Valerie A Jencks
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT, LCPC (she, her)
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7 Endorsed
300 E 5th Avenue, Suite 235, Naperville, IL 60563
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With over 30 years of clinical experience, Valerie takes a collaborative and direct approach to effectively create a safe space for families who face issues associated with chronic illness, divorce, eating disorders and addiction recovery. Some situations are best handled with traditional “talk” therapies, while other concerns may need more active interventions to modify an unproductive behavior pattern or lifestyle.
Valerie has a special interest in the effects of lifestyle on mental health and relationships. She has extensive post-graduate training in "wellness lifestyle science," is a certified parent educator, collaborative divorce coach and child specialist, with a solid reputation for helping families to navigate all life transitions.
In addition to her role as therapist, Valerie is an engaging speaker, giving presentations on a variety of relationship topics across the country, in person, on radio and television. She is authentic and direct, using both and humor to create comfort and promote positive change in her clients.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $220
- Couple Sessions $220
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Paypal, Venmo, Visa
Insurance
- BCBS PPO
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
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Valerie A Jencks
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT, LCPC
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Illinois / 166.000397 Valerie A Jencks
- In Practice for 31 Years
- License: Illinois, LCPC: 180003459 Florida, Telehealth Provider: TPMC411 / 2020
- Membership with American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Clinical Fellow/60702 / 1995
- Attended Northwestern University, MS, Graduated 1993
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Valerie A Jencks
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT, LCPC
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Relationship Issues
- Chronic Illness
- Addiction
Expertise
- Alcohol Use
- Anxiety
- Cancer
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Relapse
- Codependency
- Depression
- Divorce
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating Disorders
- Family Conflict
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Long COVID/post-COVID19
- Marital and Premarital
- Midlife
- Racial Identity
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Women's Issues
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Valerie A Jencks
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT, LCPC
7 Endorsements
Client Focus
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Couples ,
Family ,
Group
Communities
Aviation Professionals ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Immuno-disorders ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Single Mother
Ethnicity
Asian ,
Pacific Islander
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Couples ,
Family ,
Group
Communities
Aviation Professionals ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Immuno-disorders ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Single Mother
Ethnicity
Asian ,
Pacific Islander
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Coaching
- Culturally Sensitive
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Gottman Method
- Imago
- Integrative
- Integrative
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Multicultural
- Narrative
- Positive Psychology
- Relational
- Strength-Based
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Valerie A Jencks
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT, LCPC
Location
Primary Location
Prairie Family Therapy
300 E 5th Avenue
Suite 235
Naperville, IL 60563
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Valerie A Jencks
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT, LCPC