Jenna Shersky

Jenna Shersky is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and self-esteem issues. She practices in New York and has ten years of clinical experience. Jenna often supports people facing career strain and those dealing with women's issues. Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. Sessions focus on clear goals and hands-on strategies. Jenna listens for what matters most and helps clients build realistic steps they can try between meetings. She works with people coping with chronic pain, illness, disability, and traumatic brain injury. She also supports those feeling empty, isolated, or stuck after difficult life events. Family problems, forgiveness work, and growing self-love are frequent topics in her practice. Jenna draws on several practical approaches. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers tools for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. Client-centered methods keep the client's voice central while Motivational Interviewing sparks commitment to change. Her aim is to help people regain steady footing and clearer direction. Therapy is paced to each person's needs, with options for short-term skill building or longer-term exploration. Prospective clients in New York can expect straightforward, compassionate support tailored to their goals.

How Jenna’s approaches translate to online care

Client-centered therapy keeps the client's goals and experience central. In practice this means sessions start by asking what matters most and shaping conversations around those priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and trying small experiments to change them. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jenna collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, preferences, and day-to-day life. That might mean a skills-focused plan for anxiety, or a longer process to address chronic health challenges and feelings of emptiness. Please confirm the current session options before booking, since formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it simpler to work from a quieter space and to maintain continuity of care during life transitions. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and client-centered techniques to work well over remote sessions, and Jenna will help decide what will be most useful for each person.