- Stress and anxiety
- Perinatal experience
- Grief and forgiveness
About Jeanette
Jeanette Garza is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California with 25 years of experience. She supports people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strain, grief, life transitions, and social anxiety and phobia. She also addresses issues like guilt, shame, forgiveness, and questions about life purpose.
Her approach is straightforward and practical. She helps people talk through immediate concerns and work toward clearer coping strategies. Conversations focus on what feels most pressing and on steps that can be used between sessions.
Much of her earlier work centered on perinatal mental health and supporting people through challenges around pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood. That experience informs how she listens to people who have faced trauma, loss, or unexpected medical events with their children.
Sessions balance listening with concrete tools. She offers ways to manage anxiety and to address addictive behaviors and relationship conflict. She also helps people process grief and make space for feelings like guilt and shame while exploring forgiveness and life purpose.
Jeanette favors a calm, steady conversational style. She helps people set small, manageable goals and reviews progress each session. People who want to know what a session looks like can expect clear descriptions of options and straightforward steps for getting started.
Evidence-based approaches and how they fit online
Jeanette uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage anxiety and cope with life changes. One approach focuses on skills for managing anxiety symptoms, teaching breathing, attention shifts, and behavioral steps that reduce avoidance and make social situations more manageable. Another approach helps people process grief and difficult emotions through guided conversation and gradual exposure to memories or situations that provoke strong feelings.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then adjust techniques as progress is made. That collaborative process helps determine whether a skills-focused plan or a processing-oriented plan is most useful.
Practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time. Online sessions can make it simpler to check in during a lunch break, have a shorter phone or video meeting when energy is low, or avoid the logistics of leaving home. The specific session formats available should be confirmed before booking to understand what will best fit day-to-day life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
25+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, grief, coping with life changes, and social anxiety and phobia.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Sessions combine listening with practical coping strategies and short-term steps you can use between meetings.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 25 years of professional experience working in mental health and related settings.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in California.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and what about cost?
Cost varies by location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to try therapy with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.