Jennifer Shaw-Klymyshyn, LCSW
Practical therapy for strong emotions and life changes
Book with JenniferWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Jennifer works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Oregon
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Jennifer
Jennifer Shaw-Klymyshyn is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 15 years of experience in behavioral health. She draws on practical methods to help people manage strong emotions, life transitions, and ongoing stress. Her approach is direct and compassionate, aimed at making day-to-day life more manageable.
She uses therapies that focus on thinking patterns, personal stories, and motivation to change. Sessions are straightforward and goal-oriented. Jennifer helps people talk through grief, anger, anxiety, depression, and problems with substance use and relationships.
Background and approach
Jennifer pays attention to strengths people already have. She helps identify small, concrete steps that reduce distress and improve coping. That can mean practicing new ways of responding to triggers, changing unhelpful thoughts, or trying different behaviors between sessions.
With a background in treating trauma and mood disorders, she also supports people facing career upheaval, caregiver stress, and complicated family dynamics. She works with issues like guilt, shame, codependency, and forgiveness in a calm, practical way. Her style is collaborative.
Jennifer partners with each person to set realistic goals and track progress. Sessions are scheduled in the mornings and early afternoons to fit many weekday routines.
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
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Avoidant personality
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Jennifer lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches that work well online
Jennifer often uses cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing in online sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and helps people try different responses to reduce distress. Motivational interviewing focuses on finding a person’s own reasons for change and on building small steps toward goals.She approaches treatment as a collaboration. Together the person and therapist decide which approach or mix of approaches feels right. Goals, pace, and techniques are adjusted based on what works for the individual and their situation.
Online sessions can include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face work and role-play, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins, and text messaging supports brief check-ins or ongoing reflections between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and to keep progress moving when in-person visits aren’t practical.
Questions people ask about Jennifer
What kinds of problems does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, grief, anger, low self-esteem, depression, addictions, trauma, relationship and family concerns, and challenges like caregiver strain and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work blends practical, goal-focused methods with person-centered listening. Sessions focus on identifying steps you can take between meetings and on changing unhelpful thinking patterns.
How much experience does she bring?
She has 15 years of experience in behavioral health, working with mood and thought disorders, personality concerns, and trauma-related issues.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing from Oregon.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.