Jenna Shersky, LCSW

Jenna Shersky is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in New York who focuses on helping people navigate complex emotional challenges. She offers focused support for depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, and self-esteem concerns, combining empathy with practical strategies to help clients move forward.

Her practice places particular emphasis on women's issues and the effects of chronic illness, pain, or disability. Jenna also works with individuals experiencing isolation, emotional emptiness, and family conflict, guiding them through healing from traumatic experiences and the difficult work of repairing family dynamics.

Jenna approaches therapy as a collaborative process, honoring each person’s story while helping them build resilience and cultivate self-love. She supports clients in developing coping tools, clarifying values, and creating meaningful steps toward emotional growth and transformation. Her work aims to empower individuals to rediscover inner strength and pursue lasting change.

Approaches That Guide Online Sessions

Jenna often draws on client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to shape her online work. Client-centered therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental stance in which the therapist listens closely and helps clients explore their own goals and values - this approach supports emotional processing and self-discovery. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and then practicing concrete skills to change them - it is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns.

She also integrates elements of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) when clients need tools for emotion regulation and improving relationships. DBT provides practical skills for managing intense emotions, tolerating distress, and communicating more effectively in close relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Jenna treats that choice as collaborative. She works with clients to assess needs, preferences, and goals and tailors techniques accordingly so therapy fits the person, not the other way around.

Online therapy offers flexibility and makes it easier to receive consistent care from wherever a client is located in New York. Video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging allow scheduling that fits daily life, reduce travel time, and provide multiple ways to connect depending on comfort and circumstance. Licensed professionals can adapt these formats to provide meaningful support and skill-building over time.