Anisha Jenkins
Anisha Jenkins, LCSW, has over 20 years of study and practice of social work and social services in the tristate area. Her career spans from serving as a family therapist for a foster care system in New Jersey, supporting juvenile offenders for the City of New York, working for the United States Court System assisting federal offenders and their families to rebuild their lives after reentering society as well as nourishing a thriving private practice, for the last six years. During this time, with God’s endless guidance and support from her family, she developed a Christian based philosophy towards providing therapy services in which she helps her clients, some in individual counseling, which includes clientele of all ages in varying phases of their lives including teenagers and young adults with challenges that can range from anxiety, depression, finding self-worth, overcoming critical life-changes or other areas that may keep them from living their best life. She also counsels pre-marital couples and helps partners of various stages of marriage address marital complications such as communication barriers, restoring intimacy through fostering and strengthening spousal connections as well as offering tools for surviving infidelity. Anisha believes that integrating biblical principles with her vast training as a clinician has offered the best results for her clients. Anisha is known for hosting women’s retreats and couple’s bootcamps that are credited for reconnecting and/or reigniting the individual and/or the couple to God’s purpose and plan for the attendee(s) helping to lead them to live a fulfilled life.
First session
The first session consist of four key components. #1. We will review expectations and commitment to your therapy journey. This will be a chance for you to share your preference for me as your clinician. You are in the driver's seat. #2 We will discuss your reasoning for seeking therapy and your desired outcome. #3 You will be asked questions pertaining to your childhood experiences. If I can see the world through your eyes, I can better support you. Lastly #4, we will spend the last few minutes discussing my overall insight from what you have shared thus far (with your permission to share my feedback, of course.) This comes based off a collection of note taking and an understanding of human behavior.
Strengths
I am a Christian, African American wife and mother who operates a private practice. I'm an advocate of prayer, purpose and self-discovery. I personally understand loss, fearing failure and knowing what it feels like when the odds are against you.
Treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Effective change begins with understanding the way we think and why. This comes from exploring our patterns of behavior by identifying where the behaviors began. Once we can tap into our trauma responses or conditioned way of thinking, we can explore options that lead to behaviors that fit into our goals.
Psychoanalytic
Understanding the impact of early childhood development and the concept of inner child work.
Location
Virtual sessions