Jenna France is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 8 years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Indiana University and her Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work from Loyola University Chicago. Jenna has worked in a variety of treatment settings, both inpatient and outpatient, and is experienced in individual, family, and group therapy. Jenna has been in supervisory roles, helping new clinician’s process their experience as a therapist and learn to improve the work that they do.

Jenna prioritizes working collaboratively with clients and creating a warm and non-judgmental therapy experience. After identifying a client’s specific goals for therapy, she utilizes evidence-based approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Exposure Response Prevention Therapy (ERP), to facilitate progress and growth.

Jenna specializes in working with clients experiencing depression and bipolar disorder, anxiety, ADHD, grief and loss, relationship changes (including divorce), substance abuse, disordered eating and body image concerns, chronic pain and illness. She also has many years of experience working with adolescents and their families to address the many challenges that can come up during this time. During her master’s program, she was awarded a grant which included training in working with at-risk youth.

Jenna believes that therapy can be beneficial for everyone, whether someone thinks that what they’re experiencing is “too small for therapy” or if they are in the midst of a crisis. Jenna considers her clients the true experts on themselves and acts as a knowledgeable guide to help them get to their own understanding in pursuit of a life of meaning and value.

Jenna brings compassion and empathy to each session and believes in the client or family’s strength to grow and thrive. Jenna feels privileged to come to work every day and share in her client’s journeys.

Location: Jenna sees clients in our office in downtown Chicago which is walking distance from both the Metra and the “El” for in-person therapy sessions. Jenna also sees clients for online therapy from anywhere in Illinois. Clients from Chicago may choose in-person or online therapy and often visit our offices from surrounding areas including River North, Gold Coast, Old Town, Lincoln Park, Lake View, Logan Square, West Town, Wicker Park, Bucktown, Ravenswood, Andersonville, South Loop, West Loop, Evanston and the Northshore.