Dionne Jenkins, LCSW, CSW - Therapist in Georgia

About Dionne

Dionne Jenkins is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on family and parenting concerns along with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and life transitions. She draws on 25 years of experience to help people reconnect with inner strengths and practical coping skills. Her style is grounded, hopeful, and straightforward.

She blends faith-informed perspective with clinical training when clients want that included. Her sessions use person-centered listening so people feel heard first.

Background and approach

She also brings Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CBT - to help identify patterns and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - ACT - is used to build acceptance of difficult feelings while moving toward valued goals. Clients can expect clear goals and simple tools to use between sessions.

She often focuses on rebuilding confidence, managing stress, and navigating major life changes. Work may include addressing grief, relationship strain, caregiver stress, or issues around forgiveness and shame. Dionne holds LCSW, clinical social work licensure in Georgia under GA LCSW CSW003745.

She has worked in community mental health settings across a variety of roles for over two decades. Her practice emphasizes practical skills and steady encouragement as people make changes. The approach is collaborative and paced to each person.

Sessions aim to strengthen resilience, reduce distress, and support realistic steps toward the life someone wants to build.

Therapeutic approaches for online family and life work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - ACT - helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without being controlled by them, and then move toward actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, life transitions, and issues around meaning and purpose.

Client-Centered Therapy centers on empathetic listening and respect. The therapist creates space for a person to find their own answers, which is often helpful when confidence or self-worth is low.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CBT - identifies unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches specific skills to challenge and change them. It is commonly applied to stress, anxiety, depression, and coping with change.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and daily realities, and recommend techniques that fit each person's needs. This is a collaborative process and may combine methods over time.

Online sessions via video, phone, live chat, or text messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy family lives. These formats allow for flexible scheduling, shorter check-ins when needed, and the chance to use tools in real time between sessions. Many people find the mix of live conversation and messaging practical for steady progress.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does she help with?

She supports a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, family and relationship issues, grief, trauma, addictions, caregiver stress, and women's issues.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is person-centered and direct. She listens first, then offers concrete tools from CBT and ACT while honoring each person's values and faith background if they wish.

What is her professional background?

She has 25 years of experience in community mental health. That history includes work with diverse populations and long-term practice in counseling roles.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is licensed in Georgia with the credential GA LCSW CSW003745 and provides services from that state.

Which languages are offered for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.

How are fees and scheduling managed?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience: 25 years
Licensed: Georgia
Languages: English

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