About Whitney
Dr. Whitney Jenerette is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with eight years of clinical experience. She centers care on each person’s needs and offers straightforward, goal-focused work.
Her approach aims to make the first steps into therapy clearer and less overwhelming for someone new to the process. She often combines practical strategies from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with motivational techniques to help people find reasons to change and take action. Trauma-focused methods are used when past harm affects day-to-day life.
Background and approach
Sessions are grounded in empathy and in building plans that fit real life. Dr. Jenerette has worked with concerns such as depression, anxiety, stress, trauma and abuse, ADHD, addictions, grief, anger, self-esteem, relationship issues, career questions, parenting strain, and LGBT-related stress.
She draws on experience in varied settings to adapt interventions so they feel useful and doable. In sessions she helps people set clear goals, break problems into manageable steps, and try practical skills between meetings. She encourages honest conversation about what helps and what doesn’t, and adjusts plans when needed.
The focus is on steady progress rather than quick fixes. All work is offered from Michigan and is provided in English. People connect with her through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, and scheduling is arranged after a short matching questionnaire and booking step.
How therapeutic methods translate to online care
Dr. Jenerette commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing, and she applies Trauma-Focused Therapy when past harm is central to current concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new actions to change mood and behavior. Motivational Interviewing focuses on clarifying a person’s reasons for change and building small steps toward those goals. Trauma-Focused Therapy looks at how traumatic events affect daily life and teaches coping strategies to reduce triggers and distress.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has worked or not worked before. Together they decide which methods to try first and adjust the plan as progress is tracked.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that feels useful. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when a focused check-in is preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging make brief check-ins and skill coaching possible between sessions. These options help people fit care into busy lives and maintain momentum between meetings.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Grief
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English