Fennisha Gardner, LCSW

Fennisha Gardner is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 15 years of experience supporting people through relationship and family challenges. She aims to make the first step into therapy feel manageable and respectful. Her style is straightforward and compassionate. She focuses on relationship and family concerns, including jealousy, infidelity, commitment issues, and blended family transitions. She also helps with trauma and abuse, anger, depression, anxiety, stress, addictions, grief, intimacy questions, parenting strains, self-esteem, and ADHD-related challenges. Everyday worries and major life changes are both within her scope. In sessions she creates an open space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. Conversations are practical and goal-oriented when helpful, and she balances support with techniques that address thinking and behavior. She draws on approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy to shape work that fits each person. Her background includes years working with families and youth at risk in Alaska. That experience informs how she listens for patterns tied to family of origin, caregiver stress, and communication breakdowns. She pays attention to how past hurt shows up in present relationships. People who choose her can expect clear, direct conversation about next steps. She invites clients to set priorities together and to test small changes between sessions. To begin, use the continue button on this profile and complete the short matching questionnaire.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Fennisha uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to guide online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new, practical behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and relationship stress. DBT emphasizes skills for managing strong emotions, improving communication, and tolerating distress during relationship conflicts.

She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to help people set clear, reachable goals and try small changes between meetings. Together she and each client decide which approaches to emphasize based on the persons needs, goals, and preferences. This collaborative planning helps tailor sessions to what matters most to the client.

If you plan to work online, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, avoid travel time, or have shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people use different communication rhythms while working on jealousy, communication problems, or managing intense emotions. The therapist will discuss what will work best when you begin the matching process and schedule your first session.