Jeanette Salinas, LCSW

Jeanette Salinas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with three decades of practice in California. She focuses on grief and loss while also helping people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and major life changes. Her background includes work across age groups and with a wide range of concerns.

She earned her master’s degree and LCSW in Sacramento more than 30 years ago. Over that time she has supported people through bereavement, pet loss, transitions, PTSD, and trauma. She also has experience with mood and personality disorders and with those caring for elderly or chronically ill relatives.

Her sessions move at the client’s pace. She places emphasis on building trust and a working relationship before moving into strategies. She describes stages for moving forward after big life changes that she uses as a practical roadmap.

Jeanette draws from several common therapy methods, including cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior ideas, narrative work, solution-focused tools, and trauma-focused approaches. These are used to match the style of support to each person’s needs.

She also supervises ACSW and MFTI clinicians as they pursue licensure. Beginning therapy can feel risky, and she aims to make the process feel manageable and hopeful for those who reach out.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and trying different behaviors to change how you feel. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and many daily challenges.

Trauma-focused therapy centers on processing traumatic memories and their effects so distress decreases over time. It helps people who are coping with PTSD, abuse, or painful life events.

Solution-focused therapy emphasizes small, practical steps and goals you can try right away to make things better. It can be useful when people want clear short-term strategies for specific problems.

Choosing the best approach is a collaboration. The therapist will listen to your concerns, discuss options, and together decide what to try first. That plan can change as goals evolve.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals often adapt these approaches to remote sessions so the work stays focused and practical.