Jeanette Salinas, LCSW

Jeanette Salinas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with three decades of experience in mental health care. She earned her master’s degree and LCSW in Sacramento, California, and has spent many years helping people navigate grief, major life changes, and trauma. Jeanette aims to build trust first and move at each person's pace in sessions.

She focuses on grief and loss, including pet loss and transitions, and supports people coping with PTSD and trauma. She also has experience with mood disorders such as bipolar disorder and major depression, along with obsessive-compulsive and borderline personality challenges. Jeanette has worked with a wide age range, from children and adolescents to adults and the elderly.

Jeanette offers practical steps for moving forward after major life changes. She teaches coping strategies and helps people break down problems into manageable parts. Sessions emphasize gradual progress and realistic goals that fit day-to-day life.

Her clinical toolbox includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy. These approaches are used to tailor care to each person's needs rather than follow a single method.

She also provides supervision for associate clinical social workers and marriage and family therapy interns pursuing licensure. Starting therapy can feel uncertain, and Jeanette aims to make the process steady and understandable for those seeking help.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Jeanette uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy as part of her practice. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try different behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms. Trauma-Focused Therapy focuses on understanding how past traumatic events affect current feelings and helps build coping skills for those reactions.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, symptoms, and daily routines, then suggest ways of working that fit the person's needs. Adjustments are made as progress and preferences become clearer.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm what is offered before booking. Online therapy can make fitting sessions into busy lives easier by reducing travel time and allowing appointments from different locations. It can also support shorter check-ins when a fast update is helpful, or video-based conversations when visual cues matter. Licensed professionals can tailor the length and focus of sessions to match work, caregiving, or health constraints, helping therapy fit into everyday routines rather than reshaping them entirely.