01 · Who Jenna works with

Jenna works with LGBT, relationship issues and grief

Jenna lists 16 specialisms and 10 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Jenna chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Jenna's own words

What Jenna says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

Hi! My name is Jenna and I am a licensed professional clinical counselor [LPCC] in the state of Ohio with 6 years of professional working experience-- 7 if inclined to include clinical internship hours. I have successfully assisted people to overcome and cope with stress, anxiety, depression, and other mood disorders; trauma-related symptoms and disorders; all types and variations of relationships, relationship dynamics, and family or group challenges; general life transitions or adjustments; career exploration; and in addressing the day-to-day "stuff" that can sometimes weigh heavily on us when we are working toward discovering our most authentic, comfortable, and enlightened self.

Prior to independent practice, the majority of my experience had been with youth and young adults, as well as couples or families from high-risk populations--- whether it be those struggling with or impacted by substance use, legal involvement, family disruption and separation, multiple traumas, and otherwise. I tend to utilize an eclectic approach predominantly rooted in ACT, CBT, DBT, and existential therapies while also emphasizing the creation of intentional space to truly hear you; a space to explore and process through the life experiences that have made an undoubtable impact on you along the way. I whole-heartedly believe that we are the experts of our own being: no one is going to know you or know how to heal you more than yourself, but I would be honored to walk next to you and help you reconnect to whatever it is that "that" means for you.

I tend to take a more casual, conversational approach: offering a blend of professionally trained and skilled clinical mental health therapy with empathy, humor, collaboration, and "nerding out" about social and emotional topics with the intention of improving the understanding of yourself, and to feel empowered (and maybe even grateful) to experience life as you... exactly as you are. I frequently incorporate radical acceptance, authenticity and identity development; do my best to cultivate a genuine connection and rapport; include the celebration of autonomy and freewill; and lean heavily into education. I believe that the first steps toward sustainable change are awareness and honesty. We have to be real about what it is in order to be real about our healing and reconciliation; we're going to have to grow through what we go through.

If this sounds like an environment and therapeutic approach that may align with what you are looking for, I encourage you to reach out so that we can talk more. If this were to not be a "good fit" for any reason, I would be happy to help you find your "better fit" to get your healing started either way.

Jenna Van Houten, on the BetterHelp listing · read 9 Oct 2026

03 · How Jenna works

The 9 approaches Jenna lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Jenna lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Jenna's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Jenna runs a session.

Acceptance and Commitment TherapyACT

Rather than trying to argue a painful thought away, ACT works on loosening its grip and getting on with what matters to you anyway. Sessions spend real time naming your values, then building action around them while difficult feelings are still present.

Client-Centred TherapyPerson-centred · Rogerian

The therapist does not steer toward a technique or a diagnosis. They offer sustained, non-judgemental attention and reflect back what they hear, on the premise that people find their own direction when they are genuinely listened to. Often what people mean by “someone who just gets it”.

Cognitive Behavioural TherapyCBT

Structured, present-focused work on the loop between what you think, how you feel and what you then do. Usually means noticing a thought pattern in the room, testing it against evidence, and practising something different between sessions. Among the most heavily researched talking therapies for depression and anxiety.

Dialectical Behaviour TherapyDBT

A structured skills-led adaptation of CBT built around holding two things at once: accepting yourself as you are and working to change. Teaches concrete skills for distress tolerance, emotion regulation and relationships. Developed for people whose feelings arrive at overwhelming intensity, and strongest-evidenced there.

Emotionally Focused TherapyEFT

Built for couples and rooted in attachment: the recurring argument is treated as a cycle two people are stuck in rather than as one person's fault. Sessions work to interrupt the cycle and get to what each person is actually asking for underneath it.

Mindfulness-Based TherapyMBCT

Trains attention on what is happening right now - body, breath, the thought as it arrives - so distress can be observed rather than automatically acted on. Strongest evidence is in preventing depression from recurring, and it is usually taught as a practice you keep doing outside the session.

Motivational InterviewingMI

A way of talking about change with somebody who is genuinely in two minds about it. The therapist does not argue for the change; they help you say your own reasons out loud, which is the part that predicts whether it happens. Common around substance use and health behaviour.

Solution-Focused Brief TherapySFBT

Starts from where you want to end up rather than from how you got here. Sessions look for the times the problem is already smaller and work out what is different about those, so the number of sessions tends to be short and the work concrete.

Trauma-Focused TherapyTF-CBT · trauma-informed

CBT adapted for people whose difficulty is rooted in a frightening or overwhelming event. Pacing is the point: safety and stabilisation come first, the memory itself is approached gradually and only when you are ready, and the aim is that recalling it stops hijacking the present.

Also listed

• Existential Therapy

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Jenna practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Jenna's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Jenna at this point.

2. Naming Jenna specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Jenna is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Jenna.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

3 questions worth asking Jenna

Built from what Jenna actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Jenna's - Jenna has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

• “You list both Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy. Which do you lean on with someone like me?”

  Those two point in different directions - one structured and led by the therapist, the other led by you. The answer tells you what the sessions will actually feel like.

• “How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”

  Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.

• “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

  On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LPCC

Licensed in

Ohio

Licence

OH LPCC E.2303599

Licence number

E.2303599

Licence expires

21 Jun 2027

NPI

1942771217

Years in practice

6

Gender

Female

Languages

English

International clients

Not accepted

Listed since

15 May 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Jenna's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 9 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

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