- Behavioral and psychodynamic
- Grief and life transitions
- Adoption and foster care focus
About Terry
Terry Jensen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with three decades of clinical experience. She combines behavioral methods with psychodynamic ideas to help people manage anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions. Terry aims to create a calm, respectful space where clients can talk through difficult experiences and work toward realistic goals.
She uses present-focused methods alongside attention to past experiences. That means looking at how earlier events affect current reactions and then practicing new ways of responding. Sessions often include practical strategies for daily coping, short behavioral experiments, and reflective conversation about patterns that keep problems going.
Terry has worked in foster care and healthcare settings, and has experience supporting people connected to disability and caregiving situations. Her broad background informs work with stress, compassion fatigue, and the impact of illness or end-of-life concerns. She also addresses relationship struggles, parenting challenges, and adoption and foster care matters when they arise.
Her style is straightforward and warm. Clients can expect to be treated as individuals and offered focused interventions that match their goals. Terry emphasizes respect, patience, and gradual change rather than quick fixes.
People who choose her often want a mix of practical tools and deeper conversation about how past hurts shape present life. She invites those willing to try new approaches to move toward better coping and clearer decision-making.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small actions that align with what matters. It helps people who feel stuck by encouraging practical steps rather than trying to eliminate every uncomfortable feeling. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety or depression. It is useful for managing panic, low mood, and unhelpful thinking patterns. Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening, empathy, and supporting the client’s own choices; it helps people who need a steady, nonjudgmental space to sort things out.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Terry will collaborate with each person to identify which methods fit their goals and preferences. Sessions can shift over time when different challenges or priorities emerge, and the therapist helps clients evaluate what feels most helpful.
Please confirm current session options before booking, since formats aren’t specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit visits into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people continue therapy during life changes or caregiving demands without needing to rearrange as much in-person time.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
30+ years
Credentials
New Jersey
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Terry address?
Terry works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, and challenges related to adoption and foster care.
What is her therapy style like?
The approach blends behavioral techniques with psychodynamic ideas and present-focused methods such as Gestalt and mindfulness. Sessions mix practical skills work with reflection on how past experiences affect current life.
How much experience does she have?
She has 30 years of clinical experience, including work in foster care and healthcare settings and with people connected to disability and caregiving situations.
What credentials and region apply?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, credentialed as NJ LCSW, and practices from New Jersey.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can international clients work together?
International clients are not currently accepted; services are offered within the therapist's regional practice constraints.
How does cost and billing work?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.