Jennifer Warthen
Practical support for families and young people
- Credentials
- LISW-CP
- Experience
- 26 years
- Licensed in
- South Carolina
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Jennifer
Jennifer Warthen provides practical support for parents and families facing everyday challenges. She focuses on clear guidance for stress, anxiety, parenting struggles, self-esteem issues, and life changes. Her style is straightforward and aimed at helping families find workable routines and better communication.
Jennifer has 26 years of experience in mental health and holds a Master of Social Work from the University of South Carolina. She also earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from The College of Charleston and is pursuing a Special Education teaching certificate.
Background and approach
Her licensure is SC LISW-CP 6658, which indicates she is a licensed independent social worker with clinical practice credentials in South Carolina. Her background includes work with children, adolescents, and young adults who have attention and social challenges.
She is certified as a PEERS clinician, using a published UCLA curriculum that teaches social skills to young people with autism spectrum conditions and ADHD. Jennifer combines teaching-style instruction with hands-on practice so skills transfer to real life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is one of the evidence-based techniques she uses to help people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Sessions often include concrete tools, role practice, and homework that families can try between meetings. The approach is aimed at straightforward problem solving rather than abstract theory. Jennifer aims to bring compassion and clarity to sessions.
She focuses on making strategies simple and practical so parents and young people can use them in daily life.
Evidence-based techniques and online access
Jennifer commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through practical exercises and step-by-step strategies. This approach suits anxiety, panic, low mood, and parenting-focused skills work.She is also trained as a PEERS clinician, using a structured UCLA curriculum that teaches social skills with role practice and coaching. That method is aimed at improving real-world interactions for children and adolescents with ADHD or social learning differences.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jennifer will collaborate with each family to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and day-to-day routines. She adjusts tools and homework so strategies fit the household and the child's learning style.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. These options make it easier to fit appointments into busy family schedules and to practice skills between meetings. The range of formats supports parents and teens who prefer different ways of communicating.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
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- Experience
- 26 years
- Licensed
- South Carolina
- Languages
- English
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