About Jenny
Jenny Henson is a licensed professional counselor who aims to make therapy straightforward and practical. She listens without judgment and helps people find steps they can use right away. Her approach is warm and down-to-earth, written for someone who might be feeling overwhelmed and unsure where to start.
Jenny brings ten years of clinical experience and several more years working in school settings with young people and adults. She has run a independent practice for multiple years and has supported people through anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma.
Background and approach
Jenny uses commonly taught techniques such as cognitive approaches and EMDR to help clients notice and change unhelpful patterns. In sessions she focuses on clear goals and small, steady changes. She helps parents handle stress related to raising children and supports people facing relationship strain, career confusion, or major life shifts.
Jenny also addresses substance use, anger, and intimacy concerns with practical strategies and honest conversation. Her work covers attachment and abandonment issues, body image, caregiver stress, communication problems, and forgiveness and shame. She adapts her methods to each person's needs and prefers a collaborative style where the client guides the pace and focus.
Jenny practices in Texas as an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor. Sessions are conducted in English and are available through a range of online formats to fit different schedules and lifestyles.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client's lead. The therapist offers empathy and reflection so people feel heard and can decide what matters most to them. This approach helps with self-esteem, relationship stresses, and making choices during life transitions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors and finds practical ways to change unhelpful patterns. It often involves setting small homework tasks, tracking thoughts, and practicing new skills between sessions to reduce anxiety and depression.
EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is used to work through traumatic memories by pairing focused attention with guided processing. It can help people who feel stuck by reducing the intensity of painful memories and reactions.
Finding the best approach is part of the work. Jenny will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She checks in on what is helping and adjusts the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people use visual cues and a full-session dynamic, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports quick check-ins, and text-based messaging can work for brief updates or ongoing support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or other busy days without long travel.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English