Jena Ourso, LCSW

Jena Ourso is a licensed clinical social worker in Louisiana who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, grief, and trauma. With 11 years of clinical experience, Jena focuses on helping people find practical ways to cope with mood challenges, ADHD, autism-related concerns, and issues tied to identity and relationships. Jena aims to create a respectful and compassionate space where people feel heard and understood.

Jena approaches therapy as a collaborative process. Sessions are shaped to fit each person's goals and needs, with straightforward conversation and concrete strategies. Techniques may include skills for managing distress, tools to shift unhelpful thinking, and steps to clarify personal values and next actions.

The work often blends problem-solving with emotional support. Jena draws on approaches such as cognitive behavioral tools to notice thought patterns, acceptance and commitment ideas to identify values, and attachment-based thinking to understand relationship patterns. Dialectical behavior strategies and a client-centered stance are also used depending on what a person needs.

People come to Jena for many concerns beyond stress and anxiety, including relationship struggles, parenting stress, substance use, and challenges related to adoption, abandonment, or kink culture. Jena meets people where they are and adjusts the conversation and plan as progress unfolds.

To begin, Jena asks people to share their priorities and works with them to set clear, manageable steps. The goal is steady progress and practical change rather than quick fixes.

How Jena’s Approaches Guide Online Work

Jena uses a mix of approaches to help people get unstuck and move toward their goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on noticing the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and practicing small changes to reduce distress and improve mood. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, abbreviated ACT, emphasizes clarifying personal values and taking committed steps toward them while learning to accept difficult feelings. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationship patterns affect how people relate to others and themselves, and it helps people find new ways of connecting.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Jena treats the process as collaborative and will talk with each person about which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they decide what to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

If you are considering online therapy with Jena, please confirm the session formats offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when that suits your schedule, and reduce the need to travel. Jena will help tailor session pacing and focus so therapy fits into everyday routines and supports real change.