Jennifer Fitkin, LCSW, CSW

Licensed in Utah · 20 years in practice

Jennifer Fitkin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with two decades of practice.

License and registration

LCSW, Utah: 11774091-3501 · expires September 2026
LCSW, Colorado: CSW.09928495 · expires August 2027
LISW, Iowa: 06796 · expires December 2026
LCSW, Florida: SW20583 · expires March 2027
LCSW, Texas: 115783 · expires September 2027
NPI: 1023261401 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 20
Languages: English

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About Jennifer

Jennifer Fitkin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with two decades of practice. She brings long experience in community and residential settings to each session. Her style is direct and practical, aimed at helping people manage stress, mood, and everyday challenges.

Her background includes work in residential programs, community services for foster care, and justice-related settings. This range shaped a straightforward approach to problem solving. She leans on tools from cognitive behavioral work and solution-focused methods to find what helps most in daily life.

Background and approach

Clients can expect help with common concerns like anxiety, depression, grief, anger, and addictions. She also addresses relationship and family issues, attachment and adoption matters, parenting strains, and attention-related challenges. Sessions often focus on small, achievable changes that add up over time.

Jennifer uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas and motivational interviewing alongside mindfulness techniques. Those methods are used to build values-based goals, improve communication, and manage difficult emotions. She places emphasis on practical steps as well as noticing what matters most to each person.

Outside of therapy she enjoys hiking, paddleboarding, backpacking, and camping. She also values physical fitness and nutrition and integrates those lifestyle ideas when relevant. Her dog Boomer has appeared on telehealth sessions and sometimes joins for in-person meetings in settings where that is possible.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Jennifer lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Depression
Addictions
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Coping with life changes
ADHD
Adoption and foster care
Attachment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Divorce and separation
Drug and alcohol addiction
Family of origin issues
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Social anxiety and phobia
Young adult issues

Approaches Jennifer names

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Online support

Practical approaches for online therapy

Jennifer often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify unhelpful thinking and replace it with clearer, more useful actions; this approach works well for anxiety, depression, and mood regulation. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is used to clarify personal values and build small steps toward a meaningful life, which helps when people feel stuck or overwhelmed.

Finding the right method is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try techniques that fit those aims. Over time they adjust what they do based on what helps most, combining CBT, ACT, mindfulness, and motivational strategies as needed.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and body language cues. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits a break at work. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework reminders, and staying connected between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit consistent care into a busy life.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Jennifer commonly help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, addictions, relationship and family issues, and ADHD-related challenges.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is practical and straightforward, using short-term goals, skill practice, and values-based work to address problems.

What kind of experience does she bring?

She has 20 years of clinical experience across residential programs, community care, and justice settings, including supervisory and clinical director roles.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and practices out of Iowa.

In which languages are sessions offered?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How is cost handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

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