Fennisha Gardner

Fennisha Gardner is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 15 years of experience helping people who are under stress from relationships, family issues, trauma, and anger. She focuses on practical steps that make everyday life easier. Her approach is straightforward and compassionate for people feeling overwhelmed or stuck.

Gardner creates space for honest conversation and helps people name what feels hard. She listens without judgment and works alongside clients to set clear, manageable goals. Sessions emphasize skills you can use at home, not just talk about problems.

Her background includes work with families and youth at risk, which shaped her focus on relationship repair and coping with past hurts. That experience informs how she supports people dealing with grief, addiction, depression, or chronic anxiety. She also helps clients facing issues around self-esteem, intimacy, parenting, and life transitions.

Gardner draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy to guide the work. Those methods are used to build coping skills, manage intense emotions, and identify practical steps toward change. She adapts techniques to each person’s situation rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan.

People who come to Gardner can expect a calm, direct style that balances empathy with clear action. She encourages small experiments between sessions and reviews what helps and what needs adjusting. The aim is steady progress toward the goals each person sets.

How these approaches translate to online care

Many of the therapist's methods aim to teach clear tools you can use between sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and on practicing new, healthier responses. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for handling intense emotions and improving relationships through emotion regulation and interpersonal techniques. Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on practical steps and small changes that move you toward your goals.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist will discuss your goals and preferences and then suggest an approach or combination to try. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made based on what works for you.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are set by the therapist. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people practice new skills in the same routines where they will be used. Ask about scheduling rhythms and how homework or between-session tasks are usually handled to see how online care can fit your day.