- 20 years experience
- Adoption and foster care
- Strengths focused
About Jennifer
Jennifer Fitkin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and a CSW with 20 years of clinical experience. She began her career in Iowa and has practiced in multiple states and internationally. Jennifer has worked in varied settings including residential treatment, foster care programs, juvenile justice, and correctional facilities.
Her background includes roles as a therapist, clinical supervisor, deputy senior clinician, senior clinician, and clinical director for a residential program focused on attachment issues. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Social Work from the University of Northern Iowa and has completed additional training in Functional Family Therapy, Schema Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and the Good Lives Model.
Jennifer draws on practical methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. Sessions emphasize strengths and clear steps clients can try between meetings. She often addresses stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, grief, addictions, relationship and family patterns, and the specific challenges of adoption and foster care.
She aims to make therapy a straightforward process. Conversations focus on what matters now and on small changes that add up. She also connects mental health with everyday routines like sleep, movement, and nutrition.
Outside work, Jennifer enjoys hiking, paddleboarding, backpacking, and camping. She is a CrossFit Level 1 Trainer and appreciates the role of physical activity in wellbeing. Her dog Boomer occasionally appears in telehealth sessions.
Approaches that guide online work
Jennifer uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice their values and take action toward them, even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. ACT often helps with anxiety, stress, and life transitions by focusing on what matters most and building small steps toward those values.She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at relationship patterns and how early bonds affect current connections. This approach can help people understand reactions in close relationships and find new ways to relate. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is another common tool she uses to identify unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors to change mood and coping.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has worked before, then recommend methods to try. Clients and the therapist adjust the plan as they learn what helps.
If you are considering online work, confirm the session formats offered before booking since the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid being on camera when that helps. Licensed professionals tailor the pace and tools of online sessions to match each person's needs and daily life.
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Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Utah, Colorado, Iowa, Florida, Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Jennifer commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, relationship and family issues, and ADHD. Adoption and foster care topics and attachment issues are an additional focus.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is practical and strengths-based, using short-term methods and clear steps clients can try between sessions. She blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing in sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has 20 years of experience working in residential treatment, foster care programs, juvenile justice, and correctional facilities, and has held clinical leadership roles including clinical director.
Which credentials and location are listed?
She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and practices from Iowa.
In what language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; confirm the current options before booking.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.