About Jennifer
Jennifer Kem is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage anxiety, grief, depression, and the daily strain of parenting and family life. She also supports clients facing relationship stress, career concerns, low self-esteem, anger, and ADHD. Jennifer speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use between sessions.
She has ten years of experience and holds a DC LICSW and a VA LCSW, which reflect her licensed social work practice.
Background and approach
Her style is warm and steady, with an emphasis on listening first and helping clients identify small changes that make life easier. Sessions tend to be conversational and goal-focused rather than academic. Jennifer uses a mix of approaches to fit each person's needs.
She draws on acceptance and commitment ideas to help people notice what matters to them, and on cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and routines. Mindfulness practices and client-centered listening are woven in to help reduce stress and increase present-moment awareness. She often helps people juggling caregiving, chronic health issues, or workplace strains to find clearer priorities and better daily rhythms.
She also supports those dealing with adoption or foster care questions, aging concerns, and feelings of isolation or emptiness. People who choose Jennifer can expect a collaborative process that focuses on what works day to day. Her approach is practical, compassionate, and aimed at steady progress rather than quick fixes.
Therapeutic approaches and online access
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take small actions toward them while learning to tolerate difficult thoughts and feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, life transitions, and situations that feel stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce distress and improve daily routines. It is often helpful for anxiety, mood concerns, and managing ADHD-related task and planning challenges.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Jennifer will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is good for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone works when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows quick check-ins, and text messaging supports brief ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and to keep work rolling between appointments.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Nevada, Virginia, District of Columbia
- Languages
- English
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