- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-focused work
About Jennifer
Jennifer Pamintuan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Hawaii with six years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, and life changes, and she lists social anxiety and phobia among her focus areas. Sessions are conducted in English.
Jennifer centers sessions on practical skills and conversational work. She helps people identify how thoughts and behaviors keep problems going, then practices different ways to respond. She uses straightforward tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and mindfulness to reduce intense moments and improve day-to-day coping.
She also draws on solution-focused methods to set small, achievable goals. Those techniques are useful when someone needs clearer steps for improving relationships, work issues, or self-esteem. The Gottman Method informs her work around communication problems, divorce and separation, and relationship concerns by focusing on concrete interaction patterns.
Jennifer aims to help people notice what already works for them and build on those strengths. Sessions include talking through challenges, trying simple exercises in the moment, and checking progress from week to week. She frames changes as a series of manageable steps rather than big leaps.
Her background includes work with fertility issues, pregnancy and childbirth concerns, grief around separation, and feelings of isolation or shame. People who want a direct, goal-oriented approach that mixes CBT, mindfulness, and practical problem solving may find this style useful. To begin, visitors complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session.
How her approaches translate to online work
Jennifer commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Mindfulness Therapy in her practice. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing small behavioral changes to reduce anxiety and mood symptoms. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve moment-to-moment coping.She views finding the right approach as a collaborative process. The therapist and client review needs, goals, and preferences together and try methods that fit the person. Adjustments are made based on what helps most in weekly sessions.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking. The site’s process asks you to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session, which makes it easier to fit therapy into a workday or caregiving schedule. Online appointments can make it simpler to have brief check-ins, avoid travel time, or choose sessions that don’t require video when that helps with focus or bandwidth.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Hawaii
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, coping with life changes, relationship and career problems, and social anxiety and phobia.
What approach does she use in sessions?
She uses cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, solution-focused strategies, and elements of the Gottman Method to address communication and relationship patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of professional experience as an LCSW working with mood disorders and life transition issues.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Hawaii and provides services while based in that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.