Valerie A. Jencks, MSMFT

Locations

Therapist Locator 1

Prairie Family Therapy
300 E 5th Avenue
Suite 235
Naperville, IL 60563
Name
Valerie Jencks, MSMFT, LMFT, LCPC
Website
Practice Description
With 30+ years of clinical experience, Valerie's collaborative and direct style effectively creates a safe space for individuals, couples and families to address issues associated with marital crisis, co-parenting, and family of origin trauma. Some issues are best handled with traditional talk therapies, while other concerns may need more active interventions to modify an unproductive behavior pattern or lifestyle. Endorsed by a community of the industry’s top professionals, Valerie also provides consultation to treatment facilities around the country, including program development, risk reduction and in-service ethics training.
Office Description
Located in the historic 5th Avenue Station, Prairie Family Therapy provides in-person clinical services in the west suburbs of Chicago. Telehealth is also available for those located in Illinois, Florida and Wisconsin.
Emphasis
Aging, Alcohol & Substance Abuse, Consulting, Couples, Intimacy, Death & Grief, Depression, Divorce, Eating Disorders, Extramarital Affairs, LGBTQIA, Mental Illness, Parenting, Physical Illness, Disability, Pre-marital Counseling, Remarriage & Stepfamilies, Trauma & Violence
Healthplan
BCBS PPO and United Healthcare accepted.
Language
National Provider Identfier
1003908187

Licenses

License License NumberState
 LCPC: 180-0003459Illinois
 Out-of-State Telehealth MH Counselor: TPMC411Florida
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist2304124Wisconsin
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist166-0000397Illinois

Degrees

Date Earned DegreeInstitutionMajor
6/3/1984BAKnox CollegeSociology-Anthropology and Psychology
6/6/1993MSNorthwestern UniversityMarital and Family Therapy