ZsaZsa Jenkins

Zsa Zsa Jenkins is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 45 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, grief, and relationship struggles. She works with adults to sort through life changes, mood challenges, trauma and abuse, and parenting or intimacy-related concerns. Her approach is straightforward and practical, aimed at helping people identify what matters most and take manageable steps forward.

Jenkins draws on a mix of proven approaches to match each person’s needs. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. She also uses client-centered methods to listen and reflect what matters to each person. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing often help people build small, sustainable changes.

Her background spans community mental health, hospitals, children’s protective services, nonprofit agencies, military bases, and private practice. That range informs her work with adults 25 and older in both individual and group settings. She is comfortable discussing practical expectations and encourages questions about how she works.

In sessions she focuses on clear goals and collaborative planning. People can expect direct conversations about what’s most pressing, plus skills and strategies they can use between meetings. If someone feels unsure about fit, she suggests discussing concerns or seeking another professional opinion.

To begin, she asks people to identify priority issues and then together they build a short-term plan. The emphasis is on practical steps that help with day-to-day life, whether coping with chronic illness, managing family conflict, or working through loss.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

The therapist uses cognitive behavioral work to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different actions, which can reduce anxiety, anger, and low mood. Client-Centered Therapy is about listening closely and reflecting what matters to each person, creating space to talk through difficult feelings. Mindfulness Therapy offers simple practices to increase awareness and calm, useful for stress, grief, and managing strong emotions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That collaborative planning includes checking in and adjusting the approach as progress and priorities change.

Confirm the specific online session options before booking, since formats are not listed in the biography. Many people find online therapy helps fit sessions into busy schedules, reduces travel time, and allows shorter check-ins between longer visits. It can also make it easier to maintain momentum on skills learned in sessions and to arrange meetings around caregiving, work, or medical appointments.