Dr. Jenenne Valentino-Bottaro, LMHC, LCMHC

Warm interactive style
Practical skill building
Trauma informed care

About Jenenne

Dr. Jenenne Valentino-Bottaro helps people who feel stuck by focusing first on what matters to them. She speaks plainly and offers a warm, interactive style that aims to reduce shame and blame. People often come for help with anxiety, depression, trauma, eating and relationship struggles. She brings 12 years of experience as a licensed mental health clinician in Florida and works in English.

Her approach mixes practical skill building with reflective work on early life wounds and attachment. She uses techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to build coping skills, and integrates somatic and transpersonal ideas to address deep emotional holding patterns. Sessions often focus on increasing self-leadership, emotional regulation, and clearer boundaries.

Dr. Valentino-Bottaro has worked with complex trauma, eating disorders, addiction, and co-occurring conditions. She emphasizes post-traumatic growth and recovery from early childhood development trauma. Her work also addresses codependency, abandonment issues, caregiver stress, and body image concerns.

In session she aims to tailor the conversation and treatment plan to each person. Expect a collaborative process that mixes talking, skill practice, and attention to bodily sensations when useful. She avoids stigmatizing labels and centers respect and compassion.

Practical concerns such as parenting strain, sleep problems, career stress, and compassion fatigue are commonly addressed. Dr. Valentino-Bottaro encourages people to build resilience and to reconnect with their own priorities as part of healing and lasting change.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people live according to their values while accepting difficult thoughts and feelings. It helps with anxiety, depression, and stuck patterns by teaching practical exercises to notice thoughts and choose action that matters.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early relationship patterns and how they affect current connections. This approach can help people who struggle with abandonment, codependency, or repeating relationship cycles by exploring needs and building more secure ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit best based on their goals, history, and preferences. That might mean blending ACT, attachment-informed work, or skills from cognitive and behavioral approaches over time.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, let people check in without a commute, and allow shorter follow-up check-ins when helpful. It can also make it possible to bring in practical exercises and in-the-moment coping strategies you can use between sessions. Ask about session logistics and scheduling when you complete the matching questionnaire so you know what formats are offered.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Trauma and abuse GriefEating disordersSelf esteemCompassion fatigue

Also works with

Stress, Anxiety AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepression Coping with life changesCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependency Communication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySomatizationTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Jungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

12+ years

Credentials

Florida, Utah

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She supports people dealing with trauma, anxiety, depression, eating issues, addiction, relationship and intimacy concerns, and codependency among other issues.

What is her therapeutic style like?

The style is warm and interactive, combining talk therapy with practical skills for emotion regulation and behavior change.

How long has she practiced?

She has 12 years of experience as a mental health clinician working with complex trauma, eating disorders, addictions, and related concerns.

What credentials and where does she practice?

She holds LMHC and LCMHC credentials and practices in Florida.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Are international clients accepted?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working together?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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