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Jennifer Pariera, LICSW

Calm guidance for anxiety and life stressors

11 years in practice · based in Washington · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Jennifer

Jennifer Pariera is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) who focuses on anxiety and related concerns. She brings 11 years of direct practice experience and aims to make therapy straightforward and practical for people feeling overwhelmed. Her style is warm and welcoming, with an emphasis on working together to find useful steps that fit everyday life.

Jennifer often helps people cope with stress, depression, panic symptoms, and relationship concerns.

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Background and approach

She also supports those dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, addiction, and identity concerns including LGBT issues. Her work includes attention to caregiver strain, aging and geriatric issues, and mood disorders such as bipolar presentations. In sessions she favors clear tools over long lectures.

She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try small experiments that can change daily functioning. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas and client-centered listening shape how she sets goals and addresses values. Jennifer has experience working with veterans and armed forces issues and with people navigating major life transitions.

She uses motivational interviewing and narrative approaches when people want to clarify their story or find motivation for change. The focus is on practical steps people can use between sessions. People meet Jennifer in Washington.

Sessions are offered in English and take place through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. She supports clients who want a collaborative, down-to-earth approach to managing anxiety and life stressors.

Therapeutic approaches for online anxiety care

Jennifer often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify thought and behavior patterns that keep anxiety going and then test new ways of responding. CBT offers concrete exercises that can reduce panic symptoms, social anxiety, and mood-related challenges.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on clarifying personal values and taking committed actions even when uncomfortable feelings are present. ACT is useful for people who want to move forward despite ongoing worry or uncertainty. Client-centered principles shape sessions as well, with an emphasis on listening, empathy, and tailoring goals to each person’s needs.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and daily life. That may mean mixing CBT skills, ACT exercises, mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing during the course of care.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and a fuller conversation, phone can work well when bandwidth is low, live chat can be a shorter check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make therapy easier to fit into work, caregiving, and busy schedules.
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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, panic symptoms, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and family concerns, and related issues such as caregiver stress and body image.
How would you describe her therapy style?
The approach is warm, collaborative, and non-judgmental. Sessions focus on practical steps, gentle coaching, and listening to each person's priorities.
What is her professional background?
She is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with 11 years of direct client experience and experience supporting veterans and people facing life transitions.
Where does she practice and what are her credentials?
She practices in Washington and holds the credential WA LICSW as a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

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Experience
11 years
Licensed
Washington
Languages
English

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