About Jennifer
Jennifer Gaumer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 15 years of experience based in California. She has provided care in hospitals, residential treatment settings, and community parenting programs. She helps people facing anxiety, depression, stress, ADHD, parenting challenges, and trauma-related concerns.
Her background includes a Master of Social Work from the University of Connecticut and an undergraduate degree in psychology from Clark University. Jennifer also has experience as a forensic interviewer, which informed her work with people who have experienced physical or emotional abuse.
Background and approach
In sessions she keeps the tone warm and interactive. She uses talk therapy along with practical tools from cognitive behavioral approaches. Clients work on concrete skills for managing strong feelings, improving communication, and handling everyday stressors.
Her style mixes structured techniques and supportive listening. She focuses on small, manageable steps people can use between sessions. That may include problem-solving exercises, mindfulness practices, or new ways to approach difficult thoughts.
Jennifer aims to build a trusting relationship where clients feel heard and guided. She encourages people to set realistic goals and to try strategies that fit their daily life. Outside of work she enjoys gardening, home renovation, reading, and time at the beach with her husband and two daughters.
People who want practical strategies for ADHD-related challenges, mood concerns, parenting strain, or trauma recovery may find her approach helpful. She combines years of community and clinical experience with an easygoing, collaborative manner.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters most and take small steps toward those values while learning to live with uncomfortable thoughts and feelings. It can be useful for stress, anxiety, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and changing behaviors through concrete exercises and practice between sessions. This approach often helps with mood issues, panic, and everyday coping skills.Choosing the right way of working is a collaborative process. Jennifer will talk with clients about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as needed based on what works in daily life.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is preferred, and messaging or chat can suit quick check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, school, or family commitments and offer flexibility for ongoing support.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- California, Connecticut
- Languages
- English
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