Winzetta "Wendy" Jenkins , LCSW

Winzetta "Wendy" Jenkins is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who brings ten years of social work experience to her therapeutic practice. She prefers to be called Wendy and works from Tennessee, offering therapy in English. Her clinical focus includes stress and anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, anger, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue, along with attention to aging and geriatric issues, body image, caregiver stress, dependent personality patterns, divorce and separation, domestic violence, guilt and shame, post-traumatic stress, self-love, and workplace challenges.

Wendy blends empathy and practical skill in a client-centered manner, meeting people where they are emotionally and mentally. She draws on Client-Centered Therapy to prioritize the individual experience, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, Motivational Interviewing to support change, Solution-Focused Therapy to build on strengths, and Trauma-Focused approaches when trauma history is present. Her style emphasizes compassion and respectful collaboration as clients explore goals and develop coping strategies.

Wendy is accepting new clients in Tennessee and aims to create a non-judgmental space for processing and growth. She partners with each person to identify realistic steps forward and to adapt interventions to the client’s needs and circumstances.