Jennifer Gaeta, LCSW

California · 40 years in practice

Jennifer Gaeta is a licensed clinical social worker with four decades of experience.

License and registration

LCSW, California: 15857 · expires April 2027
NPI: 1225332414 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 40
Languages: English

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About Jennifer

Jennifer Gaeta is a licensed clinical social worker with four decades of experience. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and major life changes. Her style is calm and steady, and she supports people who are worn down by compassion fatigue or feeling isolated.

She believes each person knows their story best. Sessions are grounded in listening first and then helping people find practical steps they can try.

Background and approach

Jennifer encourages small, manageable changes that fit into daily life rather than overwhelming plans. Her approach draws on existential ideas about meaning and choice, attachment-based work about relationships, and client-centered listening that puts the person’s goals front and center. She also uses cognitive behavioral tools when helpful to address unhelpful thinking patterns and build coping skills.

Jennifer has worked in California settings for many years and has experience with hospice and end-of-life conversations, forgiveness and guilt, body image, and improving communication. That range gives her perspective on both short-term challenges and longer grief journeys.

People meet her for different reasons - to manage ongoing anxiety, to find direction after loss, or to recover energy drained by caring for others. She aims to create a straightforward, compassionate space where people can talk through what matters and take steps toward more meaning and steadiness.

Focus areas and approaches

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Approaches Jennifer names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches online and how they help

Existential Therapy focuses on questions of meaning, choice, and personal responsibility. It helps people who feel stuck, empty, or unsure about life direction to clarify what matters and make values-based choices.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in relationships and how early bonds shape current connections. It can help people improve communication, feel more supported in relationships, and heal from loneliness or repeated relational pain.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jennifer will collaborate with each person to decide which strategies fit their needs and goals. That might mean leaning into existential questions during one season and using attachment or cognitive tools at another time.

Online work uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for fuller conversation and body language cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter check-ins, flexible scheduling, and follow-up between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or travel.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does this therapist address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include body image, communication problems, guilt and shame, forgiveness, hospice and end-of-life counseling, isolation and life purpose.

What is the therapeutic style and approach?

The style is listening-focused and collaborative, combining existential ideas about meaning with attachment-based understanding and client-centered listening. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used when practical to change unhelpful thoughts and build coping skills.

How much experience does the therapist have?

The clinician has 40 years of professional experience working in mental health and related settings.

What credentials and region are listed?

She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential - LCSW - and practices in California.

Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps are needed to begin working together?

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