Jenny Cortez

Jenny Cortez is a licensed clinical social worker who brings 14 years of experience to sessions. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and the impact of trauma and abuse. She aims to create an open space where clients can speak honestly and feel heard. She welcomes people who are taking the first steps toward change and recognizes that starting therapy takes courage.

In sessions she uses clear, practical approaches to help clients notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to break problems into smaller steps and Solution-Focused Therapy to identify what is already working. Together with a client she sets small goals and checks progress week to week.

She also helps people improve communication, work through feelings around divorce and separation, and practice forgiveness and self-love. Panic symptoms and social anxiety are other concerns she addresses with focused skills and short-term strategies. Her style is straightforward and goal-oriented, with attention to what the client needs in the moment.

Jenny works in California and offers services in English and Spanish. She aims to match the pace and tone of therapy to each person. If you want practical tools and a supportive listener, she helps people build habits that can make life more manageable.

How CBT and Solution-Focused Work Online

Jenny commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice and change thinking and behavior patterns that increase stress or anxiety. CBT breaks problems into smaller parts, teaches simple skills like tracking thoughts and testing beliefs, and helps people try new responses in daily life.

She also draws on Solution-Focused Therapy, which concentrates on strengths and on what is already working. That approach helps clients set small, achievable goals and build on quick wins to create momentum when coping with life changes or separation issues.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide whether CBT, solution-focused methods, or a mix fits best. That decision is based on the client’s goals, preferences, and what shows progress in early sessions.

Session logistics are not listed in the biography, so confirm available formats before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and solution-focused techniques to work well in remote sessions, focusing on practical tools and weekly steps that carry into everyday routines.