Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Depression
How Jennifer works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 14
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Jennifer
Jennifer Baumgardner is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people navigate hard moments. She offers calm, direct support for stress, anger, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, parenting concerns, and life changes. Her work starts by listening to what matters most to each person.
She focuses on practical steps people can use between sessions. Conversations are shaped by the client's goals and paced to fit real life demands. Jennifer has 14 years of experience as a clinician in California.
Background and approach
That experience includes work with people facing grief, fertility and postpartum challenges, trauma and abuse, addictions, bipolar mood concerns, and issues tied to sexual orientation and identity. She also supports young adults and people managing seasonal mood shifts. Her style blends a client-centered way of working with cognitive behavioral tools.
That means she spends time understanding a person's experience, then helps identify thoughts and behaviors that get in the way. Together she and the client test small changes and build skills that can reduce distress. Sessions may include short skill-building exercises, problem-solving around daily routines, and time to process strong feelings.
The focus is on clear, achievable steps so people leave sessions feeling more able to manage what comes next.
What Jennifer works with
Everything Jennifer lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Jennifer's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Fertility issues
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jennifer lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding each person's perspective and priorities, then shaping conversations around what the person most wants to change. This approach helps when someone needs a steady, respectful listener and flexible pacing for processing strong emotions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and actions affect mood and behavior. CBT offers concrete tools - such as breaking problems into manageable steps and testing new behaviors - that suit concerns like anxiety, depression, anger, or stress.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. She will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, preferences, and daily life. That collaboration makes it easier to adapt plans as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people see and hear one another for fuller conversation. Phone sessions can work well when less bandwidth or no camera is preferred. Live chat and messaging allow brief check-ins, skill practice, or support between longer sessions. These options offer flexibility for scheduling, making it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving routines.
Questions people ask about Jennifer
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addictions, parenting challenges, career transitions, bipolar mood concerns, and fertility or postpartum matters.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and client-centered. She combines listening with practical cognitive behavioral strategies to build skills and change unhelpful patterns.
What is her professional background?
She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential and brings 14 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns and ages in California.
Where is this therapist based and licensed?
She is based in California and holds the CA LCSW credential.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with this therapist?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are costs and starting therapy handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.