Dr. Jennifer Outlaw, LISW, LISW-CP, MD, LCSW-C

Dr. Jennifer Outlaw is a licensed clinical social worker with a decade of professional experience offering assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for a broad range of mental health and substance use concerns. She has worked across inpatient and outpatient settings and brings experience supporting adolescents, adults, service members, and veterans through both acute and long-term challenges. Her clinical background includes care for people with severe and persistent mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, major depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder, as well as counseling for a wide array of behavioral and emotional difficulties.

Dr. Outlaw holds several social work credentials - listed as LISW, LISW-CP, and LCSW-C - and uses those clinical qualifications to guide individualized care. She also uses the professional title Dr., reflecting her doctoral-level training. Her therapeutic toolbox includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness practices, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, applied to help clients build coping skills, change unhelpful patterns, and pursue meaningful goals.

Known for authenticity and compassionate support, she emphasizes collaboration and practical strategies to address whatever led someone to seek help. Dr. Outlaw aims to create a respectful, goal-oriented process to help clients move toward improved well-being and functioning.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care

Dr. Outlaw often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and many day-to-day coping challenges. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which blends mindfulness and values-based action to help people accept difficult feelings while moving toward meaningful goals - this approach can be helpful for stress, anxiety, and persistent mood concerns. In addition, Client-Centered Therapy provides a supportive, nonjudgmental space in which clients lead the pace and focus of sessions while the therapist offers empathy and practical reflections to foster growth.

Finding the right approach is an intentional, collaborative process. Dr. Outlaw works with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals and then tailors methods so therapy is practical and personally relevant. Licensed professionals adjust techniques over time as progress and circumstances evolve.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing clients to engage from diverse locations and schedules. These options can make consistent care easier to maintain and help match communication styles and logistical needs, supporting sustained therapeutic work with a licensed therapist.