Jennifer Quirina, LCSW

Licensed in Illinois · 15 years in practice

Jennifer Quirina is a licensed clinical social worker with 15 years of practice across Illinois and California.

License and registration

LCSW, Illinois: 149018729 · expires November 2027
LCSW, California: 28839 · expires April 2026
NPI: 1336388602 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 15
Languages: English

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About Jennifer

Jennifer Quirina is a licensed clinical social worker with 15 years of practice across Illinois and California. She focuses on building a trusting relationship where people can let down defenses and begin to figure out what they need. Her work centers on helping people manage stress, anxiety, and major life changes in plain, practical terms.

She often supports people dealing with self-esteem, career questions, and issues related to LGBT identity.

Background and approach

Jennifer also has experience with concerns tied to abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment, autism and Asperger syndrome, and fertility challenges. She listens for what matters most and helps identify the next steps a person can try. In sessions she uses tools drawn from solution-focused work, cognitive behavioral ideas, and dialectical behavioral approaches.

That means conversations focus on small, achievable changes and skills to handle overwhelming thoughts and emotions. Sessions are aimed at practical ways to reduce stress and improve daily functioning. Jennifer describes therapy as a team effort.

She helps people notice patterns, try new behaviors, and adjust plans when something does not work. Her style is direct but warm, with attention to concrete strategies tailored to each person. She provides counseling in English and works with people located in Illinois.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules according to availability.

Focus areas and approaches

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

Online support

Therapeutic Techniques and Online Access

Jennifer draws on solution-focused work to help people identify clear, short-term goals and small steps to reach them. That approach is useful when someone wants practical changes quickly and prefers to focus on what works now.

She also uses cognitive behavioral ideas that look at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. These techniques teach skills for spotting unhelpful thought patterns and testing new ways of responding to stress and anxiety.

Dialectical behavioral approaches are part of her toolbox too, offering skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and building stronger emotion regulation. These skills can help when feelings become overwhelming or when old coping strategies no longer help.

Choosing the right combination of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adjust methods as progress is made.

Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for longer, face-to-face conversations while phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, skill practice, or support between longer sessions. These options help people fit therapy into work, parenting, or busy schedules while keeping focus on practical skills and steady progress.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does this therapist help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, self-esteem, career worries, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, and fertility concerns.

What is her therapy style like?

Her approach is conversational and practical. She listens, validates feelings, and helps people try small changes that can ease daily stress.

How much experience does she have?

She has 15 years of professional experience as a clinical social worker in health and mental health settings.

What credentials and location apply?

She holds LCSW credentials and practices with ties to Illinois and California, and she works with people located in Illinois for this listing.

Which languages are offered and can she work internationally?

Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients through this listing.

What session formats are available?

Sessions may be held by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Therapy uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin therapy?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

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