporting people through loss, life transitions, and caregiving strain. She also addresses issues like body image, guilt and shame, and communication problems. Her practice includes end-of-life and hospice concerns when those topics arise.

Sessions are conversational and practical. Jennifer aims to help clients build tools they can use between meetings, whether the goal is relief from anxiety, clearer communication, or finding renewed purpose.

How therapy approaches fit into online care

Jennifer often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression and improve daily functioning. She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early patterns of relating affect current relationships and emotional reactions; that work can help with communication problems and feelings of isolation.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. She works collaboratively to figure out which methods suit a person’s goals and preferences. Together they set practical steps and review progress so the plan can shift as needs change.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls are useful for full conversations that feel face to face, phone sessions can fit a break at work or use less bandwidth, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflections between meetings. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around a busy life.