About Jenny
Welcome.
I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Nature Enthusiast, and Trauma-Informed Clinician for Children, Teens and Adults. My greatest joy and love is being a mom to two beautiful teens.
My professional work is a calling, it comes right from my heart. Even as a small child, I loved helping and spending time with others. Being with people made my heart happy.
Clinically, I strive for excellence in my work. Over my 25+ years of practice, I have connected with so many unique and brave individuals, with tender hearts and incredible stories of resilience, facing challenges and celebrating triumphs. I enjoy working with all walks of life, but my specialty is healing women and children. As a community-based social worker, I love healing the collective spirit as well.
Jennifer Yates, LCSW
My individual and collective goal is to help care for others in a way that is empowering and transformative so that we all can live our best lives. Four Rivers was created to provide a safe space for others to gain comfort, clarity and insight into the sometimes painful and overwhelming aspects of our hearts and minds.
This site also serves to also provide free courses and mental health resources for all to grow and heal at your own pace, whether that be deep in a green forest, or in a sunny spot at home with a cup of coffee.
So put on your comfiest clothes, find your most comfortable spot to sit in, and let’s explore your heart and mind together. Maybe we will do some gentle stretches, laugh often, meditate a little, dream about your future, and heal a tiny bit of your heart and mind, too.
Professional Credentials & Specialties
• 25+ years in social work and counseling
• 20+ years as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
• Trained in Advanced Strategic Family Therapy
• Trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Certified in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Certified Child and Adolescent Trauma Professional (CATP)
• Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) for Adults
• LGBTQI+ Ally
• BIPOC Ally
• Advocate for “green therapy”
• Certified to treat Emotional Eating, Chronic Dieting, Binging/ Purging,
Restrictive Eating, Body Dysmorphia and other body issues
• Experienced utilizing Internal Family Systems (IFS) modalities
• Seasoned in providing evidence-based guided
meditations, mindfulness and other stress-reduction techniques
Jenny and 4RC understand the need to trust a clinical provider’s training and certifications.
Jenny’s clinical training is richly diverse, and includes those approved by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), the National Board of Certified Counselors, and other highly accredited programs.
Guided Meditation, mindfulness, and stress reduction training and certifications are obtained from nationally and internationally accredited programs including, but not limited to, the National Board of Certified Counselors, the International Association of Therapists (IAOT), and the Complementary Medical Association (CMA), among many others.
As a 25+ clinician and veteran small business owner, Jenny is driven towards excellence daily her lifelong passion for learning and honing her skills and takes pride in her professional growth. Jenny takes pride in her personal “lived” experiences, and her professional growth. In the interest of transparency, individual certifications and training may be provided upon request.
Jenny remains fiercely committed to providing excellent, competent, safe, and ethical clinical services for our community, so that each community member, representing all walks of life, ages, and stages, can have the opportunity to access services that can help them not only feel supported, but empowered to lead a full, peaceful life.
Education & Professional Experience
- Proud University of South Carolina “Gamecock”
- Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice
- Master’s in Social Work degree
- Long-time advocate for people with disabilities
- Experience working with survivors and their children at local women’s shelter
- Experience working with community through Emergency Services and Outpatient at Community Services Board (CSB)
- Experience providing intensive in-home services for at risk youth and their families
- Veteran small business owner
- Graduate of the StartUp Program, Class of 2022
- 2023 and 2024 Counselor of the Year
