Jennifer Woodruff, LCSW, LICSW

Licensed in Tennessee · 8 years in practice

Jennifer Woodruff is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings eight years of clinical experience to her practice in Tennessee.

License and registration

LCSW, Tennessee: 7407 · expires December 2027
LCSW, Montana: BBH-LCSW-LIC-50735 · expires December 2026
LICSW, Rhode Island: ISW03430 · expires May 2027
LCSW, New Jersey: 44SC06083700 · expires August 2026
LICSW, District of Columbia: LC200002255 · expires December 2027
NPI: 1548867344 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 8
Languages: English

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About Jennifer

Jennifer Woodruff is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings eight years of clinical experience to her practice in Tennessee. She combines practical skills with a down-to-earth approach. Jennifer aims to help people handle stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes in simple, doable steps.

She previously worked in community mental health and spent part of her career as an elementary school teacher and librarian. That background shaped her patience, plain talking, and focus on useful tools rather than jargon.

Background and approach

Jennifer respects each person's right to make their own choices and meets people where they are. In sessions she uses methods that help people change thoughts and habits and find clarity about goals. She draws on client-centered work to follow the client's lead and on cognitive-behavioral strategies to identify unhelpful patterns.

Motivational interviewing helps when someone is weighing change, and solution-focused techniques support quick, practical steps. Jennifer works with common and complex concerns including relationship strain, parenting stress, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, obsessive or compulsive patterns, and career-related worry. She also addresses blended family dynamics, codependency, control issues, divorce and separation, and compassion fatigue.

Her style is straightforward and collaborative. Sessions focus on what a person wants to change and on small actions that move them toward that goal. Jennifer welcomes questions and helps people find approaches that fit their lives.

Focus areas and approaches

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Approaches Jennifer names

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Online support

How these approaches work online and in session

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person's lead. The therapist offers empathy and reflection so the client can find their own solutions and feel understood. This approach helps when someone needs space to sort feelings and priorities.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It breaks problems into steps and uses practical exercises to change patterns that keep someone stuck. CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, obsessive thinking, and behavior changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about goals and preferences and then try methods that fit those needs. Sessions are collaborative and adjusted over time so the plan matches what is actually helping.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation when visual connection helps. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging support shorter updates, quick problem-solving, or ongoing reflection between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or other busy schedules.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does she help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and family issues, parenting, anger, self esteem, career worries, bipolar concerns, and compassion fatigue.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She uses client-centered listening plus tools to change thinking and behavior when helpful.

What training and background does she have?

She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and has eight years of experience that include time in community mental health and earlier work as a teacher and librarian.

Where is she licensed and located?

She practices in Tennessee and holds Tennessee LCSW and DC LICSW credentials as noted.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are sessions delivered and what formats are available?

Sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

What does therapy cost and how do subscriptions work?

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

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