Jennifer Laporte, LCSW

Jennifer Laporte is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma. She speaks English and Spanish and practices from Florida. Her style is straightforward and respectful, aimed at helping people take practical steps toward feeling better.

With 25 years of experience as an LCSW, Jennifer uses cognitive behavioral therapy and trauma-focused methods to guide conversations and goal-setting. She works to tailor sessions to each person's needs and to build skills for daily life. Sessions focus on changing unhelpful thoughts, coping with strong emotions, and developing workable routines.

Jennifer has supported people coping with relationship and family issues, parenting stress, career concerns, and compassion fatigue. She also helps with attachment and abandonment concerns, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, and problems that come with aging. First responder issues and co-morbid conditions are also areas she addresses.

Her approach is practical and collaborative. She and the client set goals together and track progress in clear steps. Conversations aim to leave people feeling equipped with new strategies they can use between sessions.

Sessions are available in English and Spanish and offered through a variety of online formats. Jennifer encourages people to take the first step toward change and supports them throughout the process.

How CBT and Trauma-Focused Therapy work online

CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, helps people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It often includes structured exercises, simple experiments, and practical homework to try between sessions. This approach is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday problems.

Trauma-focused therapy concentrates on understanding and reducing the ongoing impact of past traumatic events. It uses careful, paced work to help people process memories, manage strong emotions, and restore a sense of safety in daily life. This approach can help with trauma, abuse, and intense stress reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client decide together which methods fit the client's needs, goals, and personal preferences. Sessions are collaborative and the plan can be adjusted as progress is made.

Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when seeing facial cues helps. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a hands-free option is preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, journaling support, or when someone wants written reflections. These options give flexibility to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or travel.