Justine Terzinski

Supportive LCSW helping adults build resilience

LCSW Wisconsin

Experience: 6 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Eating, Self esteem
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Justine

Justine Terzinski is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Wisconsin who brings six years of formal therapy experience to her practice.

Background and approach

She works with adults and focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, eating and body image concerns, self-esteem struggles, relationship and family difficulties, and coping with major life changes. Her background includes attention to issues such as addiction, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, and a variety of attachment and family-of-origin themes.

Her approach emphasizes empowerment and building self-worth through collaborative, strength-based work. She blends evidence-informed tools to help clients develop practical skills, increase emotional awareness, and improve communication.

Justine values an encouraging, compassionate stance and aims to validate clients’ experiences while supporting them toward achievable goals. Clients who prefer a balanced, goal-oriented style that also attends to emotional needs may find her way of working a good match.

She provides services in English and offers multiple online session formats to accommodate different schedules and preferences.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It usually involves practical exercises and skills training to address issues like anxiety, depression, and eating-related patterns. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, acceptance, and placing the client's perspective at the center of the work, helping people explore their values and build self-worth. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) attends to emotional experience and patterns in relationships, supporting clearer expression and deeper emotional processing when interpersonal issues or attachment concerns arise.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist works collaboratively with each client to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. Treatment plans are adjusted over time based on how the client responds and what feels most useful during sessions.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for people balancing work, family, or other commitments. These formats make it possible to continue consistent work on symptoms, skills, and emotional exploration without traveling to an office, and they allow the therapist and client to choose the mode that best supports the client's comfort and schedule.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with adults on issues including stress, anxiety, depression, eating and body image concerns, self-esteem, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, addiction, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her work combines empowerment and practical skill-building with emotional validation, blending goal-oriented techniques and a supportive, person-centered stance.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She holds six years of formal therapy experience and has worked in helping roles for a longer period, bringing practical knowledge to clinical work.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

She is an LCSW licensed in Wisconsin under WI LCSW 9879-123 and provides services to adults located in Wisconsin.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats are offered?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.

How does pricing work for sessions?

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

What steps are involved to begin working together?

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

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyEating disordersSelf esteem Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shame Isolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Licensed

Wisconsin

Languages

English