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Connie Jenks

Connie Jenks

LPC

Virginia

Experienced counselor for trauma and mood concerns

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At a glance

Credentials
LPC
License
LPC, Virginia / 0701004851
Experience
19 years
Languages
English
Location
Virginia

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    • Motivational focus
    • Practical coping skills
    • Client-centered care

    About Connie

    Connie Jenks is a licensed professional counselor with 19 years of clinical experience. She helps people dealing with trauma and abuse, grief and loss, mood disorders including depression and bipolar, addictions, anger, and struggles with self-esteem. She also supports those facing career changes, compassion fatigue, and the complicated effects of co-morbidity.

    Connie creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about hard things. She uses straightforward conversation to help clients clarify what matters to them. The first step is often just naming the problem and noticing what gets in the way of change.

    Her approach blends practical methods. She draws on Motivational Interviewing to help people find their own reasons to change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to spot patterns in thinking and behavior and to try small experiments that can shift mood. Client-Centered and Solution-Focused ideas keep the work grounded in the client's goals and strengths.

    Sessions focus on doable steps rather than long lectures. Connie helps people develop coping skills for triggers, grief, and relapse risk. She pays attention to guilt, shame, forgiveness, and communication problems that come up alongside mood and personality issues.

    Connie is licensed in Virginia as an LPC. She works with people who are visually impaired and addresses women's issues as part of her practice. If you want practical support for grief, trauma, or motivation, she helps clients move toward clearer choices and manageable change.

  2. Approaches that guide online work

    Connie uses Motivational Interviewing to help people discover and strengthen their own reasons for change. This approach focuses on listening, reflecting, and supporting personal motivation rather than pushing advice. Client-Centered Therapy is also a touchstone in her work, which means she prioritizes understanding a person's experience and building trust so they can explore hard topics.

    She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes that can shift mood. CBT is useful for depression, anxiety, and for testing new ways of coping with triggers and grief.

    Finding the right approach is part of the process. Connie works collaboratively to decide which methods fit a person's goals and preferences. She helps clients try approaches in real life and adjusts plans based on what actually helps.

    The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten check-ins, avoid travel time, and allow people to meet from different locations. Licensed professionals can adapt Motivational Interviewing and CBT to remote sessions in ways that focus on practical steps and steady progress.

  4. Areas of expertise

    Primary focus

    Trauma and abuseGriefSelf esteemBipolar disorderDepression

    Also works with

    AddictionsAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

    Additional focus areas

    Co-morbidityCommunication problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameMood disordersPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmTrichotillomaniaVisually impairedWomen's issues

    Therapeutic approaches

    Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

    Experience

    19+ years

    Listed in

    Virginia

    Languages

    English

  5. Frequently asked questions

    What kinds of problems does this therapist help with?

    She supports people with trauma and abuse, grief, mood disorders such as depression and bipolar, addictions, anger, low self-esteem, career changes, and compassion fatigue.

    How would you describe her therapeutic style?

    Her style is conversational and nonjudgmental, focused on helping clients name problems, set goals, and try small, practical steps toward change.

    How much clinical experience does she have?

    She has 19 years of experience working as a counselor with a range of mood and trauma-related concerns.

    What credentials and location are listed?

    She holds the credential LPC, licensed in Virginia.

    Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?

    Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.

    What session formats are available?

    The original profile does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

    How is cost handled for sessions?

    Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

    What are the first steps to begin therapy?

    Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

  6. Online talk therapy is not emergency or medical care. Stopping or cutting down alcohol or other drugs can be unsafe without medical advice. In immediate danger? Crisis numbers

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