Jacklyn Kenny Rothenberger , LMFT

Jacklyn Kenny Rothenberger is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in Virginia with 5 years of clinical experience. She brings focused expertise in working with substance and process addictions, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, and coping with grief and loss. Her practice emphasizes practical skills alongside personal insight to help clients navigate stressful transitions and ongoing concerns such as anxiety, parenting strains, and intimacy-related issues.

Working from a strengths-based perspective, she views self-examination as a central part of a fulfilling life and honors the step it takes for someone to reach out for help. She integrates evidence-based methods, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), to build coping strategies, emotion regulation skills, and healthier relationship patterns. These approaches are applied with attention to each person or family system's unique needs, including focus areas like drug and alcohol addiction, infidelity, veteran and armed forces issues, and post-traumatic stress.

Jacklyn aims to create a collaborative therapeutic experience that respects individual goals and pacing. As an LMFT she combines practical intervention with a strengths-oriented outlook to support clients through grief, life changes, and recovery journeys.

CBT and DBT Approaches for Online Addiction and Relationship Care

Jacklyn commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help clients identify unhelpful thought patterns and develop practical coping strategies. CBT focuses on changing thoughts and behaviors that contribute to problems like anxiety, depression, and patterns that maintain addiction or relationship conflict.

She also applies dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT is especially useful for intense emotions, relationship challenges, and situations where improved coping skills can reduce harmful reactions.

Determining the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Jacklyn partners with each person to assess goals, preferences, and needs, and she tailors interventions from evidence-based techniques to fit those priorities.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility for busy lives - sessions can occur by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to access consistent care, maintain momentum between sessions, and fit therapy into work, family, or recovery schedules while working with licensed professionals and therapists.