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Jennifer Linarello

Jennifer Linarello, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Anxiety and Life Changes

Indiana

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Credentials
LCSW
License
LCSW, Indiana / 34006577A
NPI
1215066105
Experience
23 years
Languages
English
Location
Indiana
  • CBT strategies
  • Mindfulness skills
  • Emotion regulation

About Jennifer

Jennifer Linarello is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Indiana with 23 years of experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, depression, ADHD, and other life changes. Jennifer also works with concerns like trauma and abuse, addictions, parenting strain, and sleep difficulties.

She starts by building rapport and spotting practical strengths people can use right away. Sessions focus on clear goals and skills people can try between meetings. Jennifer draws on client-centered work and mindfulness to help people become more aware of thoughts, feelings, and bodily reactions.

She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors, and elements of dialectical behavior therapy to build emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills. These methods are offered alongside emotionally focused ideas that pay attention to relationship patterns and connection when relevant.

Jennifer has worked across many presenting concerns over two decades, including caregiving stress, adoption and foster care issues, attachment challenges, and blended family dynamics. She notes experience with body image, aging and geriatric issues, and coping after natural or human-caused disasters.

Sessions are conducted in English and reflect practical problem-solving as much as reflection. People who want a direct, skills-focused approach mixed with person-centered listening may find this style fits their needs. To begin, follow the site's process for scheduling a first appointment.

How her approaches translate to online work

Jennifer frequently uses client-centered techniques that focus on listening and helping people name strengths. This approach supports goal-setting and deciding what to try between sessions. CBT is used to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which works well in short skill-based assignments and structured practice online. DBT elements focus on building emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills and can be taught with concrete exercises and homework.

Choosing the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. She will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences, and adjust the focus over time as progress and challenges emerge.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-in meetings when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people practice skills in their daily routines and bring real-life situations into discussion. Licensed professionals can adapt pace and structure so therapy fits practical schedules and goals.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyMidlife crisisMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

23+ years

Listed in

Indiana

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, ADHD, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting and sleep problems among many other life challenges.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her style is client-centered with practical skills. Sessions combine mindfulness, CBT, DBT elements, and emotionally focused ideas to address thoughts, feelings, and behavior.

How much experience does she have?

She has 23 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns and life transitions.

What credential does she hold and where is she located?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Indiana.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She is not accepting international clients at this time.

How are session formats handled?

Please confirm current session options before booking using the platform's matching and scheduling tools.

How does cost and scheduling work?

Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; start by completing the short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session.

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